Cosmopolis Toronto: Interview [Repost]

A little over five years ago Nicole had the opportunity while she was back at York University to interview the photographer behind the Cosmopolis Toronto project – Colin Boyd Shafer…..

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February 10, 2018

The Official K.G.B. Handbook [Repost]

Not for the faint of heart, the Official K.G.B. Handbook not only offers an interesting window into the paranoid world of this Soviet Union intelligence agency, but the organizations that…..

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January 16, 2018

Future of LARPing [Repost]

Among the various games I’ve run, my Flesh & Blood LARP – Live Action Role Play for the uninitiated – has to have been one of my all time best……

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December 30, 2017

Future of Cadiz [Repost]

Despite potentially being one of the longest continually populated cities in all of Europe, Cadiz within the last decade has faced a steady decline in population with some neighborhoods seeing…..

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December 26, 2017

UNESCO site: Socotra Archipelago [Repost]

Located approximately 150 miles east of the Horn of Africa and 240 miles south of the Arabian Peninsula, the four islands that comprise the archipelago have remained largely untouched despite…..

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December 22, 2017

Bigger On The Inside: V.A.B. [Repost]

One of the best parts of touring Kennedy Space Center at the #NASATweetup for Atlantis’ last launch was getting a look inside the VAB – the Vehicle (originally Vertical) Assembly…..

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December 14, 2017

Chinese History in 3.5 Minutes [Repost]

Both Gary and I have taken courses where we had to memorize a LOT of Chinese history – and when we saw this video from Globe & Mail journalist Mark…..

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December 10, 2017

Istanbul Sites: Sultanahmet Camii [Repost]

More commonly known as the Blue Mosque due to the blue tiles that adorn its interior walls – over 21’000 of which were used – a keen eye might even…..

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November 8, 2017

jeepform: Running ‘The Upgrade’ [Repost]

Live-action roleplay has been a big part of our life. That’s how we met, and met many of the people in our lives, and that’s how we spent many years creating…..

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October 31, 2017

How are World Heritage sites chosen? [Repost]

The primary qualification for receiving the UNESCO World Heritage designation is that it must be “of outstanding universal value and meet at least one of ten selection criteria,” but is…..