A Look at the Doi Chaang Coffee Company – ViewTheVibe
When the isolated Akha tribes people of Northern Thailand were ordered to trade in their opium crops for coffee beans by the Thai Royal Commission, they probably did not realize how fair a trade they were given. Until recently,…
Brand + Emotions = Infographic
Click to expand this big baby. It’s been said and done before, but I really like the way all these factoids were prepared.
IN FEAR – Review
Last night, I was invited to a special pre-screening of “In Fear” as part of the Sinister Cinema movie series curated by Raven Banner Entertainment and Cineplex Front Row Centre Events. As the title implies, it’s a dark and minimalist indie…
ARE THE JUNOS OUT OF TOUCH? – Vice Noisey
FEATURES ARE THE JUNOS OUT OF TOUCH? By Jesse Ship After a talk with Juno Awards Chair of Voting and Nominating, Kim Cooke, the 44 year old awards show is starting to sound a bit like a slightly out of…
Screenwriting 101 from Sugith Varughese – ACTRA Winter 2014 Conference
Sugith Varughese is an actor, teacher and winning screenwriter and a working member of the Canadian film/ tv industry. He first cut his teeth working on Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock (!!!) which he claims was never intended as a children’s…
A Primer on the Electronic Junos Nominees – Vice/Noisey
It’s Juno season and this year, the Electronic category will turn four years young. It’s kind of hard to believe since the section speaks to one of the top performing musical categories in Canada, especially when it comes to the…
Interview with Frank Kozik – FormatMag 2009
Frank Kozik’s cute, pack-a-day smoking animals have now become iconic in the vinyl toy scene. But before anyone had even dreamt of the possibility of a thriving toy collectors market, Frank was one of the most in-demand rock poster illustrators…
Vinyl Cast Eight (Peter Gatien, Kidrobot, Keiko, Toys Are Us, Coot)
October 7, 2007by Jesse Ship Peter Gatien Dunny release for CIRCA, Toronto You might remember his movie portrayal as Michael Alig’s mentor in the biopic Party Monster, or maybe you’ve been one of his New York megaclubs like Limelight or Tunnel. In…
Brangelina x Palladium Boots x Shipwrecked Seafood Bar & Grill
It’s moments like these that confirm that my life is on the right track. Brad Pitt was spotted in some of my favourite Palladium kicks (Pallabrouse baggy), at THE SHIPWRECKED SEAFOOD BAR & GRILL in Airlie Beach. Hell to the…
Daft Punk: Random Access Memories Box Set
Just in time to for a post-Grammys victory sweep, the limited Daft Punk Random Access Memories Box Set is now available for order for a price just shy of 300 dollarydoos. Here’s what’s included: A. The Deluxe Box Set Edition is…