Author Archives: Dana Lacey

About Dana Lacey

Freelance writer, editor and photographer

Hands Free

I started a new experiment: a real-time story that will chronicle my attempt to reduce my daily keystrokes. I’m doing it because on my doctor’s advice I’m supposed to give up typing for a while. My wrists and hands have … Continue reading

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A Canadian in Mexico

Photos, video and liveblogging from my trip to Mexico City to train journalists to cover news in real time.

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Bikes and burritos in San Fran

This story was originally published by Dandyhorse, a Toronto bike mag I help edit. When my boss told me I could tack a few vacation days onto the tail end of a work trip to California, the first thing I … Continue reading

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Bring it On: The Musical

You either fall or you’re flying. Those wise words were belted out by the head cheerleader in Bring it On: The Musical, which opened this week at Toronto’s Ed Mirvish Theatre. It could be a metaphor expect she means it literally. This … Continue reading

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Icycle 2012

story and photos by Dana Lacey Originally posted by Dandyhorse. Ice bike racing is part of Toronto’s rich cycling history. Going on something like 18 years now, the ice bike race – now known as Icycle – is the most … Continue reading

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Know Love book launch

Just in times for V-day, Toronto artist Elicser Elliott (the man behind the badass typewriter painting on top of my blog) launched an illustrated book called Know Love, a look at love as kids see it. Here’s a few flicks … Continue reading

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The Play’s The Thing

Famous playwright Sandor Turai has just overheard his nephew’s fiancée cavorting with another man. So has his nephew. This isn’t good for business, since Turai’s nephew composes the sugar-coated melodies that accompany his words on stage. In other words, the … Continue reading

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Your daily pun

Someone at ScribbleLive likes puns. There’s a new one most days.

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CJFE honours courageous reporting

ScribbleLive has had a hand in reporting on the tumultous Arab Spring. A tool that removes traditional barriers to publishing can empower reporters and photographers, and in countries that have a tight grip on information, real-time reporting allows journalists to … Continue reading

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Prosecutor: a documentary

Earlier this week I liveblogged the screening of a documentary called Prosecutor, which followed the first trial of the International Criminal Court and its chief prosecutor, an Argentinian lawyer named Luis Moreno-Ocampo. The ICC was launched in 2002 to deal with war … Continue reading

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Occupy DC

I was in College Park, Maryland to liveblog a journalism conference this weekend and couldn’t resist trekking to nearby Washington to check out #occupyDC. Demonstrators have occupied two parks close to the White House, where food stations, first aid tents … Continue reading

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Everything you need to know about Bill C-10

Earlier this week I volunteered to liveblog a panel discussion called Thrown under the Omnibus, where a passionate collection of experts from the fields of law, harm reduction, prison, women, youth and victims’ rights gathered to discuss the implications of … Continue reading

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Spoken word poetry championships

“Life is going to kill you, whether you advance or you retreat.” That’s my favourite line from a poem my cousin performed at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word last week. I was there to cheer on his team – … Continue reading

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Occupy Toronto: day 3

Biking home through the financial district during rush hour is normally the most stressful part of my day. But thanks to a gaggle of Occupy Toronto protesters, the road was shut down to vehiclar traffic yesterday. That left streetcars, pedestrians … Continue reading

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Occupy Toronto: Day 2

The second day of the official occupation of a usually-empty park, blocks away from the heart of the financial district, was pretty low key. The multi-generation protesters of Occupy Toronto that took part in the march on Saturday had largely disappeared, … Continue reading

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