Josh Anderson

Information Architect, Movie Watcher

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  • From the River to the Dean’s Office

    From the River to the Dean’s Office

    Last Thursday, I stopped by the newly established encampment at my former school, the University of Toronto. These encampments, which have popped up at what feels like nearly every North American university at this point, have been variously described as “pro-Palestine” or “anti-Israel.” Continue reading

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  • There Is No Such Thing as a Balanced Conference Program

    There Is No Such Thing as a Balanced Conference Program

    “Why am I the only woman on the program today?” asked content strategy thought leader Kristina Halvorson back in 2009 as she stood onstage at the Future of Web Apps conference. She recently posted to LinkedIn about her memories of that event: Continue reading

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  • Designing Context for the Trump Mug Shot

    Designing Context for the Trump Mug Shot

    Donald Trump’s mug shot is a political Rorschach test. Does it depict the scowl of a criminal, finally humbled after decades of egregious wrongdoing? Or does it show the steeled glare of an innocent man, unfairly targeted by a corrupt, partisan justice system? Regardless of how you or I feel about it, both pro-Trump and Continue reading

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  • Linking is Not Stealing

    Linking is Not Stealing

    Imagine if every time you asked a librarian for help finding a book, the library would be forced to pay money to that book’s publisher. A rational observer of this behavior might suggest that the librarian has already done a service to that book’s publisher by handing them a new reader. A rational observer might Continue reading

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  • Euthanasia is Not Healthcare

    Euthanasia is Not Healthcare

    When Canadians pull me aside to vent about those “crazy” Americans (before realizing that they’re talking to an American), I usually hear something about gun violence or Donald Trump. What some Canadians might not realize is that we Americans think y’all are out of your minds, too 😂. And I don’t think I’m only speaking Continue reading

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