August 31, 2006
the “I’m just saying” UPDATE
So, the Toronto Star editorial board heard it wrong. This from Michael Ignatieff in the Globe & Mail this morning: “Let’s be clear: I am planning to run in the next election in Etobicoke-Lakeshore. I love being an MP and I’ve enjoyed it enormously and I’m looking forward to doing it again,” Mr. Ignatieff said. He added that, whoever wins the leadership race, he will... [More >>]
August 30, 2006
Google Oracle part 1
Search “failure” on google. That’s right. Do it now. Who’s number 1? Googlebomb! [More >>]
August 30, 2006
I’m just saying
— photo courtesy the Ignatieff campaign site Michael Ignatieff can’t say whether or not he’ll continue being my MP if the Liberals don’t give him the steering wheel. I saw his support up close when I worked the NDP campaign against him in Etobicoke-Lakeshore. These are committed longterm Liberals, good neighbourhood folks who worked very, very hard to get him elected despite... [More >>]
August 29, 2006
still waiting
By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more. – Albert Camus … and sometimes it doesn’t even have a policy. Reports on the one year anniversary of Katrina consistently indicate that if they can do it themselves, or they’re lucky enough to receive charitable help (like that provided by the Canadian Auto Workers), rebuilding is possible... [More >>]
August 29, 2006
How are your ears?
Some of you may have seen this item about smart-ass teenagers using an aural repellent with a pitch so high adults can’t hear it as a ringtone. Can you hear it? This simple test will determine if you are still young or not. Thank you for your time. [More >>]
August 25, 2006
the whine of globalization
In the latest Walrus, Don Gillmor writes about how Canadian winemakers in the Niagara region are betting heavily on the Pinot Noir grape to carry their business a few more rungs up the ladder of global wine success. According to the article, the Canadian wine industry’s domestic sales represent only 44 percent of the total wine market in Canada, a figure familiar to anyone working in a domestic... [More >>]
August 22, 2006
sports, fighting and the trials of testosterone
image courtesy a French blog It’s the season of the shove, apparently, among professional male athletes, and whether they do it with their hands, their heads or a weasely bit of graffiti on the clubhouse chalkboard, the boys of summer are all trying to make up for hockey’s diminished physicality by stirring it up themselves. And what’s weirder than the increased scrapping, are some... [More >>]
August 21, 2006
meanwhile, over in right field…
…George Will hands his glove to a fan and goes for a beer. Thanks to Paul Wells for calling my attention to this slapfight on the right. Respected rightwing commentator George Will zings the Bush administration using the word “realism;” a word they, apparently, despise. The Bush administration releases the hounds, er, hound, Peter Wehner, to zing back using quotations from old George... [More >>]
August 18, 2006
and more
A very, very funny web page showing how the right wing read the New York Times. Cory Doctorow over at Boing Boing is the tipster of record. My favorite headline: Slack-jawed NASCAR rubes drive around in circle [More >>]
August 18, 2006
Kinsella hates them, so they must be good
A little light reading for your Friday… that is, unless you feel especially passionate about whether guitar solos have had their day. [More >>]
