Is it time for a Collingwood ukulele group?
When a friend recently told me he had joined the new Guelph ukulele group, it made me somewhat envious. After all, having a local support-performance-practice-chat-socialize group for any hobby is…
February 2013
On Hair, Ancient And More Ancient
Janet Stephens, the “hair dressing archaeologist”, has been much in the news of late for having successfully recreated the hair-style worn by ancient Rome’s Vestal Virgin priestesses. Here’s how she…
A Fork In the Road
“Transition to a post-fossil fuel world of clean energies will not occur as long as fossil fuels are the cheapest energy. Fossil fuels are cheap only because they are subsidized…
Live from the Orchestra Pit #nlpoli
Newfoundlanders and Labradorians got a vivid example on Thursday of the Orchestra Pit Theory of Political reporting. For those who don’t know the story, the Orchestra Pit theory goes like…
Stephen Harper and the Big Shock
In the nightmarish world of Harperland it was just another bizarre photo-op. Stephen Harper in a hockey arena, standing in front of yet another group of human props. And behind…
This Could Be a Smear, It Could Be a Conspiracy, or It Could Be a Clerical Tsunami – Gay Blackmail in the Vatican?
The Pope and the gay clergy scandal? The Rome daily La Repubblica reports that Pope Benny’s hasty departure from the Holy See could be linked to a network of gay…
Tickets Please
I saw a ticket lying in the gravel by the side of the road. Really, it was just on the other side of the kerb from the parking lot. The…
Alberta queue-jumping inquiry update: Who pays $10,000 a year for yoga and diet advice?
Members of the public line up at Forzani and MacPhail Colon Cancer Screening Centre. While it is true there are no actual well-heeled clients of the Helios Wellness Clinic in…
5665…Idle No More Is No More
Question mark. Fair presumption though. The movement was hotter than hot a few weeks ago. Then it seemingly disappeared. Or perhaps they are just chilling until the weather becomes more…
5664…Pao Pao: Ontario Education Tax $$ Wasted
The University of Waterloo has decided that they are going to have a football team but instead of winning all they are going to do is waste money. Which, since…
No One Actually Believes in Freedom of Religion
I have to say, the childish credulity of the professionally faithful is kind of amazing. We all knew that the Harper government was creating the Religious Freedoms Office because his…
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes from the Liberals on bargaining and health
The Throne Speech from the new Liberal government of Kathleen Wynne sticks fairly close to previous Liberal policy. But it does make a few noteworthy new turns. With the past…
Rising prices, falling wages, and the emerging economic trends: Currency wars, hyper-inflation, currency devaluation, and how to prepare for the coming storm
120% of the wealth created since the economic crisis began in 2007 has gone to the top 1% – meaning, the bottom 99% have fallen and have lost real income…
What the Tesla Affair Tells us About Data Journalism
Consider for a moment two scenarios. One, a malicious energy reporter tasked with reviewing an electric car decides he is going to fake the review. Part of this fictional narrative,…
OpenMedia.ca pleased as CRTC take steps to ease Big Telecom’s grip on affordable Internet options
UBB_Meter_101101.png CRTC responds to Canadians after big telecom companies attempt a “backdoor price hike” using their control of digital infrastructure February 21, 2013 – The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission…
Bradley Manning: 40 cities around globe to protest 1,000th day of imprisonment without trial
PFC Manning, the source of WikiLeaks’ massive expose of U.S. foreign policy, has been in jail without for close to 1 000 days. By Nathan Fuller | Bradley Manning Support…
ChristiAnt college dean to head religious freedom office
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/02/19/pol-ambassdor-office-religious-freedom-announced.html
President’s memo cites executive reshuffle at Athabasca University
Athabasca University – safe for the moment, president says. Major executive changes have been made at Athabasca University, with the departure of several senior executives widely rumoured among university staff…
#skndpldr Roundup
Alongside yesterday’s news of Erin Weir’s withdrawal to support Ryan Meili in the Saskatchewan NDP leadership race (also discussed by Scott and Brian) came a few other noteworthy developments –…