marxism 2012 program notes: how abortion rights were won in canada
One of the most exciting and illuminating sessions I attended at the 2012 Marxism Conference was a history of how abortion rights were won – and are threatened – in…
2012
Saturday At The Movies
If everyone did just one good deed a day, our world would be a better place….
CTS Dinged By CBSC
…for gay bashing, natch: The CBSC has acknowledged in previous decisions that program participants are entitled to discuss the issue of sexual orientation from a Christian perspective and to declare…
Texts from the dog
I’m impressed that somebody actually thoughtof this: And The Guardian did an interview about it — with the dog, of course.
Separatist candidate: pick immigrants based on ethnicity?
The French version of this article is available on HuffingtonPost Quebec website. La version française de ce billet est disponible sur le site du HuffingtonPost Québec. Parti Québécois candidate suggests…
Musical interlude
Matthew Good – Weapon
Blue moon – tonight. Live!
blue moon n. 1. a. The third full moon in a three-month calendrical season that has four full moons. b. The second of two full moons occurring in the same…
Friday night
Got a nickel that I keep here in my pocket I got these snakeskin boots here wrapped around my feet I got a picture that I keep here in a…
Fresh Air
Hello, Nation. I have to confess, I don’t really know how I want to begin this blog post. After all, I’m a little out of practice. The provincial election was…
Friday night
Summer’s over, kids! Not the weather, going by the 30° temperature at this moment here in Toronto. But by the calendar, it’s back to school time and all that. Thought…
Sea Ice: Climate vs Weather
Via Tamino’s excellent Open Mind blog: This is climate change: This is weather: Put them together, you get a death spiral for Arctic sea ice:
”Jesus is fully Jewish, the apostles are Jewish, and one cannot doubt their attachment to the traditions of their forefathers."
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-08-31/cardinal-martini-liberal-papal-contender-dies Cardinal Martini was not “liberal”; he followed his conscience and was a scholar and an honorable man May he rest in peace.
Fall 2012 in the M.S. in Public Relations Program at Newhouse
This semester is different than last. No more graphic design and no more day-long classes. I’m taking what actually seem to be graduate-level courses in communication – Theory, Research, and…
On Stockwell Day on Trudeau and Obama
Truly, this was a pleasure to read. Didn’t know he had it in him. Hope he keeps at it. Can’t believe I wrote that, can you?
Newhouse “Boot Camp” for Graduate Public Relations Students Summary
A few weeks ago I completed the summer session of the class of 2013 M.S. in Public Relations program. It was sold as a six-week intensive introduction to the field…
5112…KKK And Mitt Have Same Ad Agency
Dewey, Cheetum and Howe. At least they recycle. WFDS
kim rivera, mother of four. let her stay in canada.
From today’s press conference, in the Toronto Star:
One Election Winds Down, Another Heats up
We’re going to the polls on Tuesday in Quebec. Here’s a nice little video made by cinema wunderkind Xavier Dolan, urging people to vote. VOTE QC 2012 1/2 from SonsofManual…
That’s It, We’re Done – Sorry Guys
Women may soon not need men to procreate. Welsh scientists have managed to create sperm from a female human embryo and figure they may do even better using female bone…
The Elusive Reality of Afghanistan
Now, after more than a decade of accomplishing astonishingly little, Western military leaders are working hard on polishing the narrative for their war in Afghanistan. It’s unclear who they plan…