Peter Tupper
Peter Tupper is a graduate of UBC (BA History) and the Langara Journalism program. His work has been published in Vancouver magazine, the Globe and Mail, Openfile.ca, and more. Peter is also the author of the short story collection The Innocent's Progress & Other Stories and of stories in various anthologies.
Reporting Beat: Issues of media, technology, and sexuality.
Twitter: @petertupper
Website: petertupper.com
Stories by Peter Tupper
Starving the CBC: Years of Cuts, and Now the NHL Lockout
As CRTC scrutinizes public broadcaster, advocates say feds aren't delivering on promises.
OpenMedia Comes out Swinging against TPP Treaty
'Stop the Trap' campaign warns of crackdown on Canadians' Internet freedoms.
Game Over: Liquor Branch Unplugs Another Small Biz
First the Rio Theatre, now a video gamer's restaurant and bar trapped by BC gov't laws.
Can David Cronenberg Still Provoke?
'A Dangerous Method' is tinged with Cronenbergian weirdness. But where is the man who got under our skin again and again?
What Open StatsCan Can Do for You
Next year, piles of agency data become free. How cities, biz and non-profits benefit from the glut.
Sex on Their Brains
How 'A Billion Wicked Thoughts' authors used new data on human sexuality tells us plenty about their own imaginations.
Love that Brand!
'Consumer Republic' author Bruce Philp argues strong brands empower each of us to hold corporations accountable.
Is This the Weirdest, Best Christmas Special Ever Made?
'Peace on Earth,' an eerie ode to pacifism starring squirrels, blew my young mind.
Vancouver City Hall's Open Data Experiment
The transparency push is a year old and working, but you can't call it wide open, yet.
'Dollhouse' Should Be TV's Next Big Sci-Fi Epic
Joss Whedon, who gave us Buffy, is building a rich parable for the info age.
Why Comox Valley Is Launching Its Own Currency
'Community Way Dollars' aim to strengthen the local economy.
'Life Inc.'
Wanting stuff isn't the problem but money is. Douglas Rushkoff dissects our economic mess.
A Manual for Digital Revolt
The rebel hero of 'Little Brother' is a teen hacker. Naturally, you can download it for free.
Vancouver's Sex Trade, 2010
Groups hurry to change the law, and how business is done.
Tories vs. 'Punk Capitalists'
Why copyright piracy is just the new way of doing business.
This T-shirt's Digital
Instant CDs help musicians land audiences, profits.
'Curbside Internet' for Homeless
'Homeless Nation' connects with people living on the edge.
CanCon Adapts to a Wild New Media World
Satellite radio, TiVo, iPods change the game.
Free Wireless Fever
Other cities are doing it. Will Vancouver?
CBC Workers Launch CBC Unplugged and Studio Zero
Controversial podcast has got 'everybody.'
The Blogosphere’s New World Disorder
Weblogs are changing electronic media, but that change is just beginning to take shape.
Fissures Open in Censors’ Powers
A B.C. adult shop challenges provincial laws, with help from an Ontario court.
'I Am Cyborg' Say Artists with Disabilities
'Borg Again' art show reminds that no one is a self-sufficient unit.
Creative ‘Sweatshops’?
B.C. workers say Electronic Arts and other ‘cool’ digital firms demand 100-hour weeks. And they’re exempt from paying overtime.
Journalism's Future May Be Wikipedia
The online encyclopedia shifts the way we learn, and do, news.
The Trouble with Tipping
Jennifer Lopez allegedly left a $2.16 tip on a $750 bill at a Vancouver bar. Well, who said tips are fair?
Would You Pay for Better Radio?
'Satellite radio' could put diversity back on the air, commercial free. The catch? It costs.
When Sex Talk Goes Wrong
Inflammatory porn rhetoric has made useful election debate about sex issues even more difficult.
The political legacy of Howard Dean
The presidential campaign of the Vermont upstart is finished, but did his grassroots strategy and Internet savvy change the political process?
What I Saw at the Sex Show
When did exploring our sexuality become all about buying stuff?
A Net Abuzz with Activism
But why does Canada lag so far behind the U.S. when it comes to mobilizing "smart mobs" online?