Picture this: It’s 2012 and you live half way around the world – let’s say, Sydney, Australia. You open up your Facebook page to find a new viral youtube video…
One by one the Occupy camps are coming down and I, for one, will be sorry to see them go. They were a constant reminder that there are things we…
Because once in a while it may become necessary to tell someone to fuck off. As a private citizen I can do that and not make headline news for it.
Meaning me, of course. I worked a (rare) Night 12 a few days ago. It was the usual dog’s breakfast of high acuity, walking wounded without end lining up at…
The US Navy Times confirms what we already suspected: The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier has a messy problem. Since deploying in May, the Norfolk, Va.-based carrier George H.W. Bush has…
Most of the focus on this story has been based on the exclusion of opposition parties from global climate talks. But the bigger scandal should be who the Cons are…
Democracy takes time, and it’s rough and tedious work, so it’s amazing that in the two short months since the Occupy Movement began an organization has sprung up that will…
Canyon Filed under: art, design, digital, painting Tagged: art, collage, digital, iPad, landscape, painting
When Amanda Hocking was a depressed 17 year old, she wrote a novel about a girl who falls for vampire brothers. It was rejected by 50 publishers and it isn’t…
By all accounts, Brad Wall’s greatest political success came when he stood up for Saskatchewan’s interests against international capital and the federal government rather than allowing them to run roughshod.…
The forward thinking company GreenBottle has been producing and selling a paper-based milk bottle for the past few years, but has recently toyed with making a paper wine bottle! We…
A lot of criticism has been directed at the ‘Occupy Movement’ because of a supposed lack of focus. And indeed the goals of these protesters seem to be vague and…
Today, if you can, join an Occupy site for however long you are able. Today, if you cannot physically join an Occupy site, do something to stand in solidarity with…
Sometimes it’s a bit embarrassing, living here in London, Ontario. In the last week, we’ve got the dubious honor of being the first city to forcibly remove the tents of…
If you were planning to work with or for them in any capacity, risking life and limb to do so, think very carefully. No matter what they may promise to…
Photo courtesy of National Post Canada, URL http://nationalpostnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/name.jpg?w=620 There are plenty of things to worry about here in Canada, the economy, jobs, family, security, how to put food on the…
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, November 17, 2011: Porn Company Vivid Threatens Legal Action Over HTC’s New “Vivid” Smartphone http://bit.ly/t8mJKS DNA Test…
In a move that can hardly be described as surprising, Jason Kenney is fiercely defending his immigration officials and their decision to refuse a Canadian visa to Sayed Shah Sharifi,…
Today, the Federal Court in Halifax will begin hearing arguments in the class action, which could potentially affect the benefits of as many as 6,000 injured veterans in Canada.Chronicle Herald
