TJ Dawe
TJ is a Vancouver based writer, performer and director of new theatre pieces. He's participated in ninety or so theatre and comedy festivals in Canada, the US, Australia and the UK. He has six published plays and a humour book. He's also interested in movies, literature, television, comic books, history, science, spirituality, tai chi, technology, food and the Enneagram. He generally juggles a dozen projects at a time. He thinks more people should read the books of Barbara Ehrenreich, Gabor Mate, David Mitchell, Dan Savage, Mark Kurlansky, Miriam Toews and Brian Michael Bendis.
Website URL: http://www.tjdawe.ca
Sunday, 05 February 2012 18:30
The Secret Ingredient to World Peace
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Featuring many quotes from Barbara Ehrenreich's book Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy.
Sunday, 05 February 2012 18:05
Facebook as a Means to Tap Collective Intelligence
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Here's what you do: ask questions.
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Sunday, 05 February 2012 17:38
Sacred Sundays: The Spiritual Dimensions of Louis C.K.
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More than just a spouter of great jokes, this guy shows evidence of non-dual thinking.
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Monday, 30 January 2012 00:16
Why You Pick Your Nose
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Short answer: because it reminds you of a boob.
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Monday, 23 January 2012 16:55
Dating Sites, Car Co-ops and Electric Postal Trucks: We Live in the Future
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I had day recently full of elements that didn't exist ten or even five years ago. Here's what happened.
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Monday, 16 January 2012 03:25
Literary Excerpt: Tina Fey On Being Told "Women Aren't Funny"
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Taken from Ms. Fey's recent book Bossypants.
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Saturday, 14 January 2012 22:31
Enneagram Type Five Music - Tom Waits and Bjork
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Fives are perceptive, cerebral and secretive. In music, they're often innovative, hugely original and have a love of technology and unusual instruments.
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Friday, 13 January 2012 22:38
Andrew Bird: Fever Year - More of a Dream Than a Documentary
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An interview with filmmaker Xan Aranda about her music documentary Andrew Bird: Fever Year.
Monday, 09 January 2012 04:17
Which 12 Words Describe Your Favourite Music?
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Allmusic.com is a great resource for audiophiles. It has tons of cool stuff about everyone who's ever made music.
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Monday, 02 January 2012 17:22
The Brain Science of Ayahuasca Experiences
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A recent documentary followed Dr. Gabor Mate's explorations of ayahuasca as a therapeutic tool, and featured research on the neurochemistry involved.
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Monday, 26 December 2011 23:00
A Fish Recipe a Guy Crossed the Atlantic to Get
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A story of "Diamond" Jim Brady, a glutton of Olympic proportions, and a dish he particularly liked.
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011 16:56
Help Fund a Record with Canadian Tire Money
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Albums cost a fair bit to produce. You could kick in for this one without it costing you much at all.Â
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Monday, 19 December 2011 00:32
13 Things Comics and Soap Operas Have in Common
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They're closer than you might think.
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Sunday, 18 December 2011 00:31
Balls - Let There Be MORE Christmas Theatre!
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The arguments presented in Fuck Christmas Theatre are absolutist, naive and terribly flawed. I’m cracking my knuckles in anticipation of knocking them into oblivion.
Saturday, 17 December 2011 00:21
Fuck Christmas Theatre
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Every theatre company in North America trots out a tired yuletide play at this time of year with one goal in mind: fleece the rubes!
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Monday, 12 December 2011 17:09
America's Best Chef Loses His Tastebuds
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An extraordinary true story. Hell, even just what the guy cooked is enough to make your eyes boing forward.
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Monday, 05 December 2011 16:33
Magical Thinking and Rational Thinking on The Office
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People who work in offices are usually pretty rational. But magical thinking can slip in.Â
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Sunday, 04 December 2011 01:20
Street Performers Are Like Professional Wrestlers
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What they do is difficult, and underappreciated.
Monday, 28 November 2011 04:02
Collective Intelligence: New Scientist Magazine's The Last Word Column
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Readers submit questions about the science of everyday life. Other readers answer them.
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Sunday, 27 November 2011 01:11
Saturday Night Jukebox: Enneagram Type Four - Elliott Smith and Joni Mitchell
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Enneagram Fours are feeling based, sad, different, determined to forge a unique and authentic personal identity.Â
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