First in our hearts
Thanks, everybody, who commented on my last post — its nice to know that people elsewhere do love us. I know we’re not always a comfortable place to live, but…
2012
Toronto Pride with the Queer Liberals
“There is no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.” – Pierre Trudeau While at university I made appoint of watching the Toronto Pride Parade a a…
In Defense of “Second Tier” Candidates
On July 4th Bob Hepburn wrote this silly article: “Warning to Liberals: Beware delusional no-hope leadership candidates.” I would like to defend these so-called “no-hope” candidates. The next Liberal leader…
more puppies!
The Yukon Yahoo pups are five weeks old. And they are beyond adorable. This is the first time I’ve ever seen puppies from birth (actually from conception!) and followed their…
Saturday Photo: A Pile of Wood
Lee, after more than a year of post-fire tribulations, is back in business as a furniture maker. He had to spend 8 months away from his work shop while the…
Responding to a Response to the New York Times Roundtable on Masculinity
I wrote recently that as part of my efforts to shed some of the ways that my not-quite-done year-long foray into graduate studies have shaped my relationships to time, reading,…
It’ll probably be Portman
I don’t normally like to make predictions. Mostly because I don’t like being wrong on the record. However, I would like to predict that there is a good chance that…
Want to be a US Senator?
Just declare yourself a Senator for the Republic of the United States of America, which is the actual constitutional government versus that evil corporatist government currently masquerading as the guv’mint,…
Stolen Bike Alert
My Giant Boulder SE, men’s frame, silver colour bike was stolen from 15th Ave and McTavish St. (Regina) at 2:45pm Saturday; please watch for it. It had a yellow round…
Hundred Waters at Bluesfest
Floridian five-piece Hundred Waters kicked off the Full Flex Express tour today at Ottawa Bluesfest with a whisper. That's not to say their atmospheric, electronic-tinged sound doesn't rock; Hundred Waters'…
what i’m reading: "zone one" by colson whitehead
I’m currently reading Zone One, by Colson Whitehead, a book I might never have picked up if it hadn’t been written by one of my favourite authors. Fortunately for me,…
4878…New Stadium For Regina
Brand new joint to be built in the Queen City. Opening in time for the 2017 CFL season. It is only going to cost the Saskatchewan Roughriders 25 million.The Regina…
Saturday Afternoon Links
This and that for your weekend reading. – Dave Coles comments on Brad Wall’s attempts to erase a century’s worth of gains when it comes to labour rights, but recognizes…
The amusing story of JPMorgan Chase
Reading about the latest foibles of JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States, one cannot help but chuckle. CEO Jamie Dimon initially reported a trading blunder had cost…
The Conservatives’ Contempt For Truth
If Canada feels different, it’s because it is. Under Harper, we have become strangers to ourselves, a foreign country run by an angry and hostile regime. The world has noticed,…
On default positions
Dan Ariely comments on how the normalization of cheating can produce a cascading effect: The consequences of this sort of cheating are even more severe when the network of contagion…
Wegmania: The Denouement
The longer version can be found here, but, essentially the serial plagiarism of Ed Wegman and his protege Yasmin Said has begun to catch up with them. They are both…
Wow! lots of pictures of not-very-old cars
That pretty much sums up todays’ news in The Moncton Times and Tribune. Page 1 is headed by a photo of a 2008 Mustang. Now there’s something you don’t see…
Resistence is futile: Reid Technique in action
R. v. Armishaw, 2011 ONSC 5624 is a good case for considering whether police interrogation techniques can lead to an inadmissible, and factually false, confession: For…
Russian LGBT Film Fest pushes ahead despite attacks – A conversation with the founder of the Side By Side Festival
It is an extreme act of bravery and commitment to put on a queer film festival in many parts of the world, where the cultural politics of film festivals play…