Movie Reviews: Breakaway, Kung Fu Panda 2, Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
What happens when you take a pretty typical movie formula, but throw a cultural wrench into the...
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Author: Michael Kwan
The Future of the Physical Paper Book
As a professional writer, you could say that I have a vested interest in the future of the book...
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Sunday Snippet: Henry Chester
“Enthusiasm is the greatest asset in the world. It beats money and power and influence. It...
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When a Hobby Becomes a Vice
Life is all about having an overall sense of balance and a big part of that whole equation is to...
Read MoreGrammar 101: Nauseous and Nauseated
It is very common to see people use these two words incorrectly. They’ll say nauseous when they really mean to say nauseated. This is understandable, given how similar they are in scope and meaning. This is the same reason...
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What’s Up Wednesdays: I Am Human
Every Wednesday, I share several blog posts that I have found around the Internet. While I...
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Don’t Stop Playing Until You Hear the Whistle
This comes from the context of watching sports, but you also have to realize that the analogy also...
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Gohan West Coast Japanese Restaurant, Burnaby
Japanese restaurants are very popular in the Vancouver area, but not all of them are of equal...
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Sunday Snippet: David Hume
“No amount of observations of white swans can allow the inference that all swans are white,...
Read MoreGrammar 101: Altogether, All Together
English can be a very tricky language, even for native speakers. This is partly because we hear so many words on television and in casual conversation, but we may not be so confident about how to translate that into the written...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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