November 27, 2006
Film Club: Back with a vengeance
After a bit of a break, This Magazine’s Film Club is back — now as a monthly dose instead of weekly. Check out our December 2006 newsletter, now posted here. And, of course, you can sign up to receive the Film Club Newsletter by emailing filmclub[at]thismagazine.ca. Highlights include December events like the Whistler Film Festival, RESFEST Toronto, and a special Montreal Massacre anniversary... [More >>]
November 27, 2006
Black crows inspire Vancouver
If you’ve spent much time in Vancouver, especially East Vancouver, you’ve probably been captivated by the migration of crows from downtown to parts east that occurs around dusk each day. From the window of my old, top-floor apartment on East 10th, it was a comforting ritual to watch. Now, a group of musicians are ready to launch a project, the Black Crow Project, which draws inspiration... [More >>]
November 24, 2006
Andrew Potter – sewer socialist
On Buy Nothing Day, those kids at the Torontoist blog are showing their dedication to balance by interviewing lapsed culture jammer, Andrew Potter. It’s a great chat, so check it out. I thought of Potter last night while I read an essay about the American socialist poet Carl Sandburg. I think Potter would like Sandburg. This Sandburg: And then one day I got a true look at the Poor, millions of... [More >>]
November 22, 2006
State of Toronto’s Arts
In a year City Hall is calling the Year of Creativity for Toronto, what is needed is an honest survey of the city’s arts community: From expensive productions to hidden gems, how are the arts helping to shape Toronto? This Sunday, interested parties can take a step toward answering this question by attending a day-long book launch for The State of the Arts, the second book in Coach House Press’s... [More >>]
November 21, 2006
say what you want, God’s got some moves
Almost lost in the media parade recently was this fascinating debate that Time Magazine arranged on the nagging minor question of the existence of God. They put preeminent Darwinist Richard Dawkins (author of the bestselling The God Delusion) together in their board room with preeminent geneticist (and devout Christian) Francis Collins. Collins is responsible for a little thing called the Human Genome... [More >>]
November 17, 2006
Two legs good, four legs bad
On human rights: “The Chinese have since said they would like to have a meeting [with Stephen Harper], but also vowed to oppose any ‘irresponsible’ interference in its internal affairs.”– Globe & Mail On the environment: ‘There are some who are using the Kyoto Protocol to create divisions within our country, but we will not let that happen,’ Ambrose said.... [More >>]
November 15, 2006
Next up: Emissions restrictions on Don Cherry
As a subscriber to The Hockey News, the last thing I expect to see is a story on global warming. But there it is, on page 51 of this week’s edition (not available online, though): a nice Adam Proteau column on NHLers whose eyes are wide open when it comes to climate change issues. Calgary Flames defenceman Andrew Ference has to be one of the most environmentally conscious guys in pro sports—the... [More >>]
November 10, 2006
dude’s week just got worse
From the chickens have a habit of roosting department: Donald Rumsfeld spent the early part of the week wondering why the President wouldn’t phone him back. Then he watched the Republicans get booted out of everywhere but the White House — at which point I guess he started hoping the President wouldn’t call. Then the President called. Now the soon-to-be former Secretary of Defence... [More >>]
November 9, 2006
White poppies upset some veterans
Depending on the year, sometimes I buy a poppy and sometimes I don’t. I guess it has something to do with what message I feel I’m sending by wearing one. This year, I’ve decided not to buy one — even though I would be wearing it in remembrance of the horrors of war and the tragic losses of thousands of young men and women in battle, it seems the perception is that a poppy indicates... [More >>]
November 9, 2006
Democrats assume power, and blame
A nasty, I believe Republican, stomach virus had me lying wretchedly in bed watching almost 24 hours of non-stop American election coverage recently — alternating between CNN and CBCNewsworld (I like that Henry Champ — good suits). It’s an experience I cannot recommend, even for the natural audience of this blog, who would have been greatly relieved with the American voting results.... [More >>]
