In search of Ferris Bueller
On the Magnificent Mile in the Windy City for Riot Fest. Note my headgear, which no government here has yet made illegal.
Warren
Riot Fest, here we come. Or, not.
Chicago-bound for Riot Fest to see Against Me, Pennywise, Bad Religion, Joan Jett, Public Enemy, Violent Femmes, Flatliners, Blondie, Pixies and – of course – the Replacements. That’s if Porter…
The right response to prejudice
Everyone is talking about Lakeridge Hospital’s brilliant response to the hateful Parti Quebecois “Charter.” The news stories – one of them is here – don’t tell you who came up…
She who would be mayor: listen to this
Karen Stintz provides Canada’s largest city with real, honest-to-goodness dead air when asked if she’s blown the transit file (because, um, she has). “Who’s in charge?” she is asked by…
Damian Abraham and Sam Sutherland talk Canadian punk rock: Hot Nasties references at the end!
At the 50-minute mark: “one of the best gems of the era” – Sam calls it a “world-wide anthem of another life”!
Today
None of us will ever forget today, not in our lifetimes. But I am struck, today, by how it is increasingly discussed less in the media – and perhaps by…
Hot Nasties to reunite
In Calgary in January. Nasty Bob, we need you! Anyone want to help make this happen? These guys, by the way, deserve all the credit for making the Hot Nasties…
Do you ever feel like you are losing your country?
This is one of those days, for me.
If you see this man in Quebec, arrest him
Also lawbreakers like this guy, or this one, or this one. Under Quebec law, they’re effectively criminals, you know.
In Tuesday’s Sun: war’s casualties
Saying that truth is a casualty of war isn’t new. It’s the world’s oldest declaration, you might say. Syria is no different. Monday, Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad gave an interview…
New comment rule
What HuffPo has done has inspired me. Along with my own previously-posted comment rules, here’s a new one: if I see a handle I don’t recognize – and particularly if…
Ontario PC scheme to get McGuinty staffers fails
…like much else they do. What a colossal farce.
This Ford Nation village has plenty of idiots
It amazes me – amazes me – that the paid-up citizens of Ford Nation thought they were doing their heroes a favour by bringing Press Council complaints against media organizations…
In Sunday’s Sun: Syria and the red line
Rallying support for military action — or, more broadly, actual war — is no simple thing these days. Writing paeans to peace, in a modern democracy, is a lot easier.…
For some reason, I’ve got the theme music for “Titanic” running through my head right now
Dunno why, I just do.
Well, Trudeau
I can’t believe I am about to say this, but Paul Wells should be read for what he has to say, here, about Justin Trudeau. The short version of it…
TIFF, campaigns, wasps and loyalty
This time of year, more than previous years, is making me feel a bit nostalgic. At the end of August, and at the start of September, Summer starts to wind…