Wakefield, Ratajczak and Vaccines
Are vaccines the cause for a spike in autism? Recent research from an independent physician shows that there might be a link.
Help Put an End to Rupert Murdoch’s Criminal Empire
The ongoing scandal in the UK involving media mogul Rupert Murdoch, is making waves everywhere.His stock prices are on the decline and citizens are beginning to mobilize against him.AVAAZ has…
Viva Riva! revives Congolese filmmaking – A review of the crime thriller by director Djo Tunda Wa Munga
“In making “Viva Riva!,” I wanted to find a new way to talk about life in Kinshasa today to describe how my hometown works and how it doesn’t work."
A world of their own
Kathy Dunderdale showed up in the province again to talk about the wonderful reception her Muskrat Falls megadebt project got from the New England governors. Two things stood out right…
The Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement – A Primer
If you think NAFTA is bad, just wait until you see what is being proposed in negotiations for The Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). CETA is a far-reaching…
Ways not to avoid a panic
I know we’re all playing the Champlain Bridge drinking game at this point, but here it goes. The government received a report on the state of the bridge – which…
Will & Kate: Helping to keep ‘The Firm’ in business … barely
Three generations of The Firm’s directors, in their boardroom. (Grabbed from the Internet, obviously.) Below them: The unfortunate King John, the even more unfortunate King Charles, and Wallis Simpson, an…
3925…If I Were Rodney King
I would not be in every newspaper in the world this morning.KTLA News 8:55 p.m. CDT, July 12, 2011MORENO VALLEY, Calif. -- Police in Moreno Valley say they have arrested…
Could the vote on the Jarvis Bike Lane be a turning point for Ford’s support on council?
Fighting for Bike Lanes at Toronto City Hall: Pt. I « the reeves reportEarlier today, Mayor Rob Ford voted against all the community grants, while council voted unanimously to continue…
3924…Apparently The Ottawa Blues Fest Is
Like every other musicial performance in your capital: the best ever.A zillion acts and all of them have been the best ever according to the two English papers, well, more…
Boneheads Fight the Law and the Law [Might] Win
First, we learned that yet another W.E.B. affiliated (perhaps formerly so) bonehead is in jail. Marcus Gamble (who turned 18 just a few days ago apparently) was in jail for…
Talisker and rock and roll
When I lived on my own, it was pretty much a certainty that if I was home, there'd be music playing. Not necessarily loud but it was playing. When first…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Wonder visited the veterinarian today - and purred so loudly the vet couldn't get a reading on his heartbeat. In his honour, another installment of blissed-out cats.
The CRTC’s Over-the-top ‘Fact Finding Mission’: Key Submissions
For the second time in two years the CRTC has requested submissions from concerned parties on the increasing prevalence of over-the-top (OTT) services. read more
Fighting for Bike Lanes at Toronto City Hall: Pt. I
“Dammit. My phone died.” “You can use mine.” “That’s okay. I kinda knew it would happen. I didn’t have time to charge my phone today on my morning off. ‘Cause…
A bridge to know-nothingness
Shorter Denis Lebel:Ignorance is bliss. And we're hard at work making sure Canadians are nothing less than euphoric.
Short ‘n’ Stubby: The manipulation of Noam Chomsky
The Manx just let out a really plaintive, piercing yowl at me, and I don’t think it’s just because of this god-awful desert-like heat we’ve been having lately, either. I…
Core Services Review: Rob Ford is a hazard to Toronto’s public health | #TOpoli
I’m sorry, I had to give my head a shake. Fluoridation? Look, we’ve all seen the passage in Dr. Strangelove where General Ripper talks about what an insidious Communist plot…
Homophobia trumps racism: Bigot Rob Ford plays favourites on the summer festival circuit…
TheStar: Rob Ford promises to attend Caribbean CarnivalFor my friends of colour who insist racism is still a huge problem in Toronto, I give you exhibit A: Rob Ford. With…