Chris Hedges On Contemporary Journalism
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July 2012
Pit stop
Posting will be somewhat irregular during the summer as my attention is diverted to a renovation project at home. We haven’t even begun and we’re already over budget and behind…
Trans derby girl featured in Pet Shop Boys video
Forget about perennial gay favourite Personal Best, there's a new Olympic counterpart for the upcoming London games that will have queers cheering. The Pet Shop Boys' new video for their…
Missing Ottawa girl
See story and description here (10) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
More Muskrat Falls Sunk Cost #nlpoli
That $350 million in sunk costs from Monday morning’s post wasn’t the whole story, of course. You’ll find more detail – and lots more cash – documented in the public…
As the likes of Jason Kenney and Rob Ford…
… are wont to kick foreign gangsters out of Canada, I thought it would fun to see who they might be talking about (and this bus ride from work is…
Spain & The Madness of Europe
There’s a saying that defines madness as doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results. By that criteria, it’s clear that the European Union’s response to the…
Stormage…
Yeah. Gotta love the purple. (6) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Maxime Bernier Photo
Does “cliché” mean the same in French as it does in English? If so, perhaps this is an unfortunate photograph of Maxime Bernier, the MP for Beauce.
B.C.’s "Requirements" For Approving The Northern Gateway Pipeline–What They Really Mean
B.C. and indeed all of Canada, have Alberta by the balls. Now its time to squeeze.
If Prem Watsa thinks RIM is good; it is
Prem Watsa is doubling down on Research in Motion. The billionaire investor’s Fairfax Financial has almost doubled its stake in the BlackBerry maker, according to a regulatory filing released today.…
Crusty’s Last Stand….
B.C. seeks ‘fair share’ in new Gateway pipeline deal Province lays out five criteria for all new crude oil pipelines After all the BS, Christy Clark has, once again, shown…
4924…Aurora, Eaton Centre, Danzig Shootings
The reaction from the powers that be in each horrific case is similar. The question Slate poses is direct. “‘Soothing words are nice,’ but time for Obama, Romney to ‘tell…
What’s with Plan B and the neo-Nazi ‘Skrewdriver’ shirt?
Shortlist recently ran an interview with rapper Benjamin Paul Ballance-Drew (Plan B) who for some reason showed up on the cover wearing a t’shirt bearing imagery associated with the white…
Banksy the Olympian
Bansky posted a couple new pieces to his site that comment on the Olympics. It also gives me a great excuse to share my favourite quote of his with you:…
Electric vehicles are not cheap yet
I was perusing the options for electric vehicles the other day, such as the Volt, Leaf, Focus, etc. Whenever we do need to buy a new car, I would be…
Living in the Future: My Car isn’t Flying, but it is Cheap and Gamified
I remember in the early 80’s when I was about 8 years old I walked up to my dad and said “you know the year 2000 really isn’t that far…
How Drought 2012 Swept America
Here’s an interesting animated graphic from N.O.A.A. that shows how drought swept through the United States this year.