Tag: culture
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On: How to Look at a Dive Watch
Published February 8, 2022, under the Toronto Metropolitan University blog for Studies in Visual Cultures Dive watches are peculiar creatures. They originated as tool watches, created by companies that didn’t intend for them to be proponents of style of fashion. Their unique visual components came about because they all served a specific function, and would…
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On: Why I Love Airports
Published August 3, 2019 on personal blog Airports are the pinnacle of human observation, a place of absolute Nirvana for people-watchers; they have a unique set of key features that make this the case. They’re specifically designed with an absence of areas where duffel-bag sized objects can be hidden from view, which keeps even the…
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A Quarantine Chess Scene
Created November 10, 2021 as a hypothetical narrative for Sports Illustrated within Practicum: Writing in the Arts You sit down at your computer, free from responsibility for the night. You boot up your browser to Twitch, as watching chess streams has been your main method of soothing cabin fever during quarantine. All of the usual…
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The Foolish Pride of a Michelin Man
Published January 20, 2023 on personal blog As I walk through the front doors, my heart rate spikes. I’m lifted through the space by a sexual thrill, at the prospect of my immediate future. My table is ready, obviously, as it has been ready for more than four months. It was hand-picked from the lot…
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Why Chess is the Greatest Modern Game: An Interview
Created November 17, 2021 as a hypothetical narrative for Sports Illustrated within Practicum: Writing in the Arts Three ice cubes drop into a rocks glass with a clink. The cap is popped off a bottle of McClelland’s single malt scotch. The glass is filled, and through my Discord call, a burly 24-year old carpenter named Nolan settles into…
Caleb Hara 