Video: It Kinda Scares Me
Here is a recently released scene from It Kinda Scares Me, a 2001 documentary about a gay drama coach and the troubled boys he teaches. From my favorite documentary filmmaker,…
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Video: It Kinda Scares Me
Here is a recently released scene from It Kinda Scares Me, a 2001 documentary about a gay drama coach and the troubled boys he teaches. From my favorite documentary filmmaker,…
Video: It Kinda Scares Me
Here is a recently released scene from It Kinda Scares Me, a 2001 documentary about a gay drama coach and the troubled boys he teaches. From my favorite documentary filmmaker,…
Twosterous? Pitter? WTF?
So one microblogging platform gets acquired by Twitter. Reactions are mixed. Been using both it and Tumblr, liked both, but have to say, Posterous gave better support. Have to wait…
Adieu Madeleine Parent
Aerial view of Montreal Cottons Valleyfield works, 1950. Copyright undetermined as per citation at Université de Sherbrooke’s Bilan du Siècle I was saddened to learn of the death last night…
Homophobic language from an Ontario Catholic School Board
A Toronto area Catholic school board has recently released a blueprint to combat a wide range of discrimination. Laudably it includes a robust defense of the need to combat homophobia.…
Cheney chickens out of visit to Toronto
Must be all those mandatory minimum sentences that spooked the skittish Mr. Cheney. Do the crime, do the time scary words to a man wanted the world over for crimes…
NDP Leadership X Factor?
As the NDP leadership approaches, I’m noting a lot of emerging digestion on the horserace, who to watch, who sits where after the first ballot, the juicy stuff that only…
Artists invited to join Occupy Arts Committee – 3rd gathering in Montreal set for March 17
Bryant Park, Manhattan. Photo by Eric Walton Montreal artists are invited to join the growing collaboration of the Occupy Arts Committee, a gathering of artists from all disciplines who want…
SaskBot Decodes a Little More RoboScam
If Del Mastro is a robot, expect his head to blow off from a serious logic error , any day now. The Liberals made an improper robocall, in Guelph of…
4334…Stephen Harper Is A Liar
Plain and simple. Our beloved Prime Minister out and out lied in the House of Commons. Of course one is, for some weird reason, allowed to lie in the House.…
4333…34 And Oh
That is alma mater’s record against CIS competition in men’s basketball. Last night Carleton won their 8th national championship in 10 years by wiping out the number two team in…
‘Doonesbury’ abortion strip sparks controversy
Part of an earlier Doonesbury strip in abortion-related series A Doonesbury strip due to run next week that addresses the harsh realities of the Texas abortion law may be rejected…
Indifferent To Democracy
Indifference and democracy go together about as well as oil and water, which is not at all. Yet that is precisely where we we are today, far too may Canadians…
QP: Did you hear about Guelph?
Normally I have a high tolerance for the hijinks of Question Period. An unusually high one, if truth be told. I enjoy heckles – provided that they’re clever or witty.…
Fox News’s Attacks on Climate Science Now Include The Denial of Basic Physics
varneybastardi.jpg There was a time, believe it or not, when Fox New’s Shepard Smith openly mocked global warming deniers—seriously comparing them to a man who got stuck in a portable…
RoboCon: About Those Phone Lists
Now that Poutine’s identity is out in the open, we need to know how he made those calls. Fortunately I know some good bloggers who can help you understand that…
Madeleine Parent, Rest In Peace
I am very sad to report that I just learned (via an email, so I have no link) of the death of Madeleine Parent at the age of 93. My…
Looks Like Someone Has a Case of the Mondays
So, I’ve been looking over the stats on my blog and have noticed that my end of days posts with fun videos and links are fairly popular. I like to…