Irked Magazine
IrkedMagazine.com is a multimedia website that publishes all kinds of socially conscious art relating to the emerging "culture of disability." History. "Irked" was founded by Sacha Vais in early May 2005. Judith Kovalski and Paul Aflalo came on board very soon thereafter, and they launched a rough coming soon page by the end of that month. A few months later, they were approached by a media studies professor at McGill University (Anita Nowak), who was interested in Irked, and on October 28, 2005, Professor Nowak’s class "went live" to the "Irked" website (her students were given an  in-class "Irked" assignment to complete). That same month, its URL and mission statement were added to Psych Central, which is one of the Internet’s largest psychology sites. On May 1, 2006, "The Montreal Gazette" profiled "Irked" on the front page of its Arts & Life section, and the "Irked" website was flooded with hits and with submissions. The first issue of "Irked Magazine" was published on September 12, 2006. On November 30, 2006, "Irked" was featured in Halifax, Nova Scotia’s popular newspaper "The Coast". Its second issue was published on February 9, 2007 and on February 12 "Irked  was profiled in the official blog for the 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 Montreal, Quebec and Halifax, Nova Scotia. The current editor is Sacha Vais; the current multimedia director and talent scout is Paul Aflalo; the current in-house counsellor is Judith Kovalski. "Irked" also has a growing list of ongoing contributors. These include, but are not  limited to: Typical Content. Irked’s website does not follow the typical e-magazine format. There is a wide variety of essays and articles, audio documentaries, video clips, photo galleries, animations, songs/music videos, radio broadcasts, slideshows, poetry, and paintings. The categories on IrkedMagazine.com allow for easy navigation and include: Themes. One of the cornerstones of the Irked site is the "Themes" category. Currently, there are 19 Themes, including: