The September/October issue of This was given some airtime on CBC’s The Hour. Stephen Lewis offers his insights, and cradles that magazine like a newborn baby. He can’t seem to put it down. Check it out here, at about 4:48 into the segment. More »

So you’re sitting at your desk pretending to be hard at work, staring attentively at the screen while you put yet another jack of spades on top of the stack to complete your three hundredth game of solitaire. While you’re busy looking busy, why not do something useful? Freerice.com helps to end world hunger and […] More »

One of my favourite webcomics out there is A Softer World — it’s sweet and acerbic and uses real-life photographs in place of drawings. Also, it’s done by two excessively talented individuals who are unfurling their artistic fronds in multiple directions. Transplanted Maritimer Emily Horne (pictures) is currently a photographer, blogger and graphic designer in […] More »

Congratulations Canada, for being ranked in the top 20 by Reporters Without Borders in their annual World Press Freedom index. Canada rocked the competition, finishing just behind Hungary, Austria and New Zealand… no, wait, there was also Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Latvia, Switzerland. They also did better than Canada, but other than that we outshone. […] More »

So my Dad just bought an RV. I have no idea what RV actually stands for, but I have a feeling it might be something like Roaming Village. As I write this my dad is driving back from Cincinnati in his new Death Star, but alot of other things are happening too: two major wars […] More »