Saturday At The Movies
Today is our Earth Festival and the 2nd Annual Leap in the Lake For Climate Action. While I’m busy with those activities, here’s something to enjoy: Ryan Gosling and Rachel…
2012
Let’s Do the Time Warp Again
So, as you may have heard by now, the new line from the Harper regime is that we can’t trust the NDP because they voted against World War II. Even…
Never mind the CCF! Perfesser Dave shows how the shadow of Stalin looms over the Harper Conservatives!
Gerda Munsinger: More proof if it were needed it that the Harper government secretly loves the Soviets. Below: Perfesser Dave; Pierre “Woody” Sévigny; the Avro Arrow, which we could have…
EbertFest Dispatch #3: The Rules
I'm starting to get the hang of this whole 'Ebertfest' thing. The first house rule I had to learn was the 'saving your seat' protocol. People will grab the best…
EbertFest Dispatch #3: The Rules
I’m starting to get the hang of this whole ‘Ebertfest’ thing. The first house rule I had to learn was the ‘saving your seat’ protocol. People will grab the best…
EbertFest Dispatch #3: The Rules
I'm starting to get the hang of this whole 'Ebertfest' thing. The first house rule I had to learn was the 'saving your seat' protocol. People will grab the best…
EbertFest Dispatch #3: The Rules
I’m starting to get the hang of this whole ‘Ebertfest’ thing. The first house rule I had to learn was the ‘saving your seat’ protocol. People will grab the best…
Friday Night
Liza Minelli and Joel Grey explain the surprising results in the 2012 Alberta Election. Also, the Toronto Star won five National Newspaper Awards.
In today’s Sun (inexplicably): Him Campbell
Not sure why it’s out early, but it is. Linkage here: Question: What does Kim Campbell have in common with Michael Ignatieff? It’s a riddle, of sorts. The answer comes…
Going Godwin
When the Harper Conservatives talked about a law and order agenda, I didn’t think they meant Godwin’s law about bizarre Nazi analogies too.But nobody escapes the Spanish Inquisition, nobody can…
Musical interlude
Tiesto – Chasing Summers
4546…Mom Says Thank You R. C. Duncan
Coz on this day in ’65 R. C. Duncan patented Pampers. WFDS
Is Stephen Harper Losing His Marbles?
I told you last night I've never seen Stephen Harper look so weak and so vulnerable. So wonderfully insane, so beautifully SCARED. Well, that's the photographic evidence, and this is…
Friday night
Also, if you are a Kaskade fan, he released his Coachella set and it’s available for download. Have a good night!
The power of new media
Paula Simons of the Edmonton Journal writes of tweets posted April 14 that might have started the downward spiral of Danielle Smith’s Wildrose Party Alliance: “The first read: “A blog…
I Am Not Afraid of an Abortion Debate
If we, as Canadians, believe a woman ought to have the right to choose whether to terminate a pregnancy, why are we so afraid of having our views challenged? Why…
Tabatha Southey FTW
Her column today, The form letter to cure all Harper government missteps is great. She’s got to be about the funniest columnist out there.
Never There
I guess some people think it’s pretty. But I think it’s a death trap.
Never There
I guess some people think it’s pretty. But I think it’s a death trap.
War and Hypocrisy
I have to say I am a little surprised that Harper would throw Hitler and World War II around so carelessly in a political setting to gain political points. I…