Essays

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Greater than the Sum of its Parts

In this essay I’d like to approach creativity from a slightly different angle than usual, and demonstrate how sometimes the craziest notions can give rise to something wonderful.

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Humanity is Bleeding

June 12, 2016, 49 people were killed in an unspeakable hate crime inside Pulse nightclub in Orlando. For this event and far too many more to count, we must NEVER forget.

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The Debate Over Consent

Amidst the seemingly endless debate and discussion surrounding consent, the fundamental truth beneath it all is being missed.

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Burned by the Limelight

It’s become de rigueur to lament our obsession with celebrity and everything is represents. However, it’s possible we’re directing our aversion at the wrong target.

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Lessons from My First Agency Job

My first advertising agency job was a transformative experience that provided many valuable lessons I wouldn’t have gotten anywhere else.

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The Song of Life

Every life has its own song, a voice in the vast complex orchestra of the universe. Sadly, we let our egos clash over whose song is best.

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Statistics have Names

When viewing staggering statistics on violence against women, it’s far too easy to lose sight of the humanity behind the numbers.

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Listen Like a Thief

How the advice from a jazz musician can inform all our creative enceavours.

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Objects in Motion

The 21st century’s obsession with productivity and speed is creating habits that are not only unhealthy, but self-defeating as well.

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The Greatest Gift of All

We often talk about "the real meaning of Christmas," but how many of us understand what that really is?

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The Last Spike

A special day in the history of Canada, and a symbol for all that Canada strives to be.

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Half a Life

Technology allows us to see and record our world in incredible detail, but what happens when it takes the place of experience?

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Choose your Words Carefully: Hate

An exploration into words we use casually, while remaining largely oblivious to the effect it has on our world and the humans around us.

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