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Warren Kinsella: In Tuesday’s Sun: bookish
Politicians write books for different reasons. They write them to show that they are men and women of substance. They write them to demonstrate that they are brimming with ideas and character. They write them because they want to go above the heads of the news media. They write them
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: New York Times on John Tory: “uniquely charmless,” “rich white man,” “entitled,” “old WASP elite”
Quote: “The two front-runners are Doug Ford — Rob’s brother — and John Tory, with Mr. Tory holding a narrow lead in recent polls. They have indulged in the uniquely charmless rhetoric of rich white men calling each other privileged.” And: “Mr. Tory is a way back to the old
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: John Tory doesn’t think white people have an easier time of it
And the Torontoist is on to him, in a blistering (but belated) editorial: Let us now turn to John Tory, whose campaign has been a massive disappointment. John Tory’s candidacy was meant to be premised on the idea that he was a man of substance—and, more importantly, of principle. After
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Forties
Great writing, here, and some actual wisdom delivered in staccato bursts, too. Lala and all you in your forties, read.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Shift, Chris Turner, SFH, all in one place at one time
If you are sensible, you could be there, too. Meet Evan Solomon. Meet Andy Heintzman. Meet Clive Thompson. Most importantly, meet Davey Snot and Royal Niblet.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Globe columnist on Magnotta’s victim
Reading some of the horrible accounts of the evidence yesterday, this was brought to mind. She (and others) have never apologized for it.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: This Ebola thing is going to end badly
The evidence, as they say, is compelling.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Ferris Bueller lives
Here’s the proof. A kid named Jeremy Fry at a Celtics game. Boston. Sent the song back up the charts. It ain’t new, apparently, but this is just so awesome.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: In Friday’s Sun: disasters are in the eye of the beholder
Rudy Giuliani’s second term was not going well. It was a disaster, in fact. He’d been diagnosed with cancer. His signature tough-on-crime policy was rounding up more hot dog vendors than bad guys. He was confrontational and combative. He informed his wife he was dumping her at a press conference.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: SFH! Chris Turner! Shift Magazine!
Exclamation marks!
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: How not to manage a public health crisis
This was slipped under peoples’ doors in the middle of the night. Seriously. The coordination of the medical/governmental/public response to this thing has been a five-alarm shit show. Not going to end well, methinks.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Average writing about averages
Paul Adams tweeted this – Story? Column? Op-ed? What is it? – earlier this morning. My friend Darrell Bricker was appalled by the fact that the national broadcaster would be reduced to running stuff that could have been generated by any “grad student with a calculator.” Me, I was appalled
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: In Tuesday’s Sun: sorry, big media, but you don’t own every word that is uttered
The media are upset. This isn’t a unique thing. It happens a lot. But what makes the latest controversy noteworthy is the subject-matter: an obscure change to Canadian copyright law, buried in a Conservative government omnibus bill. The proposed change would permit political parties to use material published and broadcast
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