Career
Born in Santiago, Chile, Bascuñán"s family immigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1977 to escape the Pinochet dictatorship. In 1998, Bascuñán began work on Pound Magazine, the magazine would debut a year and half later when the first issue was published in December 1999. Bascuñán created the "Babylon System" column in the magazine in 2000.
In 2004, Bascuñán and Pearce signed a publishing deal with Random House Canada to publish a book on the topic of gun violence.
The resulting book, Enter The Babylon System: Unpacking Gun Culture from Samuel Colt To 50 Cent, was released in January 2007 to critical acclaim.
