The Art of Being Alive: A Transformative Summer in Japan
Over the course of approximately two months, I spent most of the summer of 2026 in Japan on my second business development trip to the country, which also had a profoundly important personal component; I explored Tokyo, my favourite city in the world, alongside Nagoya, Osaka, and Shizuoka, during what became, by an extraordinary margin, the most prolific, inspiring, fulfilling, enjoyable, and transformative journey of my life and career. I expect to feel about the same way on my upcoming third trip to Japan.
After the Dream: Returning to Japan With Clearer Eyes
I think about Japan multiple times per day. I often remind myself that it is a truly rare, remarkable, highly influential, complicated, and inspiring country, and like all countries, it has flaws, tensions, and contradictions of all kinds.
Robyn Hood’s TV Debut
Through Corus Entertainment and Boat Rocker Media, the new scripted television series Robyn Hood, a modern adaptation of the classic Robyn Hood myth, debuted this Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at 10:00 PM EST via Global TV and Stack TV.
Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2023
On Saturday, August 5, 2023, I attended and documented the largest street festival in North America, the Toronto Caribbean Carnival’s Grande Parade, which many Torontonians and others worldwide often call the Caribana parade.
Hip-Hop Culture’s 50th Anniversary On CBC Radio's Metro Morning
Last Friday, August 11, 2023, was the 50th anniversary of hip-hop culture. I had the good fortune of being interviewed on CBC Radio’s Metro Morning about the momentous occasion, the impact of hip-hop culture on a global scale, Toronto’s hip-hop culture, Project T-Dot, which is my documentary project on Toronto’s hip-hop culture, community, and history, and other related topics.
Ashanti At TD Toronto Jazz Festival 2023
On Sunday, June 25, 2023, after missing her performance at Nelly’s first Hot In Herre festival in Toronto despite covering it, I had the good fortune of documenting Ashanti’s performance at the TD Toronto Jazz Festival, otherwise known as Toronto's International Jazz Festival, thanks to the Toronto Downtown Jazz Society, a Canadian registered charity, and TD.