Archive for November, 2008



‘So open, big and untouched’ … until now

Published on November 27, 2008

I admit my “day job” has kept me busy and away from blogging lately, and here’s a little bit as to why: today marks a couple of significant events in the life of DMS (yes, this is going to be a little corporate horn blowing here).
For most of the summer months, we were working on [...]


Mumbai on social media

Published on November 26, 2008

After working a lot with Twitter over the last number of weeks, it’s easy to get swept up in the sheer volume of content, conversations and communities that are online these days … it can be truly overwhelming.

That was my opening for a post I was preparing, just to note some personal reflections on my [...]


Four years today…

Published on November 20, 2008

Dear Dad,
As this day was approaching, I thought a lot about what I would post here…it wasn’t really a case of whether to post or not; just what it would be about … not something morbid, just something fitting, respectful and with love.
I remember you telling me about the early days of Channel 47 when [...]


Just because: Ashes and Snow

Published on November 15, 2008

The journey of Toronto-born Gregory Colbert’s epic exhibition Ashes and Snow® began in 2002 with its installation at a 125,000 square-foot shipyard in Venice. Since that time, it has been in New York, Santa Monica, Tokyo and Mexico City. Featuring 50 large-scale photographic artworks, a 60-minute feature film and two short film [...]


Never forget

Published on November 11, 2008

Union of a Chinese heart with a Canadian spirit. Flying Officer Joseph Hong, age 23

The only child of aged parents. Private Vernon Keith Merchant, age 16

Love is not a barrier to war, Daddy. From Kaye. Private Peter William Lapointe, age 34

Deeply mourned by wife and family. He died so Jewry could suffer no [...]