Hallelujah
Posted last December, here is the Hallelujah Chorus brought to you by the 5th grade class of Kuinerrarmiut Elitnaurviat in Quinhagak, Alaska. It was originally intended for an audience of…
2011
Santa’s Hit List
Well, here it is, Christmas Eve, and Santa has been rechecking his list, and five have been struck from it. This sad distinction goes to the following, who perhaps can…
The Egyptian morass
Two excellent pieces on the current situation, with lessons for everyone. Thanassis Cambanis: Can persistent revolt eventually beget genuine revolution, like wind carving a valley through granite? I’m of two…
Help Me Defeat Xmas!
…but, as the article goes on to note, it looks like this year, for the very first time, Christmas will fall short vs. porn. And you, dear reader, can help…
Seasons Greetings
May you all be safe, happy and healthy during this season of celebration, giving & receiving. May 2012 bring equality, fulfillment, contentment & true democracy to us all.
Some Advice This Holiday Season. Don’t Fall Victim to the Toys
As we’re dealing with all of those battery operated toys this season, I thought I’d thought I’d share a column I wrote for the Kingston Whig Standard, that was published…
NORAD tracking Santa
Santa Claus has left the North Pole for his Christmas Eve journey around the world, with his reindeer-powered sleigh loaded with gifts for boys and girls. NORAD confirmed Santa took…
Canada, stop the barbaric hockey violence and play sport
Sidney Crosby’s recent layoff due to concussions speaks to the ugliness of violence in Canada’s national sport, hockey. In a recent editorial, the Canadian Medical Association Journal calls on “all…
T’was the week before Christmas… #nlpoli
And all the loyal SRBP readers who haven’t voted in the Best Political Blog category can still do so. Click here. When you are done there, you might sample these…
Christmas Carnage!
Time for a little blogging break. I’ll be back in the New Year, and in the meantime, I hope you all have a nice little break yourself. If you’re dying…
Oversight demands
Further to the report from officers of parliament demanding more oversight from the House of Commons, experts in the field both agree that this proves more needs to be done,…
Completely Unrelated to Anti-Racism But Something We Thought We Should Share
Well, we suppose we could comment on poverty also being a form of violence, but instead, we’ll just suggest you enjoy the show. Our best to you and yours during…
Stephen Harper’s Scary Christmas Message
Oh boy. It was such a lovely evening. The setting sun glowed golden. And for the first time this winter it was cold enough to imagine it was almost Christmas…
More pics from Uganda
Back In Kampala after spending several nights in a tent in Queen Elizabeth National Park surrounded by lions, hyenas and Hippos. Here are a few pictures of the amazing wildlife…
Your seasonal anti-social-media message: Have a V**y Me**y Christmas!
Pierre Trudeau: What? Fuddle-Duddle? Below: Justin Trudeau; Pat Martin. O Sir, we quarrel in print… I blame Twitter, one of the first examples of genuinely anti-social media online, for the…
So sorry, Breanna Manning…FREE BREANNA MANNING…
Why does the media still refer to “Bradley” Manning? The Curious Silence Around a Transgender Hero By Emily Manuel One of the most persistent threads throughout the two years of…
Court Dates For Blood & Honour Members Postponed
The hearing for Rob de Chazal and Alastair Miller has been scheduled for January 23. Shawn Macdonald's hearing will take place on January 27. Now we can't say how Miller…
Fiscal demonization of @OccupyTO continues on CTV | #classwarfare
Like clockwork, the corporate media are swinging into action. Or perhaps like robots. Either way, the narrative is being reinforced and amplified. Just now on CTV a “news” report is…
She must have been lonely
…and wanted a visit from some of those hunky Secret Service dudes: Hours after Pennsylvania State Police arrested a 21-year-old Idaho man for allegedly firing a semi-automatic rifle at the…
Musical interlude
Chicane – Daylight