February 8, 2024

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

Categories: Conferences, Culture
January 2, 2024

Movies I Saw in December 2023

At the risk of my website turning into a movie blog, I’m back with more reviews – none of which are of new releases. I’m finding myself growing a greater tolerance for – and desire to see – old, epic movies that I’ve never entirely sat through before. Continue reading

Categories: Movies
November 26, 2023

Movies I Saw in October 2023

In October, I visited the TIFF theatre in Toronto quite a few times, taking advantage of my new membership. As a result, this month was split between old and new movies. Continue reading

Categories: Movies
October 14, 2023

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

Categories: Culture, Information Architecture, United States
September 23, 2023

Movies I Saw at TIFF 2023

The Hollywood strike may have prevented this year’s Toronto International Film Festival from being as lively as prior years, but that didn’t hold me back. This year I saw 11 films at the festival. I even liked most of them! Here are all of the films that I saw at TIFF 2023, in the order… Continue reading

Categories: Canada, Movies

Tags: TIFF