It’s always something of a shock when well-known strangers like Charlotte Dawson kill themselves, although her death was back in 2014. I felt the same when Greg King suicided in November 2012.
They feel familiar and yet they’re not. You feel sad but there’s no relationship to mourn. Life goes on with nothing missing.
Perhaps there’s even a subconscious, yet obviously false, belief that someone so well-known would have something to live for. Everything even.
Philip’s DPSN fave is UMAL2M Day 4 and 5: Hilary and Mike. Why? “Though it was tough yakker for the team, UMAL2M is probably the DPSN project I’m most proud of. I also still think it was so generous of Hilary and Mike to contribute and I love how authentic yet humorous they were in the way they approached it,” he says.
This year I decided I would change up my blogging and start a monthly vlog – interviewing people over video. My first vlog was going to be focussing on the Auckland Pride Festival, which is just wrapping up, after a month of performances, gallery shows, markets and, of course, the Pride Parade. The festival had…
To celebrate the new year, we’re looking back at our top blogs of all time. We’re reflecting on what we’ve written, and looking forward to a new year, with new ideas, and new conversations. This blog was written by Sam early 2014 about sexuality and gender fluidity: Last week this article…
In celebration of our 100 days project: You Mean A Lot To Me here’s a look back at the videos Top 5 most viewed videos: 5) Shaz: http://youtu.be/ptZb319YPlU 4) Cate: http://youtu.be/BAVNffJOQhA 3) Whetu (and many others): http://youtu.be/2DDfu-3jvKs 2) Anna: http://youtu.be/CIuOQVab0oo 1) Hilary and Mike: http://youtu.be/fP2770eDF4k Who were the videos made about (relationship)? The infographic shows circles…
