New Yorkers have spent the past two weeks tripping over themselves as they attempt to locate new Banksy works as they pop up each morning. The British artist is currently halfway through a month-long residency “on the streets of New York,” and his daily creations, which include video and other
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Mind of Dan: Peter Sellers as Dr. Strangelove covering The Beatles
Who on earth thought this was a good idea? Well they were right!
Continue readingMind of Dan: Twelve Months in Two Minutes; Curiosity’s First Year on Mars
Has it really been a year since all of this
Continue readingBryan Crockett: Could Tim Hudak Tear Apart the Conservative Movement?
The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party is focusing its attention on itself as of late, with many prominent PCs, including at least one MPP, pushing for Tim Hudak to face a leadership review. This appears to have the potential to open up new or previous hidden rifts in the PC Party,
Continue readingScripturient: Blog & Commentary: Going, going, gone… from Hostpapa
I’ll be moving to a new server in the next week or so. That means there may be a downtime of several days until I get everything fixed and running properly on the new servers. I’ve tested everything and it seems okay, but… something always goes awry. For about the
Continue readingScripturient: Blog & Commentary: WP theme experiments ongoing
With the latest update to WordPress (3.6) comes a new theme, Twenty Thirteen. I’ve activated it with the upgrade, and I like it so far, but I’m not 100% satisfied. I preferred the dimensions of the header image on the Twenty Eleven and Twenty Twelve themes. Proportionately they were more
Continue readingBryan Crockett: Candidates need teams
Federal politicians must often focus their attention, energies, and expertise on matters of international significance, matters of national significance, matters of regional significance, and matters of local significance. A lot of the time, they must do all of that at the same time, managing themselves on each issue. There’s a
Continue readingBryan Crockett: Why Justin Trudeau is right on pot
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has recently confirmed his support for the legalization, taxation and regulation of marijuana. This approach is fairly bold, and it is exactly the kind of leadership we, as Canadians, need. The reasons for legalization are extremely well-known, researched regularly for everything from intense policy discussions, to
Continue readingBryan Crockett: The UK’s “porn block” won’t work
The British Government has recently passed legislation to block pornographic content from being accessible online. Now, if a Briton wants to view pornography, they must specifically request that the block be lifted for them by their Internet service provider. This is absolutely moronic and regressive legislation for a number of
Continue readingArt Threat: You’re getting a clam!
Yesterday I hit up the Henry Ford, a museum in Detroit which is one of the coolest all-American museums in the US. I about burst into tears when I discovered that the bus that Rosa Parks made history in was there, so naturally my mom decided I needed to watch
Continue readingBob Broughton's Blog: A $40 billion bad idea in Nicaragua
Daniel Ortega, who holds the office of President of Nicaragua in defiance of Nicaragua’s Constitution, is championing a mega-project; a canal across the eastern part of Nicaragua that would provide an alternative to the Panama Canal. The estimated cost is $40 billion. My initial reaction, when I heard about this
Continue readingBryan Crockett: HARD WORK
On Thursday, I had the pleasure of being a guest at the Liberal Party of Canada in Saanich-Gulf Islands‘ Hope and Hard Work goal-setting meeting. Getting together with other Liberals is always a treat, but watching the process that this riding uses was informative. In the room with me were
Continue readingBryan Crockett: HOPE
Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada are focusing on Canadians, while the Conservatives are focusing on attacking Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada. And the Liberals are calling for change: real change and real accountability in Parliament. It should be the place that works for and
Continue readingArt Threat: The Foodies vs. Miracle-Gro: bad advertising only perverted tomato squeezers could love
Advertising can be an annoying, all-intrusive, manipulative way to hock a bunch of crap we don’t need, or it can be an entertaining and necessary cog in the wheel of any business. The most effective ads are the most honest ones (which are also the least greasy). After all, an
Continue readingBryan Crockett: On Bob Rae
Bob Rae’s incredible life of public service is one that all Parliamentarians, regardless of their political stripe, should try to emulate. Bob’s dedication to the public interest has made Canada a much better place. Canadian federal politics will be diminished without his wit, oratory skill, and thoughtfulness. FUN FACT: Bob Rae
Continue readingBob Broughton's Blog: How the US can help Mexico
President Obama paid a visit to Mexico at the beginning of May, and met with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. They talked about narco-terrorism and immigration reform. Nothing much much will come of this, because the government of the US is dysfunctional. Congress isn’t going to pass any change to
Continue readingArt Threat: Friday Film Pick: Blockadia Rising: Voices of the Tar Sands Blockade
This week’s FFP is a new one-hour documentary by Garrett Graham (in collaboration with the Tar Sands Blockade) about the direct action efforts of activists in Texas, who try to stop construction of the planned Alberta tar sands pipeline. There is some seriously heavy-handed narration at the beginning, but if
Continue readingArt Threat: Butch Dykes: A Herstory told in zines
At the recent Montreal Anarchist Bookfair, where another (better) world of incredibly inspiring, provocative and boundary-pushing art and media is on display each year, I stumbled upon Eloisa Aquino and her wares – a series of zines on awesome butch dykes, appropriately called The Life and Times of Butch Dykes.
Continue readingArt Threat: Art Seen: Place Olympe de Gouges, Paris, artist unknown
Place Olympe de Gouges, Paris, artist unknown At a small 5 cornered cross-roads on the eastern fringe of the Marais in Paris (3e), Place Olympe de Gouges attracts little attention. Five tiny streets converge around a small brick circle with a solitary tree and a small plaque. Olympe de Gouges
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