Ian Daffern
Writer/Producer
Writing for Magazines, Newspapers, Web and points in-between
Below you'll find a list of articles I've written for various publications including the Globe and Mail, The National Post, Now Magazine and Bookslut.
Whazamo! Ontario Graphic Novel Month
The introduction I wrote to Whazamo, Ontario Graphic Novel Month, an event that ran in May 2009 on Open Book Toronto.
May, 2009
Close to the Edge: Dave Kemp's Image Matter
Really enjoyed working on this piece about photographer Dave Kemp, a friend of mine who has combines a degree in engineering with his love of art and theory in intriguing ways. This is just one of the projects he's done which has explored this subject, plenty more at his website.
Nov, 2008
Bitstrips Bites Back
Covering the launch party of www.bitstrips.com
Now Magazine
August 20th, 2008
Fabulous Scrabulous Takes Off
Slightly dated article now since Scrabulous has since been kicked off facebook, but I think still very interesting portrait of Jayant Argawalla, one of the brains behind the addictive sensation, on his first trip outside of India.
Now Magazine
April 10th, 2008
Super Management Brothers
Search Engine CBC Podcast
January 10, 2008
Business Games are Booming
Now Magazine
January 31st 2008
Wintering with Games
Now Magazine
January 24th, 2008
Dave Bidini Interviewed by Ian Daffern for Open Book
Open Book Toronto (Podcast)
October 17, 2007
In his interview with Daffern, Bidini discusses rock n’ roll rebellion in Russia, finding Canadian music in unexpected places, and where the ½ in his title comes from.
Philanthropy for the Masses
Globe & Mail— Technology
June 21st, 2007
Essex County Vol. 1: Tales from the Farm
Quill & Quire Magazine
July 2007
Bring Gaming Home
Now Magazine
June 7th, 2007
Living in a high-def world
Now Magazine
May 3rd, 2007
Book Review: Joe Matt's Spent (.jpg 3.61M)
Quill & Quire Magazine
May 2007
Stand on Guard for Thee: Canadian Superhero team Omega Flight takes off (cover) (.gif)
Stand on Guard for Thee (article) (.gif)
No subscription version
National Post — Weekend Post
April 28th, 2007
Arthur Kent, Skyreporter
Globe & Mail — Technology
April 10th, 2007
Crackdown's an addiction
Now Magazine
April 5th, 2007
Gears Of War's Glittery Gore
Now Magazine
March 15th, 2007
Video Games Roundup (pdf)
Toro Magazine
March 2007
23: How Weird is That?
National Post — Weekend Post
February 3rd, 2007
Long-Distance Computer Fix
Now Magazine
January 11th, 2007
Fly the Friendly Skies...Virtually (Review of Microsoft Flight Sim X)
Now Magazine
December 21st, 2006
They Adore Their 64s (Toronto Pet Users Group)
Globe and Mail
December 2nd, 2006
Nicholas Kennedy, Trip Print Press (.jpg 882KB)
The Look
Winter 2006
The Nature Trails of Rosedale
National Post — Toronto
September 23rd, 2006
Rags to Riches: A Tokyo vintage hunter comes to Toronto ( no subscription version .jpg 495k)
Globe and Mail
November 11th, 2006
A Moving Picture Studio (no subscription version)
Globe and Mail — Toronto
May 27th, 2006
Homeless in the City Multimedia
Globe and Mail
April 2006
Homeless in the City ( no subscription version )
Globe and Mail — Toronto
April 22nd, 2006
Radical Rosedale
Globe and Mail — 7/Review
February 3rd, 2006
Manga Madness Library Goes Comical
Globe and Mail — 7/Review
October 14th, 2005
Gonna party like it's 1999 (.jpg 833KB)
National Post — Toronto
August 20th, 2005
Breasts and Bookstores
Bookslut
June 2005
Land of the Undead (subscription required) ( .jpg version
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Globe and Mail — Toronto
June 25th, 2005
High Art Highway (subscription required)
Globe and Mail — Toronto
June 25th, 2005
The Bookslut Guide to Book Lover's Trivial Pursuit
Bookslut
March 2005
Bloom is a Cod!
Bookslut
July 2004
Letters from the Flesh (review)
Books in Canada
October 2004
Knights of the round Bagel (.jpg 314KB)
Toronto
September 19th, 2004
Tithe: A Modern Fairy Tale (review)
Books in Canada
August 2004
A Video Game Symphony
Now Magazine
September 28, 2006
Indie Gamers Make Their Own
Now Magazine
September 21st, 2006
Long Distance Options Expand
Now Magazine
August 24th, 2006
Boxing with Burger King
Now Magazine
August 17th, 2006
Net-gains in Fundraising
Now Magazine
August 10th, 2006
Placard Headphone Music Festival
Now Magazine
July 20th, 2006
Pirates of the Carribbean: The Game
Now Magazine
July 13th, 2006
The Web's Tranny Connection
Now Magazine
June 22nd, 2006
Pandora puts tunes in a box
Now Magazine
June 8th, 2006
Wars over your media centre
Now Magazine
May 18th, 2006
Gamers get Social at the Gladstone
Now Magazine
April 27th, 2006
Gaming with Your Girl
Now Magazine
Love & Sex
April 6th, 2006
The Fine Art of Video Games
Now Magazine
March 23rd, 2006
Gaming for Scholarships at the Playstation Campus Cup
Now Magazine
February 23rd, 2006
Penny Arcade's Game Positive Child's Play
Now Magazine
Technology
January 26th, 2006
Voice of a Princess: Interview with Helen King, voice of the Farah in Prince of Persia 3
Now Magazine
Technology
December 15th, 2005
Machinima makes it's Mark
Now Magazine
Technology
November 10th, 2005
Research Search
Now Magazine
Technology
September 15th, 2005
Camping in Meat Cove
Now Magazine
Travel
August 18th, 2005
The Lineage of Online Gaming
Now Magazine
Technology
August 4th, 2005
My Life as a Virgin to Virgin
Now Magazine
Technology
July 14th, 2005
Koreatown's Cybercafe Strip
Now Magazine
Technology
July 7th, 2005
Time Travel to NYC's Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Now Magazine
Travel
May 12th, 2005
Pac-Man makes a comeback
Now Magazine
Technology
May 5th, 2005
Hearing is Believing (.jpg 574KB)
Fine Print
Vol. 3 2003
The Art Of Storytelling (.jpg 453KB)
Fine Print
Winter 2002