Hibernia Burning
Words won’t let me settle I held you under water My mouth covered yours Not in passion, but to steal your last breath I have been Cassiopeia tumbling inverted through…
December 2011
Portrait of the president as a young Marxist guerrilla
A young Dilma Rousseff, being interrogated by the Brazilian military junta in the 1970s. She looks pretty fearless and pugnacious, no? Here’s the story behind the picture, courtesy of Cubadebate:…
Molly’sBlog 2011-12-06 00:25:00
CANADIAN POLITICS: THE RICH GET RICHER: Oh my, is this “news” ? During good times the rich pull ahead as they manage to grab the fruits of expansion. In bad…
Radio Topics, December 6th
Happy Tuesday! December has arrived, and we are into the final few shows of the year. Tune in to CKCU from 7-9 as we wind down the year. You may…
"Grief industry"
Isn’t it a shame to see so many people all across Canada exploiting the Montreal Massacre for their own selfish ends — thank goodness we have Canadian Sports Shooting Association’s…
Go figure …
Via Pulse Some got it right though … See also here and here
Blackblurry
More good news for Blackberry! Research In Motion canned a couple of high-level executives who got so viciously, psychotically drunk on an Air Canada flight to Beijing that it had…
The Capitalist Pigs and the Cream Separator
Uh oh. I mean oink oink. I see the unrepentant capitalist pig just can’t help itself. Stuffing itself with human misery. While the rich get richer, and the poor get…
Comings and goings: reader query
A reader writes: Hey Vicky – You’ve always got your ear to the ground… any idea what’s going into the former Mostly Danish Furniture? Indeed! I confirmed this weekend that…
Mallory’s first piano recital coming up
She’s got two songs: Batter up and Mary Had a Little Lamb. Today’s lesson was devoted to preparing for Friday’s recital. Including the proper way to approach the bench, leave…
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Coming recession? Shane Jones at UofR
He was able to take a plane to Spain from Britain for two pounds. I’m sure there will be info that will go over my head at this talk. How…
We’re Doing It Wrong
I watched a video today that a friend (a couple of friends, really) shared. It’s embedded down there. The long and short of it is that a boy who has…
Talking ‘Bout That Gggg-Ghettoization
Huffington Post Canada has carried a joint paper published by Queens University, The University of Toronto and Statistics Canada that shows Canadians are increasingly becoming ghettoized by income. The paper…
Winnipeg Teen Facing Possible Hate Crime Charges
Regarding the story that we re-posted here, perhaps one of our readers might be able to give us a heads up on who the accused might be? Winnipeg teen who…
Talking ‘Bout That Gggg-Ghettoization
Huffington Post Canada has carried a joint paper published by Queens University, The University of Toronto and Statistics Canada that shows Canadians are increasingly becoming ghettoized by income. The paper…
Word of the day: "retasked"
From the annals of great usages of “r” words by the federal Conservatives to haul themselves out of quagmires, joining recalibrate of prorogation fame is “retasked” now of helicopter limo…
Embattled Gitxsan Treaty Rep, Enbridge Deal-Maker Elmer Derrick Has Long Ties to BC Liberals
The heated debate playing out in the BC media over the past few days regarding the now-disputed deal announced this past Friday between Enbridge and the Gitxsan First Nation warrants…
Embattled Gitxsan Treaty Rep, Enbridge Deal-Maker Elmer Derrick Has Long Ties to BC Liberals
The heated debate playing out in the BC media over the past few days regarding the now-disputed deal announced this past Friday between Enbridge and the Gitxsan First Nation warrants…
Another Lawn Order Harpercon Not Practicin’ What He a Preaches
Well, well, well! What have we here, boys ‘n’ girls? A Harpercon MP has bit it. Yes indeedy! Peter Goldring, MP for Edmonton-East has been arrested for drunk driving and…