Haida Gwaii at Van airport
This is so amazing. I want it.
Musings
The Handsome Amandas rock out on New Year’s Eve!
Bjorn (formerly of Sick Dick and the Volkswagens) on skins; Rockin’ Al (formerly of the Sturgeons, on guitar); Winkie Smith (formerly of Nemesis Goosehabit and the Jesus Beatles); and Michaela…
2013 resolutions open thread!
Mine: 1. I will learn to cook. 2. I will start writing another book. 3. I will be less of a schnook. They rhyme! Anyway, what’s yours? Post ‘em in…
In Sunday’s Sun: Harper, winner
Winning, in politics, isn’t determined by besting one’s opponent in just one contest. It’s emerging victorious in the one that comes after that. Almost anyone can win an election once,…
iPolitics report: Jim Flaherty expenses his make-up
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Oh my Lord, this is better than Bev Oda’s $16 orange juice!…
Brother Two’s Christmas card to us
I have talented brothers.
Blatchford: native leader is a terrorist
Jesus. This is a bloody disgrace. A “terrorist”? Seriously? I know it’s a columnist’s job to be provocative. But that doesn’t mean you are also given a licence to be…
Open thread on being less than open
Regular commenters will know I am unenthusiastic about commenters who don’t comment using their real name, going way back. I just think that if you’ve got something critical to say,…
Paywall prediction
With most newspapers now erecting pay walls around themselves in 2013 – something that will only ensure that fewer people read them, not more – web sites like this one…
Jago on Stickney
Good catch by Mr. Jago. Will his find be taken up by someone in the MSM? We shall see.
Donovan-alism
Overwritten, self-congratulatory, mendacious, pompous, solipsistic. You wouldn’t want to actually credit the one whistleblower who wasn’t a drug addict, or had been there more than three months, now, would you?…
Killer whale totem
With a baby in the blowhole, a bear, a thunderbird and two salmon at the bottom. By Doug Horne Jr. The problem wasn’t getting it. The problem is where to…
North Van: there ain’t no white stuff here!
Morning conference calls now complete, I offer my fellow Easterners a view of Bjorn and Bab’s backyard. No snow in BC, kids!
BC bound
Fireplace off, feet up waiting for lift. Unless I die in a fiery crash, see you on the Left Coast!
Saying bye at Christmas
…is the worst.
Merry Christmas
…to all, and to all a good night.
In Sunday’s Sun: veil, void for vagueness
It’s the holiday season, so it’s a good time to ask, should governments make rules for religion? Never. The state has no business in the blessed places (as well as…
Ten years ago today: Joe Strummer
Ten years! My God, has it been that long? Last week, we headlined Strummerfest, a musical festival in K-W put together to remember him. And, before we got going, I…