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Nolan Janssens was born in Santiago, Chile, took his first steps in Antwerp, Belgium, and grew up in British Columbia, Canada. He was born without borders.

Nolan subverts and challenges the status quo with humour and raw honesty. He is not afraid to point out society's flaws, and even more so, his own. His cultural and academic insights leave you laughing and wanting more.

He graduated with honours from the Writing for Film & Television Program at Vancouver Film School and obtained his English and psychology degrees from the University of British Columbia.

You can find some of his published works under his old pen name Nolan Janssens and his blog https://nolanyuma.medium.com/
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Nolan Yuma I can turn my adversity into entertainment.
Nolan Yuma As for authors, David Sedaris and Pat Conroy are my greatest inspirations. However, my parent's support and influence are unrivalled.

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As for authors, David Sedaris and Pat Conroy are my greatest inspirations. However, my parent's support and influence are unrivalled.

Other influences include Dave Chappelle, Joe Rogan, Ricky Gervais, Bill Burr, Bill Maher, George Carlin, Jim Jefferies, Sarah Silverman, Amy Schumer, Will Ferguson, Judd Apatow, Seth Rogan, Chelsea Handler, Yuval Noah Harari, Michael Pollan, Kate Chopin, and I'm going to stop here. The list is endless and keeps on growing. (less)
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Raising a Man

2004

The pink granny curlers in my hair were a ticking time bomb.

I chose the seat directly in the sun to burn the acne from my skin. With a fresh coating of fifty SPF sunscreen, my mom sat in the shade across from me. I was more concerned with the fact that my brother, eight years younger than me, had a deep, bronzed tan that he sported handsomely in contrast to his Thomas the Train t-shirt. Wherea

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“My home was never rooted in geography.”
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“Those of us who carry notepads to the bedroom or scribble down thoughts during our morning constitutional have tools to abandon self-delusions.
Or develop them.”
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“Thanks to Marcel Duchamp, men get to appropriate modern art with decorative urine every time they pee.”
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“My home was never rooted in geography.”
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“Those of us who carry notepads to the bedroom or scribble down thoughts during our morning constitutional have tools to abandon self-delusions.
Or develop them.”
Nolan Yuma

“Some men need to realize that we have it a lot easier than women, especially those women with irritable bowel syndrome.”
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“Thanks to Marcel Duchamp, men get to appropriate modern art with decorative urine every time they pee.”
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“My rules for speech also disqualified “fire,” “lit,” “progressive,” “zi,” “cray,” and “Do you want to go to the Chainsmokers concert?”
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