A while back, wmtc had a discussion about the supposed controversy of the authorship of Shakespeare’s plays, after I read the book Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare, by James Shapiro. Now a movie is out, telling a fictional, imaginative story of how Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, wrote the
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wmtc: message from ofl president sid ryan: occupy toronto tonight!
This is a message from Sid Ryan, President of the Ontario Federation of Labour.Dear Sisters and Brothers,We have just learned that the Toronto Police have served eviction notices to Occupy Toronto protesters at St. James Park (Jarvis St. and King St.),…
Continue readingwmtc: we are the many! video by makana
If you can make it to any Occupy site today, please try. Your physical show of support and solidarity is needed. From the Occupy Wall Street Library:Tonight at 6:00 writers and readers from across New York City will gather in Liberty Plaza to reoccupy …
Continue readingwmtc: occupy everywhere: you can destroy the tents in a park, but you can’t kill an idea
As I’m sure you know, city governments and police forces around the continent have been moving against Occupy camps, along with the accompanying unnecessary and expected police violence used against peaceful citizens. This overkill and intolerance will…
Continue readingwmtc: dear mozilla: it’s not me, it’s you
Dear Mozilla,First you tell me I need an upgrade. You nag and nag. Upgrade this, upgrade that.Finally, I can’t stand your pleading, and I give in. I upgrade.As soon as I do, you tell me the upgrade is outdated! You say I need to install a whole new ver…
Continue readingwmtc: nyc reflections part 4: know the past, find the future, nypl centennial free book
Roy Blount contemplates the original Winnie-the-PoohI have one last snippet to share from our recent, brief trip to New York City. My friend NN, who writes this blog, surprised me with a wonderful gift. To celebrate its centennial, the New York Public …
Continue readingwmtc: nyc reflections part 3: a new blog about books by a new yorker
Every time I’m in New York, I see my dear friend NN. NN and I go back a long way, one of the most enduring friendships of my life. One of the many things we share is our mutual love of books – and bookstores, libraries, words, writers, and everything e…
Continue readingwmtc: aimee mann, just music for now
I have to write something about Aimee Mann. While I’m working that out, please listen to a song of hers that I love.Red Vines by Aimee Mann on GroovesharkIf you enjoyed that, perhaps you will listen to another favourite of mine, also from Mann’s excell…
Continue readingwmtc: harper govt ignores science, puts environment at risk. yes, what else is new.
Yesterday I received an update from the office of Senator Mac Harb, sponsor of the Harb Seal Bill. Here is the English-language portion. It’s short, and I hope you will read the whole thing.Dear Friend,The Senate Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oce…
Continue readingwmtc: human rights activists back in canada, speaking out
Press conference with David Heap and Ehab Lotayef, on their abduction, kidnapping and detention by Israeli forces: here.And a message from the Irish boat:
Continue readingwmtc: best date i’ll ever see in my whole entire life
It’s 11.11.11 !!! And I’m posting this at 11:11, of course.10.10.10 was cool, and 12.12.12 will be cool, too. And I love palindromes, so 12.22.21, if I’m around for it, will be totally kickass. But 11.11.11 is the best.What can I say? This is the kind …
Continue readingwmtc: remembrance on the other 364 days
There’s only one thing wrong with this cartoon: it shows an actual sticker, rather than a magnet. These folks usually don’t “support the troops” enough to glue a piece of plastic to their vehicles.
Continue readingwmtc: fisk: "heaven be thanked that the soldiers cannot return to discover how their sacrifice has been turned into fashion appendage"
It’s that time of year again, the week when no one dares show their face on Canadian television, or indeed in any public place in Canada, without a red poppy symbol dutifully stuck on his or her lapel. What was once (supposedly) a remembrance of the ho…
Continue readingwmtc: some good occupy reading: moyers, hedges, rich
Three pieces worth reading:Frank Rich: The Class War Has Begun.Bill Moyers: How Wall Street Occupied America.Chris Hedges: A Master Class in Occupation.
Continue readingwmtc: canada causes cancer, cons are wrong on crime: two easy letters to send
In case you haven’t seen these yet:Through Avaaz, a letter to the premiers of all provinces to oppose the wrong-headed Conservative crime bill: here.Through the David Suzuki Foundation, a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Quebec Premier Jean …
Continue readingwmtc: nyc reflections part 2: the high line
While in New York last week, I finally made it to The High Line. The High Line is a unique city park that opened in 2009. I’ve been meaning to go there ever since, but now I’m glad I waited: the second stage is open, so we were able to get the full eff…
Continue readingwmtc: in which a talking dog distracts us from boring schoolwork
Ah, November. Along with its evil twin March, the worst months for university and grad students. The school term is almost over, yet so much work is still ahead of me. I’m counting weeks.I have so many things I want to blog about, and no time to write….
Continue readingwmtc: "no amount of violence, oppression and bullying can kill an idea whose time has come"
David Heap and Ehab Lotayef, writing at Rabble, now in an Israeli prison. * * * *Keeping the Canadian Boat to Gaza’s promise: Freedom Waves are just beginningDavid Heap and Ehab Lotayef, November 4, 2011A few months ago, the Greek government acted at…
Continue readingwmtc: canadian human rights activist tasered, beaten, held in israeli prison
David Heap, a Canadian professor and activist, and my friend and comrade, is being held in an Israeli prison. David was removed from the Canadian boat Tahrir, in the latest attempt to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. He has been tasered and beaten. …
Continue readingwmtc: monday in toronto: "my own government labeled me a terrorist and attempted to murder me"
My own government labeled me a terrorist and attempted to murder me. My story is strongly relevant for activists today in this climate of an unending ‘war on terror.’S. Brian Willson, Vietnam War veteran and peace activistS. Brian Willson, a Vietnam Wa…
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