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The force and amplitude of online recrimination has only one setting – absolute judgement and vigilantism. The hammer is so powerful – so damaging – but we act as if…

The way we comport ourselves online – the act of curation and calibration that goes along with every linkshare and retweet, every photo post and reblog across multiple platforms –…

This is part two of Colin’s “Internetimacy” series. You can find part one here The funny thing about being in your early thirties and being divorced is the look of…

“We were in Gnomeregan,” says Liz, the mid-afternoon sunlight pouring through the window onto the living room floor covered with toys. “I’m trying to find Acid Walkers for my main…

For a certain kind of person of a certain age, the twin spires of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Super Troopers stood as the pinnacle of hilarity; the…

At the beginning of this year, I did the most clichéd thing imaginable and decided to start a new exercise program. I do this every couple of years, because I…

I’m a geek. Chances are you’re a geek. In the complete fire-hose of potentially geek-related things you could be reading right now, the sheer shock that you found this is…

This story first appeared on colinbrandt.ca and is republished with permission. By Colin. Last summer, I got an email from my friend Wil, asking me if I wanted to join him…

Another sad day for the twin moons of geek and letters as we hear of the loss of author Sir Terry Pratchett at the age of 66. Terry authored more than…

When I was in Grade Seven (that’s 7th grade to our American audience, First Form for our UK audience and First Year for our Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry…