Mark Adair - is a Toronto artist/sculptor who has a BFA from York University and an MFA from University of Victoria. His most recent show was Torontoniesis. His piece entitled Things Fall Apart was featured in TAF issue #1. Mark can be reached through TAF.
Skumqueen is the Internet's resident Goddess of all things Skum. Transmitting from the Lone Star State, Tejaz, she maintains her own collection of digital Skum on her website, Hello Kitty Ninja Warriors (which is currently in flux), which has recently been awarded the Orignal SANRIO Excellence Award. She is also known to frequent certain IRC channels.
Arthur and Marilouise Kroker are the co-founders and co-editors of CTHEORY: Theory, Technology and Culture - "a multi platform and multi media Journal of Theory". Arthur is a currently a professor in the Political Science department of Concordia University in Montreal. Marilouise is currently the General Editor of the CultureTexts Series for St. Martin's Press (New York) and Macmillan (London). Between them they have numerous books, articles and performances.
Paul Laurendeau is an associate professor in linguistics at the department of French Studies, York University. Influenced by the thought of Spinoza, Diderot, and Marx, he is currently working on a book titled MATERIALISM AND RATIONALITY (PHILOSOPHY FOR THE SOCIAL ACTIVIST). Describing himself as a materialist rationalist atheist, Laurendeau formulates the religious debate in philosophical terms in the tradition of the progressive struggle against the mystical and irrationalist tendancies of philosophical idealism. His piece entitled On a Philosophical Implication of the Astronomical Big Bang Theory was featured in TAF issue #1. His "brand-new-in-construction-wild-wife-web-mastered web page" can be viewed here.
Lob is a 32 year old creative artist from Orange County, CA. He is the director of Thee Instagon Foundation a creative alliance dedicated to thee promotion ov thee creative notion. He has a few chapbooks available and has appeared in numerous publications. Lob is single and lives with his spider named Jehova.
The Metro Network for Social Justice Action Campaign on the Banks is a Toronto, Ontario based group that believes that banks are at the visible centre of the corporate agenda in Canada. To further spread their word they will leaflet in front of banks across Metropolitan Toronto and offer "teach-ins" at King & Bay streets on a regular basis. For inquiries call (416) 598-4945
Connor is Neil's intelligent, charming, beautiful (of course I'm biased :-)) 4 year old son (at the time of the drawing, he's now 6).
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