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Hello to all that still check this blog -

As you may have noticed, qatalyst is no longer publishing the magazine or working with any design clients. It's sad... i know... many contributing factors, none of them particularly blogworthy.

Also sad to report that after a couple months of thinking thinking thinking thinking i have decided not to renew the qatalsytmedia and qatalust websites. This also means that i no longer have access to qatalystmedia.com email addresses.

So, if you'd like to email me in regards to qatalyst or any other stuff, you can send it to hilary_abel@hotmail.com. Is that an invitation for copious amounts of evil spam, or what?

I am still thinking whether this blog will be used for some other purpose... but for the meantime, i think it will lie dormant...

signing off for now, hope everyone is well,
H.

Two friends...

play in the band Black Hat Brigade...
(all photos by Pete Nema)

they are lovely boys, and received a pretty sweet review by Mr. Pete Nema, for their recent show with Oh No Forest Fires CD Release.
(Thanks to Kevbot as well for the musical introduction)

You can read it here.

Now, i know that this show was over a week ago, and I am soooo behind the ball. But coming out of reclusion is a tricky and lengthy endeavour.

Anyways Magazine fans... there seems to be a speckle of hope on the horizon... and although there seems to be an announcement of a magazine closure every two days... soon there may be an actual Qatalyst Magazine Website up and running.

Many fingers remain crossed.

H.

Fired Up.

So, I was checking out this new News Aggregator that's been put out by Business Week Magazine... wow, how corporate. And I stumbled across THIS article, about my favourite of North American publications, GOOD magazine.
For those of you who think socially (in the make it better, not get popular sense) this mag is pretty much the non-denominational bible. It supports tons of Non-Profits, promotes advertising from mostly responsible companies, allows subscribers to select which charity they would like their subscription to support and is constantly seeking out news that is interesting, inspiring and unique. Holy, that's not a bad review, huh?

Anyways, this article slags the owner and founder of GOOD for being a rich kid, who's having a hard time keeping his vision alive... and has hired some industry expert to help improve revenue sustainability... I think that's a nice way of saying that he doesn't want to sink any more money into the company, although he will if he has to.

The article is interesting... and completely biased, but it's been on my mind all day. I guess my questions are:
If you are rich, do you have to be obsessed with money, and making more of it? Why does society brand you as a heartless, moralless, exploitative fuck if you have money? The guy's spending his trustfund on bringing underpublicizied news to the socially aware population of North America. Sheeeesh.

Anyone care to share their thoughts?
Or maybe this is only interesting to me, i don't know.

H.

to the faithful...

Hey Everyone...
Just wanted to post a little note of thanks.
Qatalyst is going through a bit of transition right now... at this point, there's no new issue scheduled to print...but it IS looking good for the website launch end of Sept/beginning of October. This'll hopefully be your one stop shop for all things interesting on the internet. Well, okay, not the internet, but the greater KW, Guelph, Cambridge area, and those of you abroad who wonder what's up around here.
So thank you, faithfuls, who check this blog even though it is never updated.
I will do better. I promise.
On a brighter note, send through your website thoughts.... anything you want to see or read on a regular basis.... love to hear your ideas... And, if you've got content - send that my way too, i'm stockpiling for the launch.
H.
hilary@qatalystmedia.com

JULY/AUGUST ISSUE IS OUT

Just a note,
This photo was taken by local writer, photog, student - Eric Stein.
Oh, and it's a building.

H.

joyous :)

Hello everyone... look at us!
we're blogging regularly again.

New issue goes to press tonite...
Out July 24 in Kdub.
July 25 in Guelph.
July 28 Cambridge.

Can you hardly wait?
H.

blogging from an uncomfortable place

Qatalyst's Birthday Weekend Pt.1

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Our Thank You party for clients and contributors was last nite and was fucking awesome.

Pictures will be up as soon as we get them back from all the amazing photogs that were there shooting away.

Let's just say.... these things mix well:
Lots of Alcohol
+ Tons of Strangers
+ Some people you recognize
+ Amazing Art
+ Fire Dancers
+ 1 Spectacular Drag Queen
= one pretty insane nite.

Thanks again to everyone that made it out - and we'll see EVERYONE else tonite!!!!
6:30 - Midnite, The Children's Museum, Stop in Anytime - but bring your dancing shoes, as they say.
H. (

This blog is...

Fucking Boring lately.


What's going on? Nothing.
Maybe that's the problem.
All work, no play.

OH, AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DROPPING A 56 PAGE MAGAZINE AND NEW WEBSITE.
Be Patient people.

(We'll try to do better :)
H.

Apathy Abounds

No emails from outraged citizens that we printed a tear-out "Troops Out" Poster on Page 1.

This leads me to 2 conclusions:
1. No one gives a shit about anything.
2. Everyone agrees with us.
Any thoughts? Anyone? Anything? Are you out there?

H.

scrambled, bacon, brown unbuttered and a coffee

c: "holy longest week ever and it's only tuesday" h: "its wednesday day, cassie" c: "lets go for breakfast now" we just got the proof back (830 am, you come too soon). it looks good. so we just have to resend about half the pages (hey, nobody's perfect) and then we will get it back in our inky paws next week. to celebrate our triumphant completion, we are headed to fredericks for breakfast. i dont actually want to go there, but hilary does, and she wont read this until after we get back, so it will be funny then. highwaisted hates us because we never post pictures so, here is a nice visual for you: that's a bacon and egg bikini. tonight we are going to see this i'll make hilary link to it later, because i can't do it on a mac. does anyone know why? anyways, for those of you too lazy to CTRL C CTRL V, i will tell you what it is. SLOWKING VACUITY AND THE DUNES at starlight in waterloo doors are at 9, and it's the waterloo release of vacuity's new album. you should probably come and have a drink with us. ok, i've got to go eat this bikini off of hilary. ew fuck. i am such a pervert. C.