When Teh Magick Goes Away
SAN JOSE — Amid inspirational talk, chanted mantras and shouts of victory at a late-night firewalking event attended by thousands Thursday came agonized shrieks from followers whose soles were scorched…
2012
Review: Demography and Democracy
Himani Bannerji’s latest collection, Demography and Democracy: Essays on Nationalism, Gender and Ideology, builds a rich picture of the themes listed in the subtitle by passing through a broad range…
Guns ‘n Prayer
Do the good people of Georgia really need to be carrying concealed firearms at church? The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals says no, and upholds a ban. Imagine that. –…
Another Reason To Be Cynical About The MSM
The implications of this are truly and deeply frightening. Recommend this Post
Just Sayin’
What do you think? Is Christie Blatchford Canada’s answer to Nancy Grace?
Rafe Responds to Liberals’ Shifting Position on Enbridge: Clark Still Missing the Mark
I would be delighted to report that Premier Clark’s recent musings about the proposed Enbridge pipeline were a positive step but unfortunately must report that she misses the point –…
Want to improve the economy?
Doug Saunders in the Globe and Mail: Canadian companies have piled up more than $525-billion in cash reserves – almost a third the size of the entire economy – up…
Pussy Riot update: Moscow court imposes six more months of jail time
In what has the appearance of a political show trial Pussy Riot members – Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Yekaterina Samutsevich and Maria Alekhina – have been slapped by a Moscow court with…
British Columbia’s Political Ambiguity
Of late British Columbians have been plagued by the endless bleating of our unelected and unelectable, outgoing premier, Christie Clark, droning on about how hers is the “free enterprise” government.…
4912…What, There Are TWO Sault Ste. Maries?
Marcel Beauparlant of Sudbury should have paid more attention during geography class back in the ’90s. The 30 year old was off to Thunder Bay for a job when he…
Parks and Rec gets screwed … again.
I don’t normally become particularly excised over entertainment industry awards. They are what they are, with politics playing as much a role as performance. But something has to be said…
Saturday Photo: At the Park Jeanne Says ‘Partage!’ Or the Beginnning of the Common Good
This was taken about 7:30 a.m. in a neighborhood park where we’ve spent several lovely afternoons this summer with Jeanne. We go with sand pail and shovel, which she tosses…
4911…Rob Ford Wants To Exile Gang Bangers
But whatcha going to do with the one’s that are born in Canada? Exile them to Northern Ontario. And by Northern Ontario I mean NORTHERN Ontario. Like Moose Factory. Or…
More than 1,500 US turtles slowly escape captivity
Free Willie! Sort of… Story SUMMERVILLE, Georgia – More than 1,500 turtles have made a slow-speed escape from their farm in the U.S.
Gang violence hits home
After Cain had murdered his brother Abel, God asked him where his brother was. Cain answered, “I know not; am I my brother’s keeper?” Cain’s words have come to symbolize…
Black Day in July for Greenland Ice Sheet
How hot is it this year? Maybe the breaking of thousands of temperature records across the USA so far this year didn't get your attention. Perhaps you have yet to…
We’re all climate change idiots!
In a timely follow up to my post below, Beth Gardiner wrote an article in today’s New York Times in which she considers why in the face of so much…
but..politics DID play a role at the Colorado theater massacre.
When is the media going to talk about what everyone is thinking? That the increased radicalization of the far right in America is the main contributing factor in the domestic…
On known unknowns
Others have already weighed in on City Council’s rush to lock in a stadium plan before anybody has a chance to ask serious questions about it. But let’s take a…