Irked Magazine

IrkedMagazine.com^[1] is a multimedia website that publishes all kinds of socially conscious art relating to the emerging "culture of disability."

History

Irked was founded by

National Film Board

’s Citizen Shift initiative. Irked released its third issue in June 2007, its fourth issue in December 2007, and its fifth issue in March 2008. Instead of several issues a year, Irked is now updated weekly.

Present day

The main offices of Irked are in

counsellor is Judith Kovalski

.

Irked also has a growing list of ongoing contributors. These include, but are not limited to:

David Roche — DavidRoche.com

Stuart Baker-Brown — Onemansmountain.com
Lewis Schofield — geekedmind.com
Brian Segal — Irked staff writer
Donna Williams
— DonnaWilliams.net
Elyse Bruce — ElyseBruce.com

Typical Content

Irked’s website does not follow the typical

slideshows

, poetry, and paintings. The categories on IrkedMagazine.com allow for easy navigation and include:

Art Gallery
– a collection of the paintings, photographs, cartoons and other art featured on Irked Magazine.
Interviews — this category contains all of the amazing
interviews
ever posted on Irked.
QuIrked Kids — quick access to the mind-blowing Irked content submitted by
children
and young adults.
Regular Contributors – an easy way to find the newest contributions from your favourite artists.
Restroom Graffiti – love those thought provoking quotes scribbled anonymously on bathroom walls? The Restroom Graffiti category provides ample food for thought. Feel like procrastinating at work? Track down the source of the quote and post the answer as a comment.
Irked Audio and Video – for those who like to listen or watch instead of read, these categories contain all of the audio (including podcasts) and video (including documentaries) ever published on Irked.

Themes

One of the cornerstones of the Irked site is the "Themes" category. Currently, there are 19 Themes, including:

References

^ ISSN 1913-1224
^ Psych Central, October 1, 2005. Psych Central
^ Nebenzahl, Donna (2006). When Fear Takes Control. Arts & Life, pages D1-D3, The Gazette, Montreal, Quebec. Published May 21, 2006. PDF of the article available here Archived 2008-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ Lowe, Lezlie (2007). More than able. The Coast, vol. 14 (27). Published December 7, 2007. PDF of the article available here Archived 2008-12-06 at the Wayback Machine

External links

[1] ISSN 1913-1224

[2] Psych Central, October 1, 2005. Psych Central

[3] Nebenzahl, Donna (2006). When Fear Takes Control. Arts & Life, pages D1-D3, The Gazette, Montreal, Quebec. Published May 21, 2006. PDF of the article available here Archived 2008-12-06 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Lowe, Lezlie (2007). More than able. The Coast, vol. 14 (27). Published December 7, 2007. PDF of the article available here Archived 2008-12-06 at the Wayback Machine

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