It is time to start making, with earnest, your summer vacation plans. I got a list of about 99 things to do before I die, like most of you, and while Burning Man is so not on there, LebowskiFest taking place September 29/30 in Kentucky, is number nine with a bullet. For those of you […] More »
Much is being said about President Bush calling our man Harper “Steve” earlier this week. While many are saying this indicates the two men are now chums, I’m more inclined to think the opposite — that Bush really has no idea what Harper is like at all. I could be wrong, but Harper really doesn’t […] More »
The Times of London has run a weirdly triumphant account of Germany’s loss to Italy in yesterday’s World Cup semifinal match in Dortmund: Doubts voiced about World Cup boost for host country I’ll admit to being a fan of Germany — the soccer Germany (and, in all honesty, the beer Germany, sausage Germany and literature […] More »
If you’ve ever been curious about the differences between the labour movements in Canada and the U.S., have a look at this quirky little contest from Working America, an AFL-CIO affiliate. The winner of the best “bad boss” story competition wins a vacation (sorry, the voting period is already past), and there are some real […] More »
I was just in Vancouver the past week and happened to take a tour de-ville with a real estate friend of mine. She happened to inform me on the various prices of average homes and condominiums. Is it possible that tag team of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics combine with cottage industry grow-ops are inflating the […] More »
That’s Deadwood’s Al Swearengen from last week’s season three opener. It’s appropriate today. Believe as we do: Edmonton is going to wipe the floor with Carolina. The Stanley Cup is coming home. More »
Ten years ago, I swear, a decade in the past, I had this conversation with a friend: She: “Why can’t I go to Canadian Tire and buy an affordable wind turbine or solar panel set for the roof of my house?” Me: “I know. It’s, like, a market crying out to be serviced by a […] More »
A friend was telling me the other day about a contest currently running to pick the most annoying Canadian on tv. I’m hunting around for a link for the contest, but can’t seem to find one (will keep looking). There are some pretty obvious choices: Don Cherry, Ben Mulroney, the Body Break couple (damn them […] More »
From Mother Jones magazine in the United States comes an innovative campaign to educate people about the threats to the world’s oceans and help them to take action. Signing up to be an Ocean Voyager means you’ll get a new message each week for five weeks featuring video episodes about the dead zone in the […] More »
Access Copyright, the Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency has recently launched a superhero — Captain Copyright — as a tool for teaching basic concepts of copyright to a generation that maybe is not getting a lot of “fun” information on the concept. The character is silly, dumb, over-the-top and even, dare I say, derivative (in the […] More »