June 2014
This is an extremely off-topic blog post about a Wikipedia article that I wrote in 2006 for Roy and H.G.'s State of Origin commentary.
December 2013
This is primarily a blog about comics, but I couldn't resist writing a few words about the excellent 2013 album 'I See Seaweed' by The Drones.
December 2013
I participated in a short interview with Matt Emery, from website Pikitia Press. He asked me to reflect on my cartooning highlights of 2013, as well as what I have planned for 2014. Includes lots of comics and music recommendations!
July 2013
Every two years I publish a list of the books which I read during that period. Here is my 2011-13 list, featuring the reasons why A Small Book About Drugs by Lisa Pryor was my favourite book from that period.
July 2013
I reflect upon the storytelling approach used in my Rat Park comic. Cartoonists like me are creating little 'landing pads' for readers to understand unfamiliar issues. We create accessible ways for readers to absorb new information.
May 2013
Here's the deal: I'm 27 years old, which means I have been alive on this planet for 10,000 days. During that time, I used alcohol on about 1,500 days. Additionally, I used caffeine (from tea) about 1,500 times. Also during that time, I used ‘magic’ mushrooms 7 times, cannabis 4 times, MDMA 3 times, and LSD 1 time.
May 2013
By 'drug period', I refer to the 12 months I spent researching, writing and drawing War on Drugs and Rat Park. This blog post discusses everything I think and feel about drugs as a result of this research.
May 2013
The 'main character' of my comic Rat Park is Professor Bruce Alexander - a real life psychologist from Vancouver. This blog post describes Bruce's post-Rat Park research, including his book The Globalization of Addiction. If you liked my comic, you will love his book.
May 2013
This is a lengthy blog post about the behind-the-scene 'making of' Rat Park. Includes historical photographs of the actual Rat Park experiment from the 1970s, and interesting tidbits which I couldn't quite fit into my comic.