Issue
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Title
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Date
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VOLUME 1 - AND SO IT BEGINS |
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1.1 |
Untitled
- Introduction of Now That's Entertainment |
1999 |
1.2 |
"Walking
that last mile" - Leaving high school |
1999 |
1.3 |
""People
do this for fun?!" - Hiking up Black Tusk |
1999 |
1.4 |
"Laughter,
the best medicine" - Reader's Digest funny stories |
1999 |
1.5 |
"Y2K
... more than a number?" - Coming of the new millenium |
1999 |
1.6 |
"The
Fork in the Road" - Essay written for English 12 |
1999 |
1.7 |
"Weird
Sex Laws" - From the Province newspaper |
1999 |
1.8 |
"A
Grizzly future?" - Vancouver Grizzlies |
Oct
31, 1999 |
1.9 |
"Remembering
Moore" - The untimely death of Greg Moore |
Nov
1, 1999 |
1.10 |
"Microsoft...gonna
have to put more emphasis on the Micro?" -
The possible future breaking up of Microsoft Corporation
|
Nov
1999 |
1.11 |
"X-Men:
The Movie" - Future release of the movie |
Dec
1999 |
1.12 |
"The
loss of Q" - The death of Desmond Llewelyn of 007 fame |
Dec
22, 1999 |
1.13 |
"Michael
Kwan...come on down!" - Game shows |
Jan
18, 2000 |
1.14 |
"Pre-convention
musings" - NDP Leadership Convention 2000 |
Feb
15, 2000 |
1.14a |
"A
Harry-Raising Experience" - Geography paper (lost in the mix) |
Feb
2000 |
1.15 |
"Bring
on the clowns!" - NDP Leadership Convention 2000 |
Feb
21, 2000 |
1.16 |
"See
Past the Boundaries" - Keeping an open mind about differences |
Mar
2000 |
1.17 |
"Teasing
and Trauma..." - Response to Eugene Lee's plea for pity |
Mar
30, 2000 |
1.18 |
"Where
the hell have you been?!?! - Random Musings" |
Sep
12, 2000 |
1.19 |
"Random
Musings Returns!" - PNE, UBC, and more |
Sep
24, 2000 |
1.20 |
"The
Buchanan Space Programme" - UBC Student Initiative |
Sep
29, 2000 |
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VOLUME 2 - A NEW BEGINNING (2002) |
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2.1 |
"Wrestling
with a Scorpion King" - Sports Entertainment and the Rock |
Apr
7, 2002 |
2.2 |
"Jason's
Return" - Movie Review of Jason X |
Apr
22, 2002 |
2.3 |
"Have
you bought your ticket yet?"- Super 7's jackpot of $34 million |
May 12,
2002 |
2.4 |
"Opening
my eyes for the first time"- Personal conundrums and psychological
careers. |
May 23,
2002 |
2.5 |
"TV
Preview: SOULMATES and CITY" - A special previewof programming not
yet aired on television |
Jun
12, 2002 |
2.6 |
"All
Paths Leading To Success" - A biography of Winnie Low |
Jun
27, 2002 |
2.7 |
"Playing
Russian Roulette with Ford and Neeson" - A Review of K-19: The
Widowmaker |
Jul
21, 2002 |
2.8 |
"Box
Office Champ - XXX; Box Office Newbie - S1M0NE" - Reviews
of the two films |
Aug
15, 2002 |
2.9 |
"A
Job With A Greater Cause" - Commentary on my new role as a United
Way Representative |
Aug
31, 2002 |
2.10 |
"Shady
Hits The Big Screen" - Eminem's career, previewing 8-Mile |
Oct
1, 2002 |
2.11 |
"A
Survey of Vancouver's Fare - Part One" - Layman's reviews of two
restaurants. The first in a two part series: Mongolie Grill and Tony Roma's |
Nov
8, 2002 |
2.12 |
"A
Survey of Vancouver's Fare - Part Two" - The second in the two part
series: Garden Terrace in the Four Seasons and Quattro on Fourth |
Nov
19, 2002 |
2.13 |
"It's
About People - Part One" - The first in a multi-part series about
my co-op experience at the United Way. |
Dec
23, 2002 |
2.13a |
"It's
About People - The Stories" - The four stories of people helped by
the United Way featured in the 2002 Campaign Video |
Dec
23, 2002 |
2.14 |
"It's
About People - Part Two" - The second in the series on my experience
working for the community at United Way |
Dec
31, 2002 |
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VOLUME 3 - THE NEXT EPISODE (2003) |
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3.1 |
"It's
About People - Part Three" - The third and final installment on my
experience raising money for the community at United Way |
Jan
15, 2003 |
3.2 |
"Adventures
in Southeast Asia" - Lidi's account of her journeys through Thailand,
Cambodia and Vietnam |
Feb
1, 2003 |
3.3 |
"Learning
from Experience - the ACSA Mentorship Program" - A review of the
program and the kickoff party |
Feb
26, 2003 |
3.4 |
"How's
school: The Strike and Co-op" - The TA Strike situation and my new
job at the UBC Dean of Arts Office |
Mar
28, 2003 |
3.5 |
"Go
Cup Crazy!" - The Vancouver Canucks and their playoff run plus the
debate between endless overtimes and shootouts. |
Apr
27, 2003 |
3.6 |
"UBC
and Vancouver circa 1953, Part One" |
Jun
26, 2003 |
3.7 |
"UBC
and Vancouver circa 1953, Part Two" |
Jul
15, 2003 |
3.8 |
"Increasing
the Size of my Vagina" - Guest commentary by May Chan on receiving
junk mail |
Sep
3, 2003 |
3.9 |
"The
State of Education" - Discussion of contemporary education issues
and the public misperception thereof |
Sep
16, 2003 |
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VOLUME
4 - JOSEPH PLANTA GUEST COMMENTARIES |
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4.1 |
"Feminine
Masculinity or Overt Chauvinism" - What defines Masculinity in the
Modern Western World |
Jul
22, 2003 |
4.2 |
"Liza
with an Ex" - Commentary on the recent breakup between David Gest
and Liza Minelli. |
Jul
29, 2003 |
4.3 |
"Kate
Remembered as never before" - A review of A. Scott Berg's biography
and memoirs of the late Katharine Hepburn |
Aug
5, 2003 |
4.4 |
"Tasty
Television - The Restaurant" - Commentary on one of the newest
reality series - The Restaurant starring Rocco DiSpirito |
Aug
12, 2003 |
4.5 |
"The
Orgy of Campaigning" - The California race for governor led by Larry
Flynt, Gary Coleman and Arnold Schwartzenegger |
Aug
19, 2003 |
4.6 |
"Robbing
the Cradle" - The recent trend of older women with younger men, spurred
on by the prototype set by Demi Moore. |
Aug
26, 2003 |
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VOLUME
5 - A ROUGHER EDGE? (2004) |
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**note:
5.1 and 5.2 were renamed 3.8 and 3.9 to keep the volume numbers in line
with each calendar year** |
5.3 |
"U-Pass
or not, get over it" - A response of sorts to Eugene Lee of The Commentary |
Jan
29, 2004 |
5.4 |
"Spokesman
for his doomed generation" - An interview with Marty Beckerman, author
of Generation S.L.U.T. |
Feb
6, 2004 |
5.5 |
"More
than just smut: A review of Generation S.L.U.T." - A Brutal
Feel-up Session with Today's Sex-Crazed Adolescent Populace |
Feb
14, 2004 |
5.6 |
"Punishment
for the punch: The Bertuzzi-Moore saga" - A statistical analysis
and review of Bertuzzi's neck-breaking cheap shot |
Mar
12, 2004 |
5.7 |
"Rotting
corpses and Angelina Jolie" - A review of Taking Lives |
Mar
23, 2004 |
5.8 |
"When
does life begin? The issue of abortion" |
Apr
5, 2004 |
5.9 |
"Random
Thoughts and Sporadic Happenings" |
May 6,
2004 |
5.10 |
"A
Letter to the Editor - UBC Robson Square" |
May 12,
2004 |
5.10a |
"A
Letter to Another Editor" - the legalization or decriminalization
of marijuana |
May 13,
2004 |
5.11 |
"Blaam!
