This Magazine’s October Film Club Newsletter is now up here. The much-anticipated Shake Hands with the Devil opens today. It recounts Romeo Dallaire’s fruitless struggle to secure more UN troops to help stop the Rwandan genocide. On a much lighter note, the 8th annual Darryl’s Hard Liquor & Porn Film Festival hits Toronto’s Bloor Cinema […] More »
If you’ve ever been interested in reading Canadian political blogs but have no idea where to start, Paulitics compiled a list last month of some of the most popular political blogs in the country. It’s not even close to an authoritative or scientific ranking, but it does give a sense of some of the better-read […] More »
According to a Reuters report, Mozambique’s Catholic archbishop Francisco Chimoio has proclaimed that some condoms imported in Europe were deliberately exposed to HIV in order to kill Africans. Given the history of colonialism between Africa and Europe, suspicion may be understandable, but the religious leader’s assertion is patently absurd, as HIV is known to be […] More »
George W. Bush has made a lot of gaffes in his time as president but this one is mind-bogglingly bad. At a Thursday press conference W. blurted out this classic line… “I heard somebody say, Where’s Mandela?’ Well, Mandela’s dead because Saddam Hussein killed all the Mandelas,” So in one fell swoop he had a […] More »
Acts of murder against trade unionists around the world increased 25 percent from 2005 to 2006. According to a survey on human-rights violations just published by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), 144 trade unionists were murdered for defending workers’ rights in 2006, while more than 800 suffered beatings or torture. “Colombia is the deadliest […] More »
The CRTC’s “Diversity of Voices” hearings kick off this week to review Canada’s current media cross-ownership regulations. They arrive in the wake of CTVglobemedia and Rogers divvying up CHUM, while CanWest Global (along with Goldman Sachs) took over Alliance Atlantis. The Tyee has a thoughtful analysis by mass communications prof Marc Edge, titled Big Media’s […] More »
An ingenious solution to a common modern clothing problem, the missing sock. Make a toy dog! When you’re done, donate them to kids who’ll give them a home. You don’t even have to spay or neuter them. Ah the eternal battle of young vs. old captured on video. Atlantic Monthly writer Michael Hirschorn thinks there’s […] More »
UK-based LabourStart has been threatened by an employer targeted by online protests by the activist group, which supports labour struggles internationally. According to a release by LabourStart, members of the UNISON public-service workers union who work in homes for the aged have been told by their employer, the nonprofit Fremantle, about impending pay cuts of […] More »
The above items have absolutely nothing in common except for the fact I find them entertaining. Author William Gibson’s new book has been getting pretty good press, but the folks at Boing Boing calls this Washington Post interview one of the best they’ve read. We have to admit that we’re not big soccer fans but […] More »
This entry from the U.S. Senate blog reads like an “I told you so” from climate change skeptics, when really there’s nothing endorsing rejection of global warming in it. More »
We hope you’re all having a good long weekend. Let’s get right to the links: Now that Fall is just around the corner, all those tasty crops should be coming to market soon. What better time to eat local. A bunch of bloggers and foodies challenge you to eat food grown as locally as possible. […] More »