Culture
Shawn Micallef writes and talks about cities, culture, buildings, art and politics and was the keynote speaker at last weekend’s Ontario regional conference of Canadian University Press, hosted by The Lance. Stephen Hargreaves caught up with Micallef over a few pints after his talk at the Capitol Theatre....
Amanda Palmer speaks of times where fans have graciously offered her band food, a place to sleep, and instruments to practice on— all implied that they only asked for her music in return. But is giving a person something physical, like a bed, the same as giving someone an abstraction, like friendship (or, to quote Palmer, “love”)?...
