Beyond the Rhetoric

To many people, video games are little more than a source of distraction and corruption for teenage boys. I beg to differ. When utilized appropriately, video games can be fantastic learning tools, even if only in a tangential sort of way. If real time strategy games teach resource management and first person shooters improve hand-eye [...]

South by Southwest (SXSW) is a technology/music/film festival that takes place annually in Austin, Texas in March. The event brings tens of thousands of people to this hip college town, and each attendee has a story to tell. You’d think capturing those stories would be easy – prime content-creation fodder for the enterprising freelance journalist. [...]

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States and some may argue that he was the greatest President to ever serve his country. He is best known for passing the 13th Amendment, effectively abolishing slavery in the union. While most of us will never have the same level of profound impact on the [...]

I’ve been working full-time as a freelance writer for a number of years now, but I still get the same reaction from people when I tell them that I do this for a living. Well, that’s not completely true, because it’s not really the same reaction as much as it is two very different reactions. [...]

You’ve probably heard the phrase “pay yourself first” when it comes to personal finance. In general, it means that you automatically deduct a certain amount from every paycheque and deposit that into some sort of savings account. The idea is that you are putting some money toward savings before you address current living expenses, outstanding [...]