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Ryan Harron is a writer and artist living in Mississauga with his fiancee. He teaches a variety of things during the day, and tries his best to have enough energy left at the day to do at least a little bit of creating things. He has a fondness for variety

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Computers & Technology > Internet Trends A guide to podcasting: 2 of 5
Under the simplest of definitions, a podcast is an audio file made available online and regularly updated, or a series of audio files made available in a sequential manner and posted onto an internet site. This definition, however, does not go far towards explaining what podcasting is, and how it impacts society and culture.... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Views on abortion: 110 of 223
Like many issues that are presented on the national stage, the debate about legal abortion is one that becomes easily filled with heightened emotions. For true discussion to take place on this subject, however, it is important to remove the subject from its emotional milieu.The first point on which it may be agreed is that, w... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) The need for anti-digital rights management in Canadian society: 1 of 1
The Canadian government stands poised to introduce new legislation designed to limit fair dealing and use of recorded media within the country, and to increase the amount of digital "locks", such as Digital Rights Management (DRM). These media limitations on copyright are, ultimately, bad for fans of the arts, artists themsel... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International Politics (Other) Commentary on proposed Ontario new electoral system: 1 of 1
As I'm sure most of you who live in Ontario are aware, we're having an election on October 10th. What a lot of people don't seem to be aware of, though, is that we will also be having a referendum on the same day, on the issue of proportional representation. This makes for a very important day - not only are we getting to dec... More..
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Video game reviews: Trauma Center, Second Opinion (Wii): 1 of 1
StoryThroughout the game, you play as Derek Stiles, a young surgeon desperate to succeed in his chosen field. As Dr. Stiles starts to develop his skills, he learns that he is possibly a descendant of the Greek god Asclepius, and therefore is gifted with the "healing touch", a special ability that allows him to focus so intent... More..
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Musician reviews: Jonathan Coulton: 1 of 1
One of the defining elements of the music industry over the past decade has been the relationship between the recording industry and digital distribution of music. When mp3 files first started being made available on the internet, record companies became understandably hostile to this: not only did this represent to them a th... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: Demos, by This Is Picture: 1 of 1
Article: When I first got this CD, it came in a clear paper CD envelope and had the word "Demos" stamped across it by hand. I know it was by hand because I watched Rob Shortill, the musical force behind This Is Picture, assemble it himself from what appeared to be a spindle of home-burned CD-ROMs. Some might say that, given t... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Grindhouse: 29 of 32
So, last Saturday I went and saw Grindhouse with some dear friends. I'd been fairly excited about the film for some time now. Rodriguez and Tarantino both rank among my favourite "fun" movie directors, and the idea of a filmatic 'jam session' involving the two of them seems like an all-around great idea to me. Since the "Grin... More..
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry The art of haiku: 17 of 17
Haiku is a traditional form of poetry from Japan. Haiku traditionally consists of three lines: the first line containing five syllables, the second line containing seven syllables, and the third line again containing five syllables. Haiku traditionally was written with the intent of creating a 'zen-like' feeling in its audie... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) A brief overview of Gnosticism: 5 of 5
A common thread within most religions is that while they generally present themselves as a unified whole, each religion contains within it an almost infinite amount of variation and conflicting belief. The Christian tradition of Gnosticism provides an excellent example of this variation.Contrary to mainstream Christian belief... More..