Joe Nocera has an interesting op-ed piece in The New York Times in which he canvasses how Rupert Murdoch "Foxified" the once prestigious Wall Street Journal.Within five months, Murdoch had…
In case anyone in Toronto cares, the current temperature in Iqaluit is 6C. Kevin Connor The sizzle of summer appears to be sticking around. A heat alert issued by the…
Y'see instead of worrying about bullsh*t like busting people with a little bit of this and sending them to jail, a true negative, you, Stephen Harper, can, with your majority,…
Thanks to Fern Hill for letting me know. How about someone in the MSM asking Hudak exactly what his views are on abortion? It’s important, don’t you think?
"At News International we pride ourselves on setting the news agenda for the right reasons." That line is from the resignation letter of Rebekah Brooks. One of Rupert Murdochs's most…
Yes, there's plenty to criticize in Murray Mandryk's continued willingness to serve as a conduit for Sask Party spin. But let's focus in on the obvious flaws with even the…
Thank god somebody is on top of this! Alltop doesn’t see the problem.
The commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service, Sir Paul Stephenson has quit. Embroiled in the Murdoch gang's phone hacking and police corruption scandal it was probably only a matter of…
"Let the seed be exhaustless, let it never get exhausted, let it bring forth seed next year." - peasant prayerDr.Shiva been sounding the alarm bells about food insecurity and the…
Bernie Farber, running for Liberal MPP up in Thornhill, has a good column in Shalom Life, touting the Ontario Libs accomplisments in health-care.Dennis Gruending, whose excellent blog explores the interconnections…
TakeATripWithMeMagicSwirlingShipVilleOne of my favourite musical DIY stories of all time is Sarah Harmer's album 'Songs For Clem'.Which was a bunch of stuff she originally recorded just for her Dad.I've been…
This is amusing. I already thought it was kind of rip roaringly hilarious when a crook like ol’ Connie Blah blah Black slammed Rupert Murdoch. However, when Larry Flynt of…
In the continuing saga of News Corp, News of the World, and News International (News Corp's British wing), former Corp CEO Rebekah Brooks, who some have called closer to Corp…
…this one showing the results. And while Canada is way down on the list, it’s still sad to see that 6% of men think that it’s A-OK to beat his…
Statement from the Canadian Revolutionary Communist Party (not the same as the u.s. Avakian group):Update (07/13/11): The four individuals who have been arrested and charged went in court last Wednesday.…
Although…heh…this week, if you’re in Britain, you’ll have one less. In which case, a little consolation may be in order. So, here you go…an old Spitting Image sketch of Rupert…
Wow, just wow. Rebekah Brooks has been arrested by police investigating allegations of phone hacking by the News of the World and allegations that police officers were bribed to leak…
Is it because of Canada’s bilateral trade deal with Bahrain or is it that Harper doesn’t want to ‘upset an important US ally in the Persian Gulf’? Those are reasons…
Is it because of Canada's bilateral trade deal with Bahrain or is it that Harper doesn't want to 'upset an important US ally in the Persian Gulf'? Those are reasons…
