TJ Dawe
TJ is a Vancouver based writer, performer and director of new theatre pieces. He's participated in ninety or so theatre and comedy festivals in Canada, the US, Australia and the UK. He has six published plays and a humour book. He's also interested in movies, literature, television, comic books, history, science, spirituality, tai chi, technology, food and the Enneagram. He generally juggles a dozen projects at a time. He thinks more people should read the books of Barbara Ehrenreich, Gabor Mate, David Mitchell, Dan Savage, Mark Kurlansky, Miriam Toews and Brian Michael Bendis.
Website URL: http://www.tjdawe.ca
Why Women Have to Pee So Often
The physiology of the need, not the psychology.
Was Reagan Really a Dumbass, or Did He Have a Sly Intelligence the Whole Time?
Nope. He was made of straw.
Underappreciated Podcast: CR Avery on Sonny Boy Williamson, Corin Raymond and graffiti
This is a first in a new series of podcasts, exploring the ignored and underestimated.
The Common Food Ingredient That Comes From a Beaver's Anus
You've probably had some, if you're partial to raspberry flavour.
A Massive Stash of Free Indie Rock Live Recordings
NPR's All Songs Considered website is a treasure trove for audiophiles.
Sacred Sundays: Pictures of Cherry Blossoms
A short photo essay of Springtime flowers and colours.
Totem Figures Interview with Corin Raymond
Singer/songwriter and Beams and Struts contributor Corin Raymond talks about Tom Waits, Sam Cooke, the Rolling Stones, Howlin' Wolf and The Band.
8 Reasons Why Alan Moore Is the Reincarnation of Shakespeare
In short: collaborators, language, sex, violence, poetry, adapters, prolific, Central England, underappreciated.
Totem Figures Interview with Dr. Gabor Mate
Gabor Mate is a doctor and best-selling author. His totems are Gautama Buddha, Yeshua (aka Jesus), Karl Marx, Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud. Beethoven's in there too.
Why Tom Waits Quit Drinking
Famous for booze-soaked ballads in the 70s and creative musical weirdness ever since, the legend is now sober.
The Enneagram and Developmental Psychology - How the Levels Cross
A black diamond examination of the intersection of these two systems.
The Brain Science of Mushroom Trips
Certain parts of your brain become less active, with interesting results.
Saturday Night Jukebox: A Heaping Smorgasbord of Enneagram Seven Music
At their best, musical Sevens infect their audiences with a joy so full and pure that it touches on the divine.
Why Spammers Leave Comments on Blogs
Do you have a blog you've been neglecting? It's probably happening to you.
Disillusioned with Kony 2012? Help Everyday Ugandans with Bead for Life
This charity pays fair trade prices to Ugandan women for bead jewelry.
The Top Five Hits of 1947
What were people listening to then? Will you recognize the songs or the artists?
How Wikipedia Changed Everything
There's a great deal of significance to this thing we use as a quick, easy reference.
Sacred Sundays: Where Do Our Personalities Come From?
What function do they serve? Sandra Maitri offers answers in her book The Spiritual Dimension of the Enneagram.
Saturday Night Jukebox: By Request
Songs from artists various Beams readers listed as being underrated.
Are You Controlled by Your Inner Pigdog? - the Neurobiology of Choice
What exactly is going on in our heads when we give in to a craving?