SFH comes alive!
From left: Davey Snot, Royal Niblet, Steve Deceive and Winkie Smith. Bjorn von Flapjack III? Who cares. We hate him, now. I love Stevie’s Townshend-esque flourish. Classic. Oh, and we…
March 2015
Cluster bombs and climate change—the good news
The media infamously saturate us with bad news. If it bleeds, it leads … and all that. Nonetheless, good news does surface from time to time. This week saw two…
Science vs Spin: Dilbit Sinks in the Real World, But Not in Studies Funded by Oil Industry
“Once the oil started to sink, it made things a lot more difficult on our recovery.” Those were the words of Greg Powell of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency during…
Science vs Spin: Dilbit Sinks in the Real World, But Not in Studies Funded by Oil Industry
“Once the oil started to sink, it made things a lot more difficult on our recovery.” Those were the words of Greg Powell of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency during…
Is the Canada Revenue Agency Helping Build the Monument to Harperism?
Last night I told you how more and more decent Canadians are joining together to denounce the monstrous Memorial to the Victims of Communism.The ghastly monument Stephen Harper is building…
Come work with us!
Are you passionate about saving the open Internet? What to work with an innovative, nimble, amazing team? Then should really consider applying to work with OpenMedia. OpenMedia is an award-winning…
Will Oil & Potash Put SK Back in Black?
The Sask. Party government pulled out all the stops yesterday to report a balanced budget, quite possibly the last one before next spring’s provincial election. Revenue Assumptions The drop in…
March 19: More of the same…
Half of the front page is taken up with telling us our children have missed 13 days as snow days. Just that story goes on to the last page, enough…
Time to Regulate the News Media
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger The Tyee’s Associate Editor Shannon Rupp wrote this thorough analysis regarding the state of the media, published in August 2014. It seems timely to post it once…
Maybe These Are the "End Times" or Someone Left the Asylum Door Unlocked Again
I take it all back. Maybe there is a God. After all there must be someone of the stature of a deity driving America’s right wingnuts batshit crazy. A case…
New Pick-and-Pay rules will mean added flexibility, but still forces Canadians to pay for Big Telecom channels they don’t want
connectedcanada.png Canadians will be able to pick and choose which TV channels they want to purchase, beyond a slimmed-down basic package. However, the new rules won’t come fully into force…
Reading Ukulele Tabs
One of the things I want to discuss in our upcoming CPLUG workshop is how to read tab sheet music. In this post I’ve give you some pointers so you…
Windi Earthworm, circa 1979
Two photos just sent to me by François Couture — thanks! Windi Earthworm, photo by François COUTURE, circa 1979 Windi Earthworm, photo by François COUTURE, circa 1979 on the main…
Can You Get to the Top of a Rightwing Party Unless You’re an Unrepentant Liar?
Florida governor Rick Scott vehemently denies there’s any such thing as a ban prohibiting state employees from using terms such as “climate change” or “global warming.” Tell that to longtime…
Should America Make Voting Mandatory?
So US President Obama recently suggested that making voting mandatory. There are multiple reasons for this, one being that the people who don’t vote are more likely to be low…
When Beauty Meets Sadness
It’s not often that something this serenely beautiful, wrapped in a bittersweet story, shows up on this blog. Who knows, you might enjoy it. It’s the story of Houshi Ryokan,…
This One Spells Trouble.
The vast Amazon rainforest is sometimes called “the lungs of the planet” for its historic role in absorbing atmospheric CO2 and replenishing our supply of oxygen. That appears to be…
Britain’s Deputy PM Calls for the UK to Recognize the State of Palestine
That didn’t take long. Nick Clegg has called on prime minister David Cameron to formally recognize the state of Palestine in response to Israeli prime minister Netanyahu’s rejection of independence…
Headline of 2015 so far
Spotted by the ever-vigilant Michael Slavitch.