The World According to God… Pamphlets
Articles By: Seamus Gearin
Séamus likes to take a deep whiff of his scotch right before adding Pepsi to it.
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How to: Enjoy Drinking (Alcohol)
This may seem like the least necessary guide ever created, but if there’s anything my years of Professional Drinking have taught me, it’s that whether you’re a youngin’ yet to go off on your first binge or in the midst of a mid-mid-life crisis with a home bar collection as... More
Dirty Words – EU, Conversation
The European Union (By Danny DeVito) Conceived as a way to unify Europe and insulate the continent from the risk of devastating war, the utopian dream of a peaceful and integrated Europe is setting the stage for exactly that which it was intended to prevent. Open borders and uninhibited immigration... More
So, I Hear You Like to Google
“The Truth Is Out There” A seemingly benign sentiment that speaks to both the simplest of wonders and most esoteric dialogue a person can muster. In 1993, The X-Files had us believing that what was out there was aliens. Then The Matrix happened. Now, the Internet has asserted that it... More
Beauty et al.
Four Charms of Winter
The fiercest days of winter can easily whip, pierce and blow through one’s personal comfort zone. Yet suffering through the season is a point of pride in a country like Canada. And it should be. Having to endure the cold makes a (wo)man of you. It illuminates the fact that... More
Minotaurs: Now Accepting New Believers
The departing sentiment on Minotaurs’ first album, The Thing, is that “There is nothing new… out here… anymore;” a melancholy feeling that seems to echo through the production, not just in Nathan Lawr’s lyrics, but the tone of his vocals as well. It’s done in such a way that the... More
Time Ain’t No River
“The trouble is that you think you have time.” -Buddha Accurately predicting the future is something we humans haven’t quite mastered yet. For example: This was supposed to be a warm winter in Canada, the world was going to end last month, and it doesn’t look like we’re getting those... More
Don’t Write About Hipsters! Part II
The first time I wrote about not writing about Hipsters I made the the equivalent argument of “No. You’re a Hipster, shut up.” I apologize. There is no doubt that I was missing something. Perhaps sobriety. By the time that piece was published, the term Hipster had degraded into such... More
It’s Not What You Thought
You see a flower floating in a candle holder at a bar you haven’t been to in over a year and get stuck in a memory. It’s warm but not glowing. You remember the feeling but can’t place why this vague, far-away moment seems to matter so much. Until it... More
Central & Remote: November 8th-11th
Thursday CLAUDIA YARUR & JIMMY CHIALE: “PAINTINGS IN DIALOGUE” | @ Hashtag #Hashtag Gallery on Dundas is known for its ability to bring together unique works of art, people and fun. What’s almost more impressive is that they manage to pack it all into their tiny street front abode a... More
Putin Has a Pussy Riot in his Pants
While every Reporters Without Borders article may start with the hippie-esque, oft-irritating “Reporters Without Borders condemns…” and quotes on the site are consistently from themselves, they’ve been honest about Russia (and everything) for as long as they’ve existed. Most know that free speech in Russia doesn’t mean the same thing... More
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