Just an earthbound misfit
Just a wee preview, then. No long-winded stories about Canadian pilots. No jibber-jabber about aeroplanes. Just this: The skellington of the Nieuport 17, covered in tissue paper, shrunk and strengthened.…
February 2013
40+ Years of Paulie
Received this message in response to our previous post: There’s a wonderful picture of baby-faced Paulie, soaking and out cold, after he lunged at William Kunstler and the old man…
In Sunday’s Sun: Diamond Jubilee disgrace
The Queen is no joke. The Diamond Jubilee medals minted to commemorate her 60th year on the throne, however, are. They’re more than that, in fact: They are a disgrace.…
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters and Misogyny, Past and Present
Warning: Spoilers below for Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters The place to start in talking about this movie as a cultural artefact is to note that while there is some…
What is the ultimate purpose of life?
“What is the ultimate purpose of life? It is to give. Start giving. See the joy of giving.”Narayanan Krishnan
Athena Film Festival passes the Bechdel test
Occasionally films come out in the mainstream that give a glimpse of hope that perhaps the world of film is changing and becoming more adept at telling stories that don’t…
Missing Hillary already
A little too jokey for my taste. When Hillary met with these Conservatives, you always had a sense that she knew exactly where they were coming from and treated them…
PM’s "Key accomplishments" missing a few
Harper’s “Key accomplishments” backgrounder on criminal justice issues seems to be missing a few things…let’s help them out a bit. Bruce Carson. Patrick Brazeau. Conservative party pleading guilty to election…
CBS bans breasts, buttocks, genitals, this Pink stuff at Grammy Awards
By Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive, Feb. 9, 2013: Nearly ten years after Janet Jackson’s famous wardrobe malfunction, the CBS is on high alert concerning nudity. A “Wardrobe Advisory”…
Politicians afraid of the abortion debate – But are Canadians?
Many of Canada’s elected representatives are scared to death of the abortion debate, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Federal minister for the Status of Women Rona Ambrose among them. Both…
Dorner Manhunt Leads LAPD To Mistakenly And Recklessly Fire On Two Women In Pick Up (VIDEO)
“It’s 100 percent clear that they had no idea who was in that vehicle and just lit it up.” More from AP (h/t). Filed under: law enforcement Tagged: Christopher Dorner,…
Defining a Liberal identity in a narrowing political spectrum
The reality of the narrowing political spectrum in Canada is a huge problem for the Federal Liberals as they go about choosing their next leader. I discussed some of the…
Peter Youngren’s Finnish organization AEM – guilty
In 2010 Peter Youngren (Grace TV, World Impact Ministries, Celebration Church Toronto) told ChristianWeek, the breaking fiasco in Finland was ‘frivolous and laughable at best.” It doesn’t appear Youngren is…
The Age of Austerity
RBC boosts CEO’s pay 25% to $12.6-million Royal Bank of Canada chief Gordon Nixon took home $12.6-million in total direct compensation last year, the highest amount the bank has paid…
BC’s Spring Election Will Be The Sleaziest Ever-Hang Onto Your Hats!
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger There are lot of very rich people and corporations that are freaked out about the idea of Adrian Dix and the BC NDP forming government this coming…
House essay: New rules for robocalls? by Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon, host of CBC Radio’s The House, reflects on the rules surrounding robocalls, as heard in his weekly radio essay on Feb. 9, 2013.
Around the world
Teddy here, starting a weekly Saturday update of politics from around the world! First, we should look at where the next elections are. Tomorrow, there are elections in little Monaco;…
Feb. 8:..the dregs of the newspaper world….
My paper was not delivered today – for which I acknowledge the good sense of the paper deliverers. Nothing would make me go out on a day like this to…
Saturday Playlist
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