BIG BANG BIG BOOM – the new wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo. For those who haven’t seen it, Big Bang Big Boom (2010) is yet another fabulous animated graffiti parable from the blublu art collective. Their work is endlessly fascinating — animated creatures sliding seamlessly from walls,
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ConCalls: There’s More?
As we near a month since the RoboCon/Robocalls scandal burst onto the blogosphere and main stream media in a big way, there are no signs of it fading. When the breadth of the scandal is known to more Canadians, it will result in a change of government, I’m sure of
Continue readingArt Threat: Doonesbury “Shaming Room” too much for sensitive newspapers
Last week several newspapers censored the first of a series of Doonesbury comics addressing the current climate and discussion about women’s reproductive rights (specifically, in this case, abortion). The Center for Reproductive Rights has compiled a list of more than 60 newspapers who chose not to publish the strip, as
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Bill C-10 Hunger Strike: Protestor Addresses Canadian MPs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, March 19, 2012 – At 12:01am on Wednesday, March 14, Ottawa-based activist and progressive blogger, Obert Madondo, started an indefinite hunger strike whose key demand is that the Parliament of Canada … Continue reading →
Continue readingeaves.ca: Citizen Surveillance and the Coming Challenge for Public Institutions
The other day I stumbled over this intriguing article which describes how a group of residents in Vancouver have started to surveille the police as they do their work in the downtown eastside, one of the poorest and toughest neighborhoods in Canada. The reason is simple. Many people – particularly
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: War in the North – Happily Beating Down Orcs – For the Love of Co-op Gaming (Part 1)
I have a great many weaknesses, but one of the more prominent lies in the area of cooperative gaming. Oh, how I miss the blocky good times. I remember, back in the day, that occasionally Blades of Steel (hockey) on the 8-bit NES, a glitch would occur and somehow you
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Full story on #cwood trail branding, including ‘#Uxbridge’ comments by Gardhouse #recallgardhouse http://goo.gl/AMo3E
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: The Party Of Illusions
Whatever else the Harper Conservatives are, they are good magicians. They are in the business of selling illusions. They claim to be the party of prosperity, when they are, in fact, the party of scarcity. They claim to stand for accountability, as they conduct parliamentary committees behind closed doors. They
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Today’s Star Editorial Cartoon
I trust this needs no further comment from me: Recommend this Post
Continue readingFar and Wide: Handicapping NDP Race
Political predictions are problematic at the best of times, but given the complicated voting structure, this weekend’s NDP leadership convention is ripe for surprise. That said, the most likely scenario appears to be a Mulcair victory, for a number of reasons. Perhaps as compelling as the eventual winner, who will
Continue reading350 or bust: Are You Hungry For Change?
Yesterday, I asked the question: what if our dysfunctional relationship to food is connected to the dysfunctional relationship we have with our ecosystem? Can we really properly care for our planet if we aren’t able to care for our own bodies? If we are making choices that contaminant our bodies,
Continue readingA Blog By James Curran: Welcome to the Paul Martin Years – Kinsella’s Right
As I’ve said before, Warren Kinsella has no reason to lie. So, when he writes Bob Rae walked into a room and said “I’m running for leader”, he is writing the truth. Mr. Rae will be largely led to the convention by none other than the scorched earth Team Martin
Continue reading"Callista Gingrich. Karen Santorum. Ann Romney. Now do you really think our country is ready for a white First Lady?"
That was Robert DeNiro speaking at an Obama event last night. Expect charges of ‘racism’ from the right at any moment.
Continue readingTrashy's World: Hey! Fanshawe students…
… why did this happen? A St. Paddy’s Day low-key celebration turns into a riot so vicious that cops in riot gear had to beat a hasty retreat… what brought this on? Sure, you can blame the booze, the large numbers, the testosterone (going out on a limb in assuming
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Randy Hillier Has Left The Building
…or at least quit the OLA. Over this.
Continue readingThe night the Liberals lost Canada, the media and me. Nothing much has changed.
I remember this like it was yesterday. On display for all of Canada to see was a party totally unprepared for leadership, let alone one ready to fight to retake any former glory. Not only was the tape delayed and the video quality abysmal but the person on the screen
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: All they want is fairity #nlpoli
The people who run the province’s town and cites are looking to get a new financial arrangement from the provincial government. Last week, the municipalities federation held an emergency meeting to discuss recent developments: “What we’re asking government for today is very clear,” said Rogers. “Short-term help in this 2012
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: Québec voters
Yesterday, Lysiane Gagnon reported in The Globe and Mail that, according to a recent survey by Léger Marketing, the Bloc has the most support in Québec, at 31 percent, four points ahead of the NDP. The Liberals are lagging behind at 22 percent. And the Conservatives are at the bottom
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: Québec voters
Yesterday, Lysiane Gagnon reported in The Globe and Mail that, according to a recent survey by Léger Marketing, the Bloc has the most support in Québec, at 31 percent, four points ahead of the NDP. The Liberals are lagging behind at 22 percent. And …
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: Québec voters
Yesterday, Lysiane Gagnon reported in The Globe and Mail that, according to a recent survey by Léger Marketing, the Bloc has the most support in Québec, at 31 percent, four points ahead of the NDP. The Liberals are lagging behind at 22 percent. And the Conservatives are at the bottom
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