Isthmus
I’m sorry. I can’t do it anymore. I cannot bridge the gulf between the vast and endless ocean that is this need. Not that it’s anything I’ve ever accomplished in…
September 2012
Future Learning Interview
Hiya Peter, Answers to questions follow. 1. What do you think will be the long-term effects of tools like Cousera and Udacity, as well as the online material posted by…
In the Future Cities will be Sharing Centres
Urban centres are already more efficient than their surrounding suburbs and this looks like it will continue for the foreseeable future. Due to the close proximity of people in cities…
Quote of the day
John Nielsen-Gammon’s conclusion after a thorough debunking of Steve Milloy’s junk science: it took five pages to retort six pages of falsehoods. This is the epitome of junk science.
On special treatment
Shorter Brad Wall: Based on my close personal connection to Stephen Harper developed through years of shameless toadyism, I alone can assure you that he won’t be playing favourites among…
Red Squares in Sudbury
This is my first journalistic piece in quite some time, about last night’s “casseroles” demonstration by students and supporters in downtown Sudbury. It was original published at the Grassroots Sudbury…
Notes on the Quebec election
Greetings from sunny Calgary, Alberta, where I am getting set to talk about French-as-a-second-language education policy at a language policy conference. This is in some respects a peculiar venue from…
Notes on the Quebec election
Greetings from sunny Calgary, Alberta, where I am getting set to talk about French-as-a-second-language education policy at a language policy conference. This is in some respects a peculiar venue from…
Notes on the Quebec election
Greetings from sunny Calgary, Alberta, where I am getting set to talk about French-as-a-second-language education policy at a language policy conference. This is in some respects a peculiar venue from…
Notes on the Quebec election
Greetings from sunny Calgary, Alberta, where I am getting set to talk about French-as-a-second-language education policy at a language policy conference. This is in some respects a peculiar venue from…
5136…Jean Charest Moving To Ottawa
I shoulda put a question mark at the end of that sentence. It has been widely reported that Jean Charest, leader of the PLQ for the last 14 years and…
let them stay: action alert: what you can do to help stop the deportation of war resister kim rivera
See below for actions you can take to help US war resister Kimberly Rivera. We had an amazing community meeting in the Parkdale neighbourhood of Toronto last night. More than…
Embarrassing moment at DNC Convention: Changes to platform to add God, Jerusalem
“The embarrassing reversal was compounded by chaos and uncertainty on the convention floor. Three times Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the convention chairman, called for a voice vote on the…
Kinsey Reporter App lets anyone kiss and tell
Indiana University has launched the Kinsey Reporter, a global mobile survey platform for reporting anonymous data about sexual encounters. The free app is available through Apple iOS and Google Play…
New column day
Here, on how the Saskatchewan NDP’s leadership rules (PDF) are nicely set up to encourage a broad outreach effort by candidates. For further reading…– The NDP’s leadership page is here.…
5135…They May Have A Parade In Cleveland
ESPN reports that the man who stiffed the city of Cleveland, Art Modell, has died at 87. Susan Faludi, the third wave feminist author, actually devoted a chapter in her…
K-W and Vaughan take note: Ten reasons not to vote for Andrea Horwath’s Ontario NDP
She wanted to force an election months after the last one. She isn’t supported by her own party when it counts. She lets nutcases run for her. She isn’t honest.…
Holy cats! 100 cats is live on the iTunes bookstore!
100 cats: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/book/100-cats/id559121901?mt=11 What a fast turnaround! I thought I would have some time to set up a page for the book before then. Filed under: art, book, comment, digital,…