Bio: Emily Schooley is an actor(vist), photographer, writer, and Girl Friday living in Toronto. Through her varied and occasionally traumatic experiences life has thus far thoroughly failed to kill her, making her that much stronger. You can find Emily online at http://emilyschooley.com or on Twitter @EmilySchooley. If you’re in Toronto, catch her improv troupe Pandora’s Toybox next…
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Guestpost #82: Nadine Thornhill – Ten things I've learned from teaching other people about sex
Bio: once upon a time, I was an actor who landed a day job in a sex store. That job somehow morphed into an entirely new career as a sex-columnist, a sex blogger (http://nadinethornhill.wordpress.com), a program director with Planned Parenthood and a playwright whose themes centre around dildos. I live in Ottawa. Use Lube. It reduces…
Guestpost #80: Lisa Hickey – Ten things I’ve learned from being CEO of a company for men, about men
Note: I am incredibly fortunate to have a post from someone I admire enormously, and who is running one of my favourite websites ever.Full disclosure: I am a (fairly new) contributor to The Good Men Project (that aside, however, it has long been one of my faves).Bio: Lisa is publisher of The Good Men Project and CEO of Good…
Thursday Good Men Project Edition – https://goodmenproject.com/good-feed-blog/where-have-all-the-cowboys-gone/
In a world of movie-star masculinity, Josh Bowman wonders how to reconcile what he thinks is “manly” with the man he truly is. I can see myself standing in the middle of the town, like Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven, or countless other Western cowboy archetypes. My calloused hands rest loosely on the mother-of-pearl Smith and Wesson…
Thursday HuffPost Edition – Why We Want Trayvon Martin's Death to "Mean Something"
Race still matters, and for the foreseeable future, race will continue to matter. It is fascinating to read through my Facebook newsfeed sometimes. Certain news stories will be perceived so differently among my friends. Some news stories are highlighted in particular communities (stories about Israel/Palestine, for instance, get a lot of exposure among my activist…
Ten things I've learned from the Toronto Transit Commission
There used to be advertisements in subways encouraging students to present their student ID cards. The name on the IDs was “B Havin” as in “behaving.” I remember this in high school, because my friend Chris wrote a letter to the newspaper about how insulting these ads were. Put your finger on your seat before…
Ten things I've learned from rapping
Note: I really like to rap. I rap over instrumentals whenever I get a chance, I freestyle to myself when I walk around, but I’m really embarrassed to rap in public or in front of people. I don’t know why, but it takes a lot for me to go for it. Anyway, here are some things…
Ten Improv Scenes I Am Tired Of Watching (And Sometimes Stupidly Being In) – People and Chairs Guestpost
I was generously offered the opportunity to write a guestpost for Sally Smallwood’s wonderful and insightful improv blog. Here it is: Note: Any scene can be terrific if it’s played enthusiastically and intelligently, but generally when I see players initiate any of the scenes below, it doesn’t end well. PS: I’ve done most of these…
Ten things I’ve learned from the last few months of sober living
Note: I haven’t been drinking, by choice, for the past few months…since around November, 2011. I plan to continue not drinking. I’ve done this before (mostly), in university. Drinking booze is a great way to mask all of the terrible and sad things you feel day to day, and all of the frustrations that build…
Ten things I've learned from my love of naps
I can power nap for 20 minutes and be good. I have thought about moving to Spain just for the opportunity to have a mid-afternoon siesta. They have those in Spain, right? I would hate to move there and be all like “damn.” One of the things I have in common with the Canadian rapper…
Friday Good Men Project Edition – Ten things I've learned about business from purchasing a 6 inch sub from Itza Submarine
Note: The Good Men Project is “a community of 21st Century thought leaders around the issue of men’s roles in modern life. ” For some reason, they consider me to be a 21st Century thought leader, and will be publishing my articles once a week. This excellent website features very powerful, helpful, and often very funny content…
A Valentine’s video
Hi all, Here’s a video I made for Valentine’s Day with my special lady and some great editing from Dan Goodbaum. I think it’s kind of cute and sad, so I’m sharing it. It’s a parody. Obvs. Enjoy. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FHVv9Xn-Co]
Ten things I’ve learned from playing an evil doctor in a feminist performance cabaret
Note: in university, I ended up playing a role as a doctor that turns young girls into metallic pop starlets in a show called “Mz. Kitty, Teenage Dominatrix” in Vancouver. The show also helped launch Stink Mitt and featured rapper Kia Kadiri. Nudity is only weird if the context is weird. Changing backstage with a bunch…
Guestpost #79: Joel Buxton – Ten things I’ve learned from stand up comedy
Bio: Joel is a Toronto-based writer, stand-up comic, and sketch performer, who also finds a little time on the side to eat pizza and drink pop. For more of Joel’s writing, check out his work at www.Bite.ca/daily, stand-up comedy blog “Premise PUNCH Tag”, or his webcomic “Awesome Marcus Ninja”. You can find clips of Joel’s sketch pals…
My very un-tenthings guestpost shared on a very excellent blog
I wrote a guest post on a sad dating story for my wonderful blogger friend (and former tenthings guestposter) Sexy Typewriter, who writes an amazing blog about dating (by the way, if you are a man interested in amazing women, you should date her). Here is my very un-tenthings guestpost, in all its sad glory: http://sexytypewriter.com/2012/02/07/guest-post-2-riding-on-bikes-with-girls/
Ten things I’ve learned from the missteps of Susan G. Komen For The Cure
A health organization that partners with a fast food chain has its priorities out of whack. In the case of Susan G. Komen For The Cure, a choice like that can lead to very poor optics in the media. A non-profit executive’s salary should be at least somewhat commensurate to a similar position in the…