Nathaniel Christopher / 26 February 2012 / 2 Comments

Whitney Houston’s impact on my life [video]

I think I first heard the song “Greatest Love of All” when I needed that love most. It was 1992 and I was in foster care. The love, support, and stability I needed came to an abrupt end every time the...

Personal

Nathaniel Christopher / 20 December 2011 / 1 Comment

Kim Jong Il and Nathaniel – separated at birth?

Well, I guess now is a good a time as any to pull this photo out of the archives. It was taken in about 1983. I think I look like Kim Jong Il… Housemate says I don’t. “Firstly, your ...

Burnaby

Nathaniel sitting on the coffee table during a power outage.

Nathaniel Christopher / 22 November 2011 / 7 Comments

Surviving the Burnaby power outage

Housemate rudely woke me up at approximately 3:42 this morning. For shame! The volume and intensity of his outbursts led me to believe something terrible had transpired. I thought he’d been robbed, re...

Culture and Politics

Nathaniel Christopher / 11 November 2011 / 9 Comments

Nitpicking Leslie Knope’s collection of “national” flags on Parks and Recreation

I love Parks and Recreation and tonight’s episode brought out my inner geek. I had nothing to do tonight so I decided to spend my evening nitpicking the hell out of a show I love. “Oh hey Ben,” says L...

Nathaniel Christopher / 10 November 2011 / 2 Comments

My brother looks just like Emily Carr!

Emily Carr (1871-1945) was one of British Columbia’s best-known artists and my brother Gino looks just like her see: Here’s a video about Emily: And another video that Gino did about media...

Travel

Nathaniel Christopher / 23 October 2011 / 6 Comments

Hanging out with W.A.C. Bennett

A a greeting from W.A.C. Bennett in the fall, 1971 edition of Beautiful British Columbia Magazine. I’m a huge geek when it comes to history. I especially love British Columbian history so when I was i...

Nathaniel Christopher / 19 October 2011 / 2 Comments

Dispatch from Occupy Kelowna

Today I was checking out the sites in Downtown Kelowna when I happened up on the Occupy Kelowna demonstration. “It’s about giving 99 per cent of the people a voice,” said Brandy McNeill who is one of ...

Travel

Nathaniel Christopher / 18 October 2011 / 4 Comments

Public radio in Kelowna

I’m in Kelowna this week writing a story. It’s a beautiful city with a lot of nice people. But yeah, I really wish the darn radio station would refrain from subjecting me to their frequencies. Bah! I’...

Nathaniel Christopher / 16 October 2011 / 2 Comments

Nyan Cat attends Occupy Vancouver!

Yesterday I attended the Occupy Vancouver protests… because Michael Moore said so! I couldn’t summarise any coherent points into a sign message so I just wrote “Meow!” I decided against bringing the s...

Nathaniel Christopher / 10 October 2011 / 2 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving!

My sleep schedule has been quite wonky this weekend. It’s gotten to the point I’ve completely lost track of what time or even day it is. As it happens, today was Thanksgiving but I had totally forgott...