The Intersection of Faith and Culture
But is that really fair? It was 1955. The beat poet Allen Ginsberg riffed aloud part of Howl, his profane and profound poem to an audience of artists and jazz heads in San Francisco’s Six Gallery. The word hipster was formally and artistically spoken for the first time. Howl was […]
I used to want to be a zoologist. I would spend hours watching episodes of The Crocodile Hunter, dreaming about getting paid to hang out with cool animals all day. The one problem? I have no aptitude for biology. I just wanted someone to recognize my dream and hand me […]
I used to wear my busyness like a boy scout wears his badges. I wanted other people to consider me a hard worker, versatile, and an all around good guy. And one merit badge wasn’t enough. I wanted an entire sash filled with buttons so I’d win the ultimate prize: […]
My first summer job was looking after Duggan Grey’s lawn. I was 14-years-old, and Duggan was a veteran of the Second World War. He would pay me $100 a month, and would always invite me inside for a glass of water after work to tell me war stories. My favourite […]
I’m sitting in a room at Westside Church in Vancouver, waiting to interview Kings Kaleidoscope. I can hear their sound check upstairs. They’re headlining a show in about four hours, and a local band called The Wind & The Waves is opening. All of a sudden the muffled music stops, […]
Becoming a master satirist is like becoming a master criminal. And most everything I learned about crime, I learned from Hunter S. Thompson: “When you bring an act into this town, you want to bring it in heavy. Don’t waste any time with cheap shucks and misdemeanors. Go straight for […]