I completed my VIVA in January 2026, and I wrote pretty extensively in a previous post titled How I survived my viva and PhD thesis defence in creative writing about how I prepared. The preparation phase is the most dominant part of the PhD journey. It’s the one we all fear. So, even though I […]

  Heated Rivalry is now officially a cultural phenomenon in Canada and abroad. It feels like the entire world has locked into Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov’s story, and I want to highlight some of the defining symbols in the story, particularly the Canadian highway, as well as our cultural reaction to the show. I […]

Yesterday, I had a post take-off on Threads when I said that my PhD is on the liminal qualities of the Canadian highway. I had asked if anyone had taken videos of any highway drives, that I would love to see them. Then, 144 comment later, I found myself with a treasure trove of highway […]