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2009

"Censorship has now moved into the hands of the people." An interview with Jerry Heller
Depth charge. 3-D films are coming back with a vengeance; if only the battlefield were bigger
A voice for the arts. Soprano Measha Brueggergosman's devotion to arts and education


2008

Gossip hound.Hanging out with Canada's answer to Perez Hilton
Lethal weapon. Edmonton MC-producer-DJ Cadence Weapon decodes Afterparty Babies
Lo and behold. The Lolita effect, fifty years after the book's North American debut
Our faces, our selves. Self-identity and the Identi-Kit, a photo gallery
Six letters of separation. Nas's Untitled: pop culture grapples once again with the N word
Triple threat. Writer-actor-director Charles Officer discusses his debut feature film, Nurse.Fighter.Boy
Waxin' Wayne. Lil Wayne, the self-professed "best rapper alive," unleashes Tha Carter III


2007

The digital dump. Guiyu, China: where electronic waste goes to die
Holding court. How Nintendo regained its gaming crown
For love of the mix tape. Introduction to an illustrated gallery of love songs
The seeds of a wasteland. Second Life's virtual reality is just another online striptease
The shape of things to come. Graphic predictions of 2008 in pop culture
South London calling. Enter the age of dubstep. Which means what, exactly?
Trigger happy. Two rap journalists explore gun culture in their book Enter the Babylon System


2006

After the coal rush. Cottonland examines the perils of OxyContin addiction
Big Daddy dearest. Tales of the Rat Fink eulogizes Ed Roth, the Salvador Dali of Kustom Kulture
Bring that beat back. Jamaica to Toronto revisits the Ontario capital's soul, funk and reggae roots
End of the line. American V, the last album of Johnny Cash's life
Hang the MC. Blaming hip hop for violence, a four-part series
J Dilla, rest in peace. A music master exits too soon
Once Moore with feeling. Michael Moore preaches to the choir in Toronto
Snake charmer. André Ethier's Secondathallam is first-rate music
Tougher than leather. Masculinity in hip-hop culture
Tower of songs. The enduring strength of The Rising, Bruce Springsteen's 9/11 album







2005

Big primpin'. A first-time filmmaker studies the world of rap video dancers
Bring the noise. The evolution of portable audio
Cold feet. For a bad time, call 1-ICE-FIS-HING
Dancing daze. Krump, clown, break it down: David LaChapelle's Rize
Death to Eminem. Long live Marshall Mathers
Grime wave. Grime is the soundtrack of East London. Will it play anywhere else?
Kicking up dust. K'naan's Mogadishu-to-Toronto rap odyssey
See no ego. Blindsight follows the amazing journey of the blind mountaineers of Tibet
Tigress beat. M.I.A. delivers the in sound from way out


2004 to 1999

A few words about John Maeda. The beautiful mind of digital artist and educator John Maeda
Fear of flying. Life after near death: the passengers of Air Transat Flight 236
Focus pocus. Step inside the slanted, enchanted world of focus groups
King of the blogs. On Evan Williams and Blogger.com, his community-building web tool
The money shot. Natacha Merritt: Mapplethorpe heiress or new-media porn star?
Mulholland’s drive. Toronto’s priciest cosmetic surgeon, on the non-cutting edge of facelifting
Murder in St. James Town. The unsolved killing of a basketball prodigy — and his mother's grief
Once upon Atari. Bowing at the gods of Atari and Colecovision
The weigh in. Hip-hop album reviews (2004–2005)
Workwear '00. High-tech workwear in its full Orwellian glory


Matthew McKinnon is a writer and editor based in Toronto, Canada. He has a BA in journalism from Ryerson Polytechnic University; he is a three-time winner of Canadian National Magazine Awards and has been nominated two other times. His articles about music, film, media, the arts, popular culture, technology, business and social issues have appeared in The Walrus, Toronto Life, CBC.ca, Toro, Pound, Maclean's, The Globe and Mail, Report On Business Magazine, Up!, Shift, Saturday Night, Five Dials and other publications. McKinnon recently completed the Banff Centre's 2009 literary journalism program.

Contact: matthewmckinnonwriter@gmail.com