The future, no future
The New York Times‘ Frank Bruni is the writer I’ll never be. Here, in its entirety, is his column in today’s paper, about the woman above, the one who foresaw…
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Apology by Kristin Raworth
Kristin Rayworth is a woman who works for the Alberta government and who used to follow me on Twitter. About two years ago, Rayworth publicly tweeted at me that she…
My latest: oppositional
Being in Opposition is never fun. Being in Opposition during a pandemic is even worse. Power and no power: in one job, you get to answer questions, and everyone listens…
Pandemic video: Miss You
I saw a pandemic-time video Nick Lowe did with his son and I loved it. Just the two of them, playing in their living room. Was awesome. So, I decided…
Lysol: now available without a prescription!
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My latest: keep underestimating them. See what happens next.
The familiar voice at the other end of the line laughed, a bit. “They’re making fun of the way I look and sound, again,” he says, sounding not at all…
Sparky returns to save the world
Born in the pages of The Charlatan in the Summer of 1982. Champion of existentialism and other stuff. BF to Scamper, also a rat. He’s back, he’s bold, he’s bright.…
Trump’s coronavirus plan: “a total, complete, absolute clusterfuck”
When Trump lies, someone dies. Rolling Stone’s shocking story, here. If you were to write a playbook for how not to prevent a public-health crisis, you would study the work…
Trump is good at one thing – lying
Donald Trump hasn’t had many achievements. Now, before the Spring of 2020, he and his cabal would point to the economy and the stock markets, of course. Trump would regularly…
The future? A future? It beckons.
This is a long read, but it’s worth it. Italian novelist Francesca Melandri, who has been under lockdown in Rome for one month due to the Covid-19 outbreak, has written…
Depression, anxiety and the pandemic
The past year was a pretty bad one. Depression, anxiety, grief, all of that. Wrote about it for Bell Let’s Talk day, here. Have been pretty open about it, too…
You need to wear a mask. Here’s how.
From the Washington Post. First, masks of any type help prevent the user from infecting others by acting as a physical barrier that will block large droplets from
My latest: leadership in tough times
Leadership in good times means little. Leadership in bad times means everything. And these times, they are indisputably bad. Grim, grinding, grotesque. For the rest of our lives, we will…
KINSELLACAST 101: Adler, Kinsella, callers on Cuomo, Trudeau – plus Wire, Television and Against Me!
My living will, Jake Tapper and Brian Goldman
A living will is sometimes called an advance care planning document, or an advance directive. I call mine a living will, like the Americans do. Basically, it’s a document that…
By popular demand: the new Kinsellian Political Rules™️
The first set can be seen here. Here’s the new ones. These rules apply whether you’re stuck in a pandemic or not. You’re welcome.