WOW. Something happened this week that managed to outdo Margaret Wente telling us her life is better than ours and Conrad Black saying he is a “guest” of the United States. Oh fine, here’s a couple of quotes from Canada’s finest wordsmiths to tide you over before I tell you... More
A British advertising agency, BBH, is piloting a project that has homeless people acting as wireless hotspots. Yes, seriously. The service costs two dollars per fifteen minutes of use and the proceeds apparently go to the vagrants, bums, and hobos themselves. While helping the homeless is surely an under-emphasized priority... More
They did it. African penguins Buddy and Pedro have been nesting and breeding “actively” with their female mates, the Toronto Zoo confirmed Friday in a statement announcing the birth of a penguin chick. I’m not sure what’s funnier: leading off the story about a baby penguin (chick is sexist) with... More
It’s true that I give the Toronto Star less of a hard time than other dailies, but that’s only because they can suck the interesting out of just about any topic you’d care to toss out there. Occasionally however, something in TorStar’s water gets to an editor’s brain and they... More
The other day I found myself arguing with a comrade about the conduct of the police during the G20. The argument was prompted by the 10-month prison sentence handed out to Leah Henderson, an organizer and activist scapegoated as the mastermind behind the violence and mayhem of that fateful weekend.... More
Dear cool guys in the basement, That was an awesome party you had last night (Sunday night) at a totally radical, resonable time (1 in the morning). Because I am also cool, I wasn’t in bed because I had to get up at 7 to get to work this morning.... More
Every now and then one will unfortunately have the experience of participating in a rather, pleasant and stimulating conversation which is completely derailed by a statement of sheer lunacy. “Oh, so you actually believe in DNA?” “No, don’t you get it….gravity is a social construction.” “The essential nature of Marxism... More
It’s a girl! The most beautiful and important baby girl ever to be born was born today (Saturday), guys. Jay-Z and Beyonce had a baby girl and nobody died today. George Lucas scrapped plans to make 3 more Star Wars movies. Kim Jong-Un decided to go easy on South Korea.... More
Some people believe that a home isn’t a home without a dog. To hear these people talk, you’d think that shedded hair, sharp fangs, and crap on carpets are trivial matters. They’re barking money pits, these dogs, and for too long we’ve been under the false impression that they’re better... More
A response to Burke’s becoming an embarassment by Steve Simmons - Published in the Toronto Sun on 12/05/2011. Wow! Between a goaltender swap and Burke’s scandalous crossover into “tweeting”, I’d say you have quite a juicy scoop! That’s the kind of hard-hitting investigatory journalism that wins awards and brings tyrants like Burke... More
Survival Of The Dead (2009) Directed by George A. Romero Director George A. Romero wrote the book on the zombie movie genre and despite superficial flaws his films are beloved by all horror fans, especially Night of the Living Dead (1968) and it’s next two sequels Dawn of the Dead (1978) andDay of... More
Can someone please explain the allure of reaching desperately out in front of you, in the hopes of touching something you like to me? I have noticed this as an ongoing habit of the human species and I just can’t figure it out. When you see red carpet events, there... More
WOW. Something happened this week that managed to outdo Margaret Wente telling us her life is better than ours and Conrad Black saying he is a “guest” of the United States. Oh fine, here’s a couple of quotes from Canada’s finest wordsmiths to tide you over before I tell you... More
A British advertising agency, BBH, is piloting a project that has homeless people acting as wireless hotspots. Yes, seriously. The service costs two dollars per fifteen minutes of use and the proceeds apparently go to the vagrants, bums, and hobos themselves. While helping the homeless is surely an under-emphasized priority... More
They did it. African penguins Buddy and Pedro have been nesting and breeding “actively” with their female mates, the Toronto Zoo confirmed Friday in a statement announcing the birth of a penguin chick. I’m not sure what’s funnier: leading off the story about a baby penguin (chick is sexist) with... More
It’s true that I give the Toronto Star less of a hard time than other dailies, but that’s only because they can suck the interesting out of just about any topic you’d care to toss out there. Occasionally however, something in TorStar’s water gets to an editor’s brain and they... More
The other day I found myself arguing with a comrade about the conduct of the police during the G20. The argument was prompted by the 10-month prison sentence handed out to Leah Henderson, an organizer and activist scapegoated as the mastermind behind the violence and mayhem of that fateful weekend.... More
Dear cool guys in the basement, That was an awesome party you had last night (Sunday night) at a totally radical, resonable time (1 in the morning). Because I am also cool, I wasn’t in bed because I had to get up at 7 to get to work this morning.... More
Every now and then one will unfortunately have the experience of participating in a rather, pleasant and stimulating conversation which is completely derailed by a statement of sheer lunacy. “Oh, so you actually believe in DNA?” “No, don’t you get it….gravity is a social construction.” “The essential nature of Marxism... More
It’s a girl! The most beautiful and important baby girl ever to be born was born today (Saturday), guys. Jay-Z and Beyonce had a baby girl and nobody died today. George Lucas scrapped plans to make 3 more Star Wars movies. Kim Jong-Un decided to go easy on South Korea.... More
Some people believe that a home isn’t a home without a dog. To hear these people talk, you’d think that shedded hair, sharp fangs, and crap on carpets are trivial matters. They’re barking money pits, these dogs, and for too long we’ve been under the false impression that they’re better... More
A response to Burke’s becoming an embarassment by Steve Simmons - Published in the Toronto Sun on 12/05/2011. Wow! Between a goaltender swap and Burke’s scandalous crossover into “tweeting”, I’d say you have quite a juicy scoop! That’s the kind of hard-hitting investigatory journalism that wins awards and brings tyrants like Burke... More
Survival Of The Dead (2009) Directed by George A. Romero Director George A. Romero wrote the book on the zombie movie genre and despite superficial flaws his films are beloved by all horror fans, especially Night of the Living Dead (1968) and it’s next two sequels Dawn of the Dead (1978) andDay of... More
Can someone please explain the allure of reaching desperately out in front of you, in the hopes of touching something you like to me? I have noticed this as an ongoing habit of the human species and I just can’t figure it out. When you see red carpet events, there... More