Boom! Pow! The Next Action Star" |
Jun
22, 2004 |
5.12 |
"Matt
Damon is Bourne Again! The Bourne Supremacy" |
Jul
27, 2004 |
5.13 |
"Top
Ten Reasons Why I'll Miss Craig Kilborn" |
Aug
28, 2004 |
5.14 |
"The
Light at the End of the Tunnel" - School, Work, now what? |
Oct
22, 2004 |
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VOLUME
6 - A TIME OF TRANSITIONS (2005) |
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6.1 |
"Amusingly
Enigmatic - Childstar" by Joseph Planta - A Review of Don
McKellar's Childstar |
Jan
31, 2005 |
6.2 |
"Screw
you, Directbuy Vancouver" - My experience with telemarketers and
what you can do about it. |
Jun
5, 2005 |
6.3 |
"Put
the Park Back in Drive" - The Park Theatre on Cambie rises again
thanks to cinema mogul Leonard Schein |
Jun 17, 2005 |
6.4 |
"I
Love Racing It: An interview with Club-Integra administrator Brendon Chu" |
Jun 29, 2005 |
6.5 |
"Where
are they now? Tupper Class of 2000: Part 1" |
Jul 7, 2005 |
6.5a |
"Where
are they now? Maneesh Puri" |
Jul 12, 2005 |
6.6 |
"Where
are they now? Tupper Class of 2000: Part 2" |
Jul 14, 2005 |
6.7 |
"An
Outsider's Glimpse into Meditation" - Meditation and its place among
Western medical and psychological fields |
Aug 8, 2005 |
6.8 |
"Where
are they now? Tupper Class of 2000: Part 3" |
Oct 1, 2005 |
6.9 |
"Make
me laugh and maybe I'll do you" |
Nov 12, 2005 |
6.10 |
"Tookie:
A Rose That Grew From the Concrete" - Thoughts on the execution of
Crips gang founder Stanley "Tookie" Williams |
Dec 23, 2005 |
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ARTICLES
FEATURED ON THE COMMENTARY |
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1 |
"Y2K,
the end of the world?" |
Aug
9, 1999 |
2 |
"Dining
Out in Vancouver": A review of Dine Out Vancouver |
Feb
8, 2004 |
3 |
"More
than just smut: A review of Generation SLUT" |
Feb
13, 2004 |
4 |
"Wabbits,
weptiles and Winston the Poo: A review of the Pet Expo" |
Mar
18, 2004 |
5 |
"Zoom
Zoom Zoom! The 2004 Pacific International Auto Show" |
Mar
31, 2004 |
6 |
"Add
Duck Fat or Drink Dairy-free Soy-free Milk? Eat! Vancouver." |
Apr
29, 2004 |
7 |
"Time
to Get Rad! Slam City Jam 2004" |
May 6,
2004 |
8 |
"The
Muscle Cars of the Future? Sport Compact Nights Vancouver" |
May 18,
2004 |
9 |
"An
amazing championship run: Jeopardy! superstar, Ken Jennings " |
Jun
27, 2004 |
10 |
"Driving
Away with Style: The 85th Annual Pacific International Auto Show" |
Apr
10, 2005 |
11 |
"Muskox
Tastes Like . . .Eat! Vancouver 2005" |
Apr
25, 2005 |
12 |
"Car
Modification 101: Sport Compact Nights 2005, Vancouver" |
May 19,
2005 |
13 |
"Hot
import models and cool cars: Driven to Perform 2005" |
Jun 30, 2005 |
14 |
"Canadian
720s his way to gold - Slam City Jam 2005" |
Sep 1, 2005 |
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ARTICLES
FEATURED ON OTHER WEBSITES |
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Arts@Work: Related to UBC Arts Co-op (5 articles) |
Jun 2002 - May 2004 |
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DelsMolds.com: Men,
Women and a Sense of Laughter |
Nov 7, 2005 |
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LoveToKnow.com: Video game articles (January 2006 - 7 articles) |
Jan 2006 |
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LoveToKnow.com: Video game articles (February 2006 - 22 articles) |
Feb 2006 |
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LoveToKnow.com: Video game articles (March 2006) |
Mar 2006 |
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MobileMag.com: Technology
news (November 2005 - 75 articles) |
Nov 2005 |
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MobileMag.com: Technology
news (December 2005 - 88 articles) |
Dec 2005 |
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MobileMag.com: Technology
news (January 2006 - 105 articles) |
Jan 2006 |
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MobileMag.com: Technology
news (February 2006 - 173 articles) |
Feb 2006 |
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MobileMag.com: Technology
news (March 2006) |
Mar 2006 |
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PutiMeditation.com: In Science, Zen Life, and Health Tips (5 articles) |
Jan 2006 - |
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2002 |
Moving
out for the first time / Working an unfulfilling job and more |
Jul
- Aug, 2002 |
2003 |
Moral
dilemma and more |
Jan
- Aug 2003 |
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2002-
2005 |
Ralph
Wiggum / Two lines at Heaven and more |
Jul
15, 2002 and more |
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1.1 |
Signed
by Edwod, Bluest Snow, Bloaty, Rocio, Joseph, and more |
Apr-Nov,
2002 |
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