Jonathan Kay: Why we publish Conrad Black
"We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell" Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde was a criminal - he was convicted of a serious crime and went…
2011
400 Oshawa workers blindsided by company’s sudden closure
http://bit.ly/pkcZmE Rallies are planned for Monday as former IQT Solutions workers in Oshawa demand answers for why they're suddenly jobless and denied their final paycheques or vacation and severance pay.…
Social media and the Arab uprisings: Gladwell 0: McLuhan 1
Among the peoples of the world strange new vortices of power will appear unexpectedly. —Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media To honour what would have been Marshall McLuhan’s 100th birthday this coming…
Murdoch’s Magic Touch – The Ruination of the Wall Street Journal
Joe Nocera has an interesting op-ed piece in The New York Times in which he canvasses how Rupert Murdoch "Foxified" the once prestigious Wall Street Journal.Within five months, Murdoch had…
Summer’s heat is here for a while
In case anyone in Toronto cares, the current temperature in Iqaluit is 6C. Kevin Connor The sizzle of summer appears to be sticking around. A heat alert issued by the…
3933…Something For Team Blue To Consider
Y'see instead of worrying about bullsh*t like busting people with a little bit of this and sending them to jail, a true negative, you, Stephen Harper, can, with your majority,…
Campaign Life Coalition scrubs Hudak’s abortion statement
Thanks to Fern Hill for letting me know. How about someone in the MSM asking Hudak exactly what his views are on abortion? It’s important, don’t you think?
The agenda.
"At News International we pride ourselves on setting the news agenda for the right reasons." That line is from the resignation letter of Rebekah Brooks. One of Rupert Murdochs's most…
On outreach
Yes, there's plenty to criticize in Murray Mandryk's continued willingness to serve as a conduit for Sask Party spin. But let's focus in on the obvious flaws with even the…
Slave Leia — a public service announcement by Kaley Cuoco
Thank god somebody is on top of this! Alltop doesn’t see the problem.
Scotland Yard Boss Falls on His Sword
The commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service, Sir Paul Stephenson has quit. Embroiled in the Murdoch gang's phone hacking and police corruption scandal it was probably only a matter of…
Vandana Shiva: The Future of Food
"Let the seed be exhaustless, let it never get exhausted, let it bring forth seed next year." - peasant prayerDr.Shiva been sounding the alarm bells about food insecurity and the…
On Nice Guys
Bernie Farber, running for Liberal MPP up in Thornhill, has a good column in Shalom Life, touting the Ontario Libs accomplisments in health-care.Dennis Gruending, whose excellent blog explores the interconnections…
A Song For Ken
TakeATripWithMeMagicSwirlingShipVilleOne of my favourite musical DIY stories of all time is Sarah Harmer's album 'Songs For Clem'.Which was a bunch of stuff she originally recorded just for her Dad.I've been…
When A King of Porn Slams Rupert Murdoch…
This is amusing. I already thought it was kind of rip roaringly hilarious when a crook like ol’ Connie Blah blah Black slammed Rupert Murdoch. However, when Larry Flynt of…
Former News Corp Chief Exec Arrested
In the continuing saga of News Corp, News of the World, and News International (News Corp's British wing), former Corp CEO Rebekah Brooks, who some have called closer to Corp…
Another graphic – wife beating OK for some…
…this one showing the results. And while Canada is way down on the list, it’s still sad to see that 6% of men think that it’s A-OK to beat his…
Political Arrests in Montréal
Statement from the Canadian Revolutionary Communist Party (not the same as the u.s. Avakian group):Update (07/13/11): The four individuals who have been arrested and charged went in court last Wednesday.…
Music for a Sunday: One to listen to while you read your trashy tabloids
Although…heh…this week, if you’re in Britain, you’ll have one less. In which case, a little consolation may be in order. So, here you go…an old Spitting Image sketch of Rupert…