Milieu Magazine Goes Live

My ezine, Milieu Magazine is now available online. Click on it to view.

Milieu is a cultural criticism magazine aimed at critical thinkers. It carries the tagline: "the deconstruction of societal constructions." Some topics included inside, such as the cover story, "Why entertainment is the new Xanax," are articles on global warming and gyms Vs. the outdoors. I threw in some short fiction as well.

To see it in its virtual format (personally, I think this is pretty cool), where you can flip page to page all nimbly-bimbly, click here.

Anchors Away Movie Trailer

We at RAAD News decided to show the world the troubles we have with delivering the news in Oakville. We have a warring rival that makes life tough. Here's the preview of Anchors Away:

My Darkest Days at Sheridan

My Darkest Days was playing an unplugged session at Sheridan, and RAAD News was there to get the scoop. Click below to see the show.

RAAD News: The Prevalence of Video Game Addiction

The RAAD News Team was back at Sheridan to investigate the growing trend of video game addiction. Click on the video below:

The Beard Vs. The Mustache

The RAAD (fake) News Team investigates the growing trend of ridiculous facial hair.

The RAAD News Team Launches a Clip

Here's a shot of my schoolmates and I and a short news film for our A/V class.

Back with Vengeance...

Oi! Firstly: travismagazine.wordpress.com. 

It's been awhile and this post is really, just for me to flex some creative ability or lack thereof. Here's what's wrong with the world today: advertisements. Everywhere you go: movies, bus ride, those eight minutes to every 30 on TV, radio, (definitely newspapers), everything you buy transforms you into a walking one (so, definitely ubiquitous), and Times Square.

They're hard to miss -- hence their point. They're effective because they're so insistent. Do you control what you buy or are you 'persuaded' to buy items based on omnipresent ads. Just a thought. That's why marketing is so bloody effective. Why do stoners go to see Pineapple Express? No brainer. Note for another day: people, I mean the world, works on being "a part of something" -- we love groups and belonging. But I digress.

The thing is advertisements (usually) bug people, but we simply accept them and let them burn subliminal or (not-so-subliminal) messages into our retinas. But shite, like we can fight off advertisements. And on that note, there are no regulations on being "green" for companies (thus far) and therefore can use green logos to boost their sales my 10 dillion per cent, because we think we are helping the environment and doing our part by purchasing environmentally-friendly latex paint.

And that's what's wrong with the world today.