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Allison Martell
Allison Martell regularly writes about online video for The Tyee.
Stories by Allison Martell
Idea #1: Tax Ads to Fund Public Art
How a billboard tax in Toronto is helping to stem the neon tide of illegal signs and give local artists a voice.
Raining Polar Bears
Will Plane Stupid's stomach-churning video convince you to change your flying habits?
Tap Water Burning
Viral vids done right marry deeper meaning to spectacles like this.
Why 'Being Erica' Deserves to Be
It might just be the most realistic portrayal of a woman in her thirties on TV.
'High with a Little Help from My Friends'
Harper's sing-a-long video may score political points but beware the power of viral.
The Value of Online Anonymity
The courts unmasked a nasty blogger and people cheered. But is secrecy the problem, or incivility?
Videos that Play with Numbers, Dangerously
If you can make statistics dance onscreen, you might have a YouTube hit. But check that math.
The Rise of the Lego Video
'Brickfilms' are the latest in low-fi vids made with high-tech tools. What's the appeal?
Some Videos Aren't This Good
VIDEO: Those that aren't teach us the reality of online life: the Net never forgets.
Throw Another Vlog on the Internet Fire
VIDEO: This one throws some sparks, unlike a lot of video logging.
YouTube Remix Tames Savage Commenters
Israeli sampling genius creates 'mother of all funk chords.' What's not to like?
An Ode to Charles Darwin
VIDEO: Singing scholar finds musical theatre in history of science. No, really.
The Return of the Music Video
VIDEO: Are viral videos turning bland songs into hits, just like in the '80s?
Gaza Videos Take Over YouTube Charts
VIDEO: High on impact, low on context
Extreme Evasion from Elections and Economics
VIDEO: Tired of Harper, Palin and stock markets? Take a three-minute, thrill-seeking break.
Viral Ads in Sheep's Clothing
Corporations are making fake homemade videos on YouTube. Case in point.
Giant Wind-Powered Robots Roam YouTube and Real World
VIDEO: Kinetic sculpture's rising star.
Baby Vids Are Breeding
VIDEO: Two minutes of fame before the kid can even talk?
Gimme Mo' Slow Mo'
VIDEO: The strange beauty caught by today's very, very slow-motion cameras.
How YouTube Is Bringing Poetry Back
VIDEO: Why US Poet Laureate's words get big hits.
Sex Ed 2.0
Why teachers want kids to watch more online sex vids.
YouTube's 'How To' Heaven
It's the heyday of the humble, quirky video tutor. Check these out.
- Appeal court upholds ruling on protection of orca habitat
- Foreign takeover score is 14,218 to two calculates Mel Hurtig, who speaks Saturday
- Abbott blames teachers' union, hints at legislation
- Greens exaggerating fracking fears 'to control you': Santorum
- Prime Minister Harper mixes oil with human rights on visit to China
- Civil jury finds former BC premier Vander Zalm guilty of defamation
- Vancouver theatre runs down curtain on section of BC's outdated liquor laws
- BC Premier Clark to replace throne speech with radio appearance
- Shadow Workers of the World, Revolt!
- 'The Kids Are All Right'
- 'Leave Your Shoes On'
- Glaciers, BC Hydro's Melting 'Batteries'
- Frankie Rose Makes Life Tougher for Journalists
- Too Much Energy Used to Mine, Move Bitumen Says BC Firm
- Becoming the Ethical Hunter
- Could SOPA Pervade Canadian Copyright Law?
- Would You Buy a Used Car from These Libs?
- Economist Calls Gateway Pipeline an Inflationary 'Threat'
- Shadow Workers of the World, Revolt!
- Economist Calls Gateway Pipeline an Inflationary 'Threat'
- Bill Rees' Last Lecture
- Too Much Energy Used to Mine, Move Bitumen Says BC Firm
- Is Canada Ignoring Signs of a Coming Economic Collapse?
- How First Nations Are Gearing Up for Legal Battle Against Gateway
- Eleven Oily Questions for Every MP
- Harper in China
- BC Child Care Advocates in Geneva to Complain to UN
- Portrait of a Riot
- Shadow Workers of the World, Revolt!
- Make It the Canadian Webcasting Corporation
- Harper in China
- When the Prize Is a Chance to Toil on BC's Farms
- Three Ryan Gosling Pickup Techniques that Don't Work in Real Life
- BC, You Love You
- Would You Buy a Used Car from These Libs?
- Foreign Trade Zones Eyed for Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Prince George
- Skating into 2012, More Resolutions
- Glaciers, BC Hydro's Melting 'Batteries'
- Scientists unveil bold new definition of addiction
- The most hellish ‘internships’: China sends 100,000 teens to work for a pittance at Foxconn making gadgets for Apple, others
- World Press Photo Contest: Editor’s choice pictures of the day
- Banks come first in a Greek rescue plan
- We’re more unequal than you think
- Cambodia launched restaurants for vultures
- Flavored vodka: sign of the imminent apocalypse?
- With Obama’s new foreclosure deal big banks win again
