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, 11 April 2010 01:21
Coca Cola's Oh-So-Multicultural Ads for the Olympics
Postmodern values are implicit in these ads that prominently feature yellow and black people cheering along with the whites.
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Wednesday, 28 April 2010 23:26
Ending A Statement With A Question Mark?
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Tuesday, 22 December 2009 23:27
Gabor Mate Gives Four Perspectives on Addiction
In his book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, Dr. Mate describes the causes of addiction, which lie in all four quadrants.
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Thursday, 17 December 2009 02:18
Innocence Lost: Stories Set in the Early 60s
In great fiction, the main character is the setting.Â
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