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Canadian elites
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Cracks in credibility remain
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Shining a light
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Murphy’s Law applies, universally
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No one said fares should be fair
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Getting what you pay for
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Changes inevitable for Teck Resources
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Chomsky on media
What Makes Mainstream Media Mainstream, Noam Chomsky, Z Magazine, October, 1997 Part of the reason why I write about the media is because I am interested in the whole intellectual…
In response to inhumanity: resilience
Photos of Kobani, Syria, a former city described by The Guardian: …it’s an extraordinary, nightmarish place they find, barely recognisable as a city. Piles of rubble where buildings once stood,…
The moderating effect of moderation
RossK writes about the Pro-Media Club and its implicit rulebook, which includes a requirement that no one reprove a colleague, even if overstatements and misrepresentations morph into purposeful lies. The…
Enough said…
This comic conveys my disgust at people who diss teachers and try to shortchange education. What is wrong with you? pic.twitter.com/P5lQDTuCgP — Doug Coupland (@DougCoupland) June 18, 2014 Please, take…
Words paint revealing picture…
Written by Jessica Kiang of The Playlist, a phrase describing a new film resonated with me about a subject I examine almost every day: A that hides its actual badness…
NF with Ian Jessop, CFAX1070, March 24, 2015
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