EG Radio March 14: food glorious food!
Download: earthgauge-podcast-march14-2013.mp3 On Earthgauge this week, we discuss food security from the global to the local level, and what we can do to help build a more equitable and sustainable…
March 2013
Band of the Month: CRHYMES
Good day readers! This Friday’s band of the month is CRHYMES Soft and poetic, and sonically eclectic, this Toronto 5 piece showcases moments of longing, contemplation, and joy, all within…
March 15: Today’s winners?
The editorial and op ed pages are the winners. In fact, the news pages are so far back, they have yet to cross the finish line. Look, I yield to…
Two Views of a Telephone Post
Shape and colour and reflected light. You have to imagine the smell of muddy grass, the sound of the camera clicking, which is itself an artifact, an imitation of shutter…
The Quasi-Police State In Our Midst
He who controls the media controls the minds of the public. – Noam Chomsky In some ways, it is very much reminiscent of what occurred during the time of the…
the world fails to protect polar bears, canada leads the failure
A while back, I asked: “how can we live without polar bears?“. The world has taken one step closer to that vision, helping the polar bear along the road to…
Premier Clark probably knew everything
#bcpoli #ethnicgate #corrution @bcliberals Its pretty rich for Premier Christy Clark to claim ignorance in a scandal that has engulfed employees in her own Premier’s office…and very unlikely that she…
Homeschooling Topic of the Week: Afghanistan
I noticed the book The Sky of Afghanistan, by Ana A. de Eulate and Sonja Wimmer, with the library’s collection of new kids’ books. The title of the book brought…
Homeschooling Topic of the Week: Afghanistan
I noticed the book The Sky of Afghanistan, by Ana A. de Eulate and Sonja Wimmer, with the library’s collection of new kids’ books. The title of the book brought…
Montreal’s Non-Urban Renewal: Why?
The webzine, The Atlantic Cities, has an interesting series of aerial shots of downtown Montreal between 1947 and the present. The striking thing is that the city’s center hasn’t changed…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Friday reading. – Jennifer Ditchburn reports that the Harper Cons are making ample progress in their goal of removing Canada from any list of socially-developed welfare…
Black cat on blue couch
Filed under: art Tagged: black, Cat, couch
After ever after
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140Law – Legal Headlines for Friday, March 15, 2013
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, March 15, 2013: Judge upholds Arizona law banning ethnic studies classes Google Reader Is Shutting Down; Here…
Minister quits over campaign donations
Inspired by this headline: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/03/14/pol-peter-penashue-stepping-down.html
Our Very Dangerous Political Leadership
You might as well write off the grandkids right now because every day our political leadership is telling you that they already have. That could change. The day might come,…
ten years since the invasion of iraq: a fundraiser for court martial defence for kimberly rivera
If you’re in the Toronto area, please join us for an evening of community, information, and fundraising in support of war resister Kimberly Rivera. Kim is confined to the Fort…
On sick strategies
Shorter Harper Cons: The public-service beatings will continue until employee wellness improves.
Progress and Poverty: a response to Krul, Post and Hamerquist from Noel Ignatiev
i often disagree with Noel Ignatiev – and the following essay is certainly no exception in that regard – however his reasoning is often provocative, which though a bit maddening…
The Lost PowerPoint Slides (Ides of March Edition)
Julius Caesar Presents: Won’t Be King (slide 5) Don’t put that diadem around my shoulders Only King in Rome is Jupiter But you can call me King outside Italy What,…