April 2010
3 posts
Maple candy dissolves tongues
photo+text: Brendan “Who makes these?” I ask Roberta, holding up the maple candy she tossed to me from the doorway. I’m standing behind the counter in the cognac store on the second floor of the Forks Market in Winnipeg, where I sell the idea of European alcohol to people that can’t really afford it. “Canada,” she says, the look on her face indecipherable. I can’t tell if she’s smiling ...
Apr 9th
Gnarly Roots () a response to Aaron Russin's...
Posted by Brendan Cathcart Anyone that has talked to Aaron Russin for more than five minutes about his philosophical beliefs would know that he is very much concerned with authenticity. He wants people to know what they’re about, to understand that all of our actions in the world happen because we have certain ethical beliefs about the justification for those actions, even if we’re ...
Apr 8th
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A Letter of Motivation
from Aaron This week I wrote a Letter of Motivation in application to a Masters program at the University of Hamburg that included thist: “My background in Philosophy has encouraged a fascination with work; and more specifically, the fundamental human activities we implement to navigate the social and material world around us.  …I have chosen to apply to this program at Hamburg...
Apr 3rd