Author: Marie Ève

Alison at Creekside alerted me to the existence of this app, and some of the increasing disquiet with regard to its possible use. From here: … Girls Around Me wasn’t actually doing anything wrong. Sure, on the surface, it looks like a hook-up app like Grindr for potential stalkers and

And by “here”, I mean here in Parliament. This is a man who embodies everything that he has claimed his opposition does: divisiveness, treachery and advocacy for special interests groups. For example, the “Harper government” has provided extraordinary political access to business interests that conflict with Canadian citizens’ rights to

In Stephen Harper’s New©™ Canada, the government will be a mean, lean, fighting machine. It will service the profit-making interests of corporations who own and exploit Canada’s natural resources and it will collect taxes from the schmucks paying for the privilege of living here. In this Canada, accounting is the

A Creative Revolution produced this video, which shows the links between religious right wing elements in Canadian politics and those in the US. In view of recent revelations about the Conservative Party machinations during the 2012 federal elections – see Dr. Dawg’s dozen or more blog posts on electoral fraud

Or, the privevitazation of Thatcher. The last line on the screen after all the credits have rolled, states the movie is based on historical events and individuals that have been fictionalised. Got that? Fictionalised. ‘The Iron Lady’ is not a documentary. Phyllida Lloyd’s previous film was ‘Mama Mia’ which also

The opening weekend of Steve McQueen’s latest film, ‘Shame’ in Ottawa was sparsely attended. Anyone expecting erotic titillation likely demanded a refund. Ontario’s 18A rating reflects the classification it has been given in other countries where it’s been released, because of “nudity, sexual content”. I’ve seen it twice. The first

…so they can act like poor sports and declare that the online winner is a BIG FAT LOSER, by their Upstanding All-American American Apparel Standards. Nancy Upton, the gorgeous prankster who satirized American Apparel’s condescending search for a plus-sized…

Will wonders ever cease? And will men (and women) who enjoy the windfall benefits created by alleged sexual predators such as DSK ever be honest enough to admit their vicarious advantage? Only when it’s under pretext of braying that DSK…