" Some people have a way with words, other people just…uh…don’t have a way, I guess"
So you want to be a writer or an actor or a musician? Go read THIS. Twice. Commit it to memory. Have it tatooed on your chest if necessary. It…
Kevin Wood
from your children’s cold dead hands, America
From the “You’ve got to be fucking kidding me, America” department: Why try to control the spread of push-button death machines when you can dress you kid kevlar? From the…
so you think you can play harmonica
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Not wishing to speak of ill of the dead is a fine sentiment, unless the dead are horrible villains
“No man is an island. Every man’s death diminishes me, for I am a part of mankind. “–John Donne “There is no such thing as society” — Maggie Thatcher. “She…
A manifesto for the internet age
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What could possibly go wrong?
Arizona gun proponents launch free gun program By CRISTINA SILVA, Associated Press – 6 hours ago TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A campaign promising free shotguns for people in Tucson’s most…
An early April Fool’s Day prank?
Has up been declared down and black become white? How did this Toronto Star editorial end up in the Toronto Sun? But it would be foolish to pretend the credibility…
What to watch when you’re not watching TV
What if John Hughes directed Game of Thrones? And speaking of Game of Thrones…. What if geek troubadours Paul and Storm took over a kids’ show? And speaking of naughty…
I’m sure I’m not the only one…
Admit it, when you saw this picture on the front of the Globe and Mail yesterday, you too were thinking the caption should have been “Despite her busy schedule, Laureen…
jack would be proud
Another good reason to vote NDP — can you picture Stephen Harper leading the Tory caucus in song? I mean something other than “Deutchland, Deutchland, Uber Alles”? Tweet The Rev.…
Dignity, always dignity
Take a good look at this photo of the soon-to-be-former mayor of Toronto. I don’t think the Rob Ford bluster is going to be sufficient teflon this time. It isn’t…
A proud Canadian
RIP Stompin’ Tom Connors This commercial was filmed entirely in Port Dover, Ontario in 1989 or 1990. I happened to be a young reporter at the Port Dover Maple Leaf…
At least that’s what the unredacted part said
Harper government touts record on openess By Dean Beeby, The Canadian Press The Harper government is dismissing a report that ranks it 55th in the world for upholding freedom of…
An old favourite
Some things just never get old. I first posted links to this little video back in 2005 (yes, I have been blogging since the internet was a series of strings…
all with two fingers
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"This self-delusion is more than ideology"
Not much of a surprise that University of Calgary political scientist and nut bar Barry Cooper brags about his friendship with Tom Flannagan, Why do I call him a nut…
trophies
One assumes that Stephen Maher is out shopping for a frame for this press release from the PMO. I’m sure, in time, it will look lovely hanging on the wall…
Shameless
So let me get this straight: Unless the government steps in and order private companies to pay money a service that no one wants, SUN-TV will be unable to keep…
Shocked!
I’m shocked to learn that there is payola gambling going on at FOX NEWS in this establishment Your winnings Capt. Renault “The arrangement was simply FreedomWorks paid Glenn Beck money…
here we go again
Edmond Burke’s famous maxim that “those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it”appears to be a feature not a bug for the ascendent Japanese right-wing. Shinzo Abe seems…