I’ve been meaning to plug this for months:
An independent, self-published, online magazine by a creative writer that captures a sense of the city in which it’s published. It’s The Dependent.
Matt Chambers is the guy who’s taking the risk. I met him when he was just starting out with the mag, taking a look at Vancouverism, and ending up with a pretty good history of the West End. And he’s stuck with it, widening the focus and increasing the number of contributers.
Here’s his two-month summary, with some links to the more intriguing stories:
Hard to believe that it’s been two months since the launch of The Dependent online magazine:In this short time, we’ve played host to astounding amount of visitors as we’ve achieved a number of major milestones and suffered through an equal amount of major blunders:
– Our story about Olympic activists destroying my audio recordings got picked up by Global TV
– The Chris James Show has played host to some of the best of local comedy, and amassed over 750 listeners
– We produced stunning photo journals during the Olympics that rivaled anything offered by the legacy media– Confessions of a Lonely, Single Guy has taken us on an entertaining and enlightening journey into the world of Vancouver dating
And there’s more being added every day: new content, layout and contributors, but the overall mission remains the same:
To inspire awareness and participation in Vancouver culture and community.
Matt Chambers
