Here’s Morgane and pals, who we met through the Palma Violets, rockin’ out to the Nasties’ signature tune. Stardom and riches await!
Continue readingLet Freedom Rain II: The effects of marijuana: Reefer Madness redux
With state after state south of the border loosening its laws surrounding the sale and use of pot, and Trudeau’s suggestion of legalizing marijuana, you can bet that the fear mongers will be out in full force, not just the Conservatives but some prominent progressives as well. So, laugh at
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: This Is What A Hate Crime Looks Like
From Wendy Sullivan, author of Girl On The Right: Last time I remember reading anything about Wendy she was begging for money on her blog, which is not surprising…she’s not terribly employable. But I’m not sure how advocating killing Muslims will help with that. PS. I suspect her latest has
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Kentucky Lawmakers Still Fighting Nonexistent War On Coal
Even the coal industry itself has conceded that there is no “war on coal”, but lawmakers in the coal-dependent state of Kentucky are still fighting this imaginary battle. In the wake of President Obama’s speech earlier this summer where he discussed the need to reduce our dependence on coal and
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Continue readingSudbury Steve May: Is the Green Party Still Relevant? Part 3: Values, Costs and the Pursuit of Power
In the current Canadian political reality which I’ve described in the first two posts of this series, the question “Is the Green Party of Canada still relevant?” appears to remain unanswered. In Part 1, I looked at the current political climate and potential for future Green successes, as well as
Continue readingB.C. Policy Perspectives: Who Killed Betty Belshaw?
Back in the late 1970s Beryl Young suggested to her friend, Victoria writer Ellen Godfrey, that she write a book about the sensational murder and trial of celebrated UBC Anthropology professor, Cyril Belshaw. The result was By Reason of Doubt: The Belshaw Case (Vancouver: Clarke, Irwin, 1981). I have just
Continue readingknitnut.net: A Guest Post by Ernie: The Honeymoon, Part I
Today’s post is brought to you by the letter H and the number 3. That’s because the 3 of us – Zoom, GC and me – went to Newfoundland for our Honeymoon! The license plate of the car we rented was HZG, which stands for Honeymoon Zoom GC. (They forgot
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: The Struggle For Democracy
One of our most annoying conceits is our glee at dissecting and critiquing democracy in other lands. To these critics I say, 1215. Remember that for 1215 is the date our Anglo-Saxon drive for democracy began with King John signing the Magna Carta. Barely seven centuries later we became so
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Arms Race Update – There Goes the Neighbourhood
Singapore’s RSS Swordsman When Obama announced America’s military “pivot” out of the Middle East and into Asia-Pacific, it was bound to shake up the neighbourhood – that plus China’s rapid military expansion that the pivot is intended to counter. When China and the U.S. get testy it’s bound to stir
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: This clip from the movie Tommy Boy is almost a re-enactment of…
This clip from the movie Tommy Boy is almost a re-enactment of a typical scene from Rob Ford’s life. Here are a couple more Ford-like clips from Tommy Boy: clip1 and clip 2, and here are six ways the fictional character Tommy Callahan (played by Chris Farley) differs from the
Continue readingOpenMedia.ca: Global News: Another open letter to Big Telecom as Canadians speak out for authentic choice
Almost 60,000 Canadians have spoken out for choice at http://DemandChoice.ca. Here’s marketing expert Karen Geier telling Big Telecom what they need to hear. Will they listen? Article by Karen Geier for Global News: Dear Brand, Recently, there has been a lot of talk about some competition to your business, something
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Simon Lewchuk makes the case for genuine participatory budgeting in contrast to the little-known and unduly-narrow means for Canadians to even make suggestions for our country’s public spending priorities: Operating under the guise of “consultation,” in June the federal finance committee announced
Continue readingLeDaro: Rob Ford is at it again
This time he was drunk in public while he was attending a festival, Toronto’s Taste of the Danforth Festival. “ He said that about four or five times, ‘Let’s go party up here’, ‘Where’s the party at over there’, just going on,” Turay said. “He’s the mayor. He should be
Continue readingAlex's Blog: Austeria
Informal talk to OMSSA’s 2013 Learning Symposium, held in Ottawa, Ontario from June 16 to 19, 2013.
Continue readingAlex's Blog: Austeria
Mad scientist selling his utopian project to the master of Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927) “Austeria”. An informal talk to OMSSA’s 2013 Learning Symposium, held in Ottawa, Ontario from June 16 to 19, 2013.
Continue readingPolitics, Re-Spun: Altruism + Community
“It almost hurts me to walk down a road and have people grab my hand and ask for my autograph and not sit and talk. When I’m finished I’m not going to be on the front page, but I’m going to be just as happy without the publicity.” – Terry
Continue readingLeDaro: Severe weather: Flooding in Colorado and other U.S states
We are having severe weather throughout North America. Colorado and some other U.S. states are hard hit. Are these indications of climate change? Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “There were rivers of muddy water filled with debris roaring past houses and down ..
Continue readingcentre of the universe: Butter Chicken
So the first time I remember trying butter chicken was one of the times I went with @genevrael and The Bearded One to Remedy Cafe in Edmonton. His Nibs claims I had it before that, but he also claims I’ve seen that movie I don’t remember having seen, like, three
Continue readingBabel-on-the-Bay: In the dog days of summer.
It must be the dog days of summer. That is when all the politicos, politicians, pundits and prevaricators take time out to refresh and recharge for the political wars. Because Babel-on-the-Bay has views on municipal and provincial happenings as well as federal, we use the time to advantage. Instead of
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