Bully The Movie: When Horror Meets Blindness
It never made any sense. A movie where children kill each other gets a PG-13 rating, a documentary about children getting bullied gets rated R. So I’m glad to see…
2012
Shooting down another trial ballon
Kitchener MP Stephen Woodworth’s attempt to reopen the abortion debate (not exactly as pictured above) will not end well for anyone. I dislike writing about abortion for a number of…
Bob Rae’s Steep Climb
A Leger Marketing poll was conducted between April 2nd and 4th, and showed the NDP on top of the pack, with 33%, leading the Conservatives by 1%. The Liberals were…
Heraclitus: ‘Character is fate.’
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Why is Julian Fantino hiding his campaign donors?
Blogger The Sixth Estate has written a post drawing attention to the campaign finance filing of Vaughan Conservative MP Julian Fantino from last year’s election, noting two campaign contributions of…
Toronto pastor defrauds investors to the tune of 8.2 million
A Scarborough pastor who mixed God and Mammon fleeced investors of $8.2 million, the Ontario Securities Commission has found. But while the investors’ money has disappeared, Marlon Gary Hibbert funneled…
Festive Left Friday Blogging: Evil Dictator Makes Venezuela Happy!
Film at 11. Meanwhile, the story: Last Friday, the Washington Post highlighted a global happiness survey released last year by the polling firm Gallup, which found that Venezuela is the…
Friday night
Madonna at Easter, such an obvious choice, come on. How can you not like that girl, still going strong, with her ear to the ground on what’s new and so…
Friday Night Flicks: Logorama
Imagine a society where the entire physical environment, even ourselves, is branded. . . and life is lived as a Hollywood cliché. Features a campy Mr. Clean and a very…
So reasonable and open minded their brains fell out.
I know. I didn’t happen to see *direct* misogyny in the posts from a couple minor bloggers who stated they think it’s a fine’ol idea to debate the rights of…
i ♥ roku
I am absolutely gaga over Roku. This was exactly the missing piece we needed. And it all started with getting rid of Rogers cable. In February, I asked for help…
National Review writer pens the most racist rant you’ll ever read from a ‘mainstream’ conservative
“Bwaa. I can’t say the N-word.” I had to read this Think Progress post twice. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Here is one John Derbyshire, a ‘respected’ conservative for the…
Friday night
This evening I think we’ll do them in chronological order. This is The Fabulous Thunderbirds performing on Austin City Limits in 1986. Look At That, Look At That. Rebecca was…
Friday night
This evening I think we’ll do them in chronological order. This is The Fabulous Thunderbirds performing on Austin City Limits in 1986. Look At That, Look At That. Rebecca was…
On the Eve of Festivities
Today there was sun and A and I walked along the railway tracks. This is what I saw (click any photo to enlarge): a kestrel and there was this… and…
See what happens when you split the vote
On today’s Trailing Edge from the Ledge, BC Liberal press officer Sean Leslie disclosed strategy to be followed after the party’s candidate, federal Conservative wonk Laurie Throness, fails to win…
Has Peter Kent Become Nathan Thurm?
Peter Kent once considered himself a journalist. Now, as Harper’s EnviroShill, Kent dismissed criticism from scientists and science writers that the government is muzzling federal climate scientists. Kent is starting…
Accountability!
On this Easter weekend, let us reflect, yes. In the 2012 version of this video, let us ask: How is it that a government could fail to disclose to Parliament…
Trans Pride Media Style Guide
Trans Pride Canada has released a pretty thorough style guide that should assist media writers when writing about trans issues in Canada. As someone who has been on the receiving…
Heartland Payments to University of Victoria Professor Susan Crockford Probed
heartland logo.jpg University of Victory adjunct professor Susan Crockford doesn't seem interested in discussing the monthly payments she appears to receive from the climate denying Heartland Spinstitute. "Crockford would not…