(This one is not comics related).
If you're not Canadian, or spent some time here, it's fairly unlikely that you've heard of the Tragically Hip. It's not impossible, of course, and you may have heard of them recently, with the band going on its farewell tour ...

When the Best-Laid Plans Go Awry
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, May 23, 2016
-conceptual bridge design by kawaiidaigakusei
"Tell me why all the best laid plans fall apart in your hands. And my good intentions never end, the way I meant.“ -James Blunt ”Best Laid Plans“
My desktop computer has a lot of saved files that have accumulated over the years. Every once ...
Healing through Art
HippieVan at 12:00AM, April 8, 2016
Some very calming public art in my city - The Leo Mol sculpture garden.
As part of my degree, I’ve spent the last several months interning at an art gallery to learn hands-on curatorial skills. This particular gallery is fairly unique, because it’s actually located inside of a hospital ...
Getting involved in your local arts community
HippieVan at 12:00AM, April 1, 2016
I think most of us who live in or near big cities have been to comic conventions. But despite having such a huge concentration of artists here, we seldom seem to talk about broader arts communities. I’ve always been a casual patron of local art galleries, but the curatorial ...
Celebrating Black History Month: Chuck Clayton joins the Archie Gang
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Feb. 5, 2016
Last year for Black History Month I profiled Black Panther, the first black superhero (see that newspost here). This year I’m sticking with the black comic character theme with a mini-history of Chuck Clayton, one of the first non-white characters in Archie comics.
These days Chuck is an established ...
The Ultimate List of 2015 Featured Comics
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Jan. 11, 2016
Searching for the Featured Comics that are on Drunk Duck's front page every Wednesday are the bread and butter of my week. Most of the time, the work poured into a webcomic project is one of great passion and a lot of time because. The artistic abilities of comic ...