Manufacturing Bullshit
Jean Goodwin teaches English somewhere in Iowa. She's also written a paper about the "manufacture" of consensus in the IPCC reports on climate change. Its crap, but its a typical…
Free tuition at NL university for Nova Scotians: NL NDP leader
The Newfoundland and Labrador local of the New Democratic Party wants taxpayers in her province to give Nova Scotians free tuition at Memorial University. Sounds idiotic, doesn’t it? But that’s…
Ignoring the long-term damage
While 24 Sussex continues to deteriorate, Harper continues to refuse to move out so that they can do the necessary renovations, knowing full well that the longer he holds off,…
No new candidates join Tory leadership race; Calgary not destroyed by earthquake again today!
The Alberta Tory leadership candidates, from left to right: Doug Horner, Gary Mar, Doug Griffiths, Ted Morton and Rick Orman. Alison Redford can be glimpsed crossing the street in the…
MariCori scares a prairie dog
María Corina Machado, would-be chief nemesis of the current president of Venezuela (and confirmed putschist), has announced her Sarah Palin-style candidacy… Reacción de una Ardilla frente al anuncio de María…
babies’ taste in famous painters?
Fascinating research, babies prefer Picasso over Monet http://ow.ly/5GrsT Filed under: Miscellany
What all starts with S?
Satan…socialism…and SOCCER! Yes, SOCCER! And oh, shit…so does my first name! And so does SHIT! Oh shit, I’m going to hell for liking socialism! And Uruguay! And Chavecito! Oh shit,…
Late night: Hackgate
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Mainstream Media Blind to Real Environmental Issues
Why is it that the mainstream media ignore the down and dirty part of the environment? Yes, they do stuff on global warming and it’s good that they do but…
Poster > Cyclist response to "Rob Ford’s Bike Plan"
Fuck Ford poster protests Rob Ford's bike planAt the link is a poster created in response to Rob Ford's bike plan (removing bike lanes from convenient streets for cyclists, and…
Ottawa Bluesfest Stage Tumbles Down During Wind Storm!!
The Aftermath:"Thousands of people were evacuated from Ottawa’s Bluesfest on Sunday after the stage collapsed during a Cheap Trick concert.Ottawa Fire Services confirmed Sunday evening that no one was trapped…
Jonathan Kay: Why we publish Conrad Black
"We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell" Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde was a criminal - he was convicted of a serious crime and went…
400 Oshawa workers blindsided by company’s sudden closure
http://bit.ly/pkcZmE Rallies are planned for Monday as former IQT Solutions workers in Oshawa demand answers for why they're suddenly jobless and denied their final paycheques or vacation and severance pay.…
Social media and the Arab uprisings: Gladwell 0: McLuhan 1
Among the peoples of the world strange new vortices of power will appear unexpectedly. —Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media To honour what would have been Marshall McLuhan’s 100th birthday this coming…
Murdoch’s Magic Touch – The Ruination of the Wall Street Journal
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…
Summer’s heat is here for a while
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…
3933…Something For Team Blue To Consider
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,…
Campaign Life Coalition scrubs Hudak’s abortion statement
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?
The agenda.
"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…