Atheists on film…
... or tape... or hard drive or whatever.... An interesting little short by the Winnipeg Skeptics.
August 2011
over-rated great novels?
Authors confess to books they’d kick out of the canon Slate Magazine http://ow.ly/64NpJ Filed under: Miscellany
Harper loves movies! Jane Taber’s desperate fluff piece to make our PM seem human.
He loves cats! He loves pop music! Now we learn our beloved leader loves movies, too! Not only that, Stephen’s a ‘cinephile’ (no not that, you dirty mind). Dear Jane…
Is Haiti’s Church Hierarchy Failing in its Mission? Bishop Louis Kébreau’s Immoral Advice to Martelly
Wadner_ Pierre_2.jpg Article and photo by Wadner Pierre Did Bishop Louis Kébreau, President of the Haitian Episcopal Conference, call on Haitian President Martelly to be ruthless and dictatorial? In an…
More Prosser shenanigans in Wisconsin. REPUBLICAN prosecutor to head investigation of choking allegations.
What is it about Wisconsin anyway? It has to be the most corrupt state in the union and that's saying something. First a Republican lackey comes up with just enough…
Chatty Michele. Pull the string….
I have been watching the GOP Presidential contenders in the US with a lot of amusement. The day of the corn dogs was great for some belly laughs here at…
Stephen Harper’s Royal Blunder
OMG. How pathetic. More evidence that Stephen Harper wants to drag this country back to its colonialist past.Look, if our ridiculous would be dictator wants to put on a pith…
Rupert Murdoch fear mongers Robert Crumb from visiting Sydney
You don’t have to be under criminal investigation for tapping voicemails to be a corrupt organization. If you’re a news outfit, all you have to do is print yellowed, sensationalistic…
On direct clash
One of the most interesting questions following the NDP's ascent to Official Opposition status was that of how the Cons would seek to attack a party which didn't carry the…
Fracking’s ‘Ominous’ Cost To New York’s Roads
saltbrinesystem_e.jpeg A draft discussion paper from the New York State Department Of Transportation (NYSDOT) projects costs that unconventional gas and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) will...
Feds want Gulf of St. Lawrence enviro review
Federal environment minister Peter Kent wants an extensive environmental review before Corridor Resources can get a permit to explore on the Old Harry prospect in the Gulf of St. Lawrence,…
Cost awards must be given on a principled basis
Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. v. Fraleigh, 2011 ONCA 555, released today online, is a useful decision relating to when elevated costs are appropriate. The Court held: In determinin...
Has anyone spoken to John Baird lately?
In the immediate aftermath of the Auditor General's report on G8 spending, we were assured that while the attention to administrative detail was lacking, there was certainly no intention to…
New names for the CF
Ok, the Harper government has leaked that the air force and navy will go back to their old monikers of RCAF and RCN. Now as a former reserve member who…
Remembering Sex Work Activist Wendy Babcock: A Letter and a Poem
August 12, 2011 Dear Wendy, As I write this letter I’m listening to Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley. It’s what you believed and did. I remember meeting you…
NDP accuse ClemAnt of using G8 cash as ‘slush fund’
Inspired by this story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/08/15/pol-g8-legacy-fund.html
Obama versus Perry: Perspiration versus Cerebalism
Right now the most likely GOP presidential contender to face up to President Obama is a dark haired, Kennedyesque, fast-talking, loud-talking, right wing Texas governor named Rick Perry: President Rick…
Duceppe to CBC
Oh man, this is really going to piss off the right! LOFL! Stephen Tayor’s going to have to bring out the mops for all the cranial matter exploding over at…
The Murdochs: It’s often the cover up that gets you – just ask Tricky Dick
Murdoch Senior and Junior (and PM David Cameron) are in for a few sleepless nights now that this has happened: Cameron and Coulson Phone hacking was widely discussed at Rupert…
A Game That Protects Nature
A new FAcebook game has been launched that allows you to help the planet while you play. It’s called MyConservationPark and it’s made by Good World Games. MyConservationPark is a…