Link of the Day: Brute! Propaganda
Brute! Propaganda is a freelance design company that’s “probably best known in the United States for its KMFDM work.” There’s always something interesting to see there.
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Guru tribute and Cancer Society benefit tonight at Sneaky Dee’s
Rapper and hip hop icon Guru would have celebrated his forty-ninth birthday today. In tribute to the late artist, and in support of the Canadian Cancer Society, there’s a whole slew of great acts heading down to Sneaky Dee’s tonight to do a tribute show. DJ Serious will be there. KaeWonder will be there. D-Sisive […]
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But seriously, who do the Conservatives think they are?
As long as we’re talking about democracy and accountability, I’d like you to check out an article by Dan Gardner about the proposed census changes that I read in the Ottawa Citizen yesterday. Thanks to local author Tim Falconer for the link. Pay particular attention to the end of the piece, which I might as […]
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Democracy, the free market, the G20 and change
I mentioned in a recent post that I’d like to start dedicating a little space on this blog every week to talking about democracy and getting a better understanding of it. Well, the weekend seems like a good time to do a weekly post, and there’s no time like the present to get started. In […]
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Link of the Day: MindFreedom International
MindFreedom International is a nonprofit organization that fights for human rights and alternative support for people labeled with psychiatric disabilities. MindFreedom unites a hundred sponsor and affiliate groups with thousands of individual members to work for change. “In a spirit of mutual cooperation, MindFreedom leads a nonviolent revolution of freedom, equality, truth and human rights […]
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It’s Friday, so here’s the video for “Bamboleo” by the Gipsy Kings
Shhh… No, no, don’t talk. Don’t say a word. Just close your eyes, breathe deep, take my hand, and let the music, how do you say, sweep your feet away…
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Link of the Day: It Starts With You
The White Ribbon Campaign hosts an excellent website called It Starts With You. It’s “an online-based, social media campaign… to inspire men to promote healthy equal relationships with the boys in their lives.” And now, in partnership with the Center for Digital Storytelling, the site is about to create an opportunity for adult men to […]
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Published today: My first post on WTF TORY
Maybe “published” is a strong word for something I posted on a Tumblr site. But damn it, this is the category I use to tell you about stuff I’ve written elsewhere, so “published” is going to have to do. Tumblr’s a publishing platform, right? I linked to WTF TORY a week and a half ago. […]
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Here’s why that “I Write Like” site you’ve been hearing about is a bunch of absolute bullshit
I Write Like, in the words of the A.V. Club, is basically nothing more than “the ego-inflating yet slightly dismissive mentor you’ve never had.” Here’s how it works. First, you copy a block of your own original text, such as the brief blurb that I’m about to make up as I go along: “The greatest […]
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Something needs to change
If you’ve read your share of books about becoming a good writer – as I have, to no apparent avail – then you already know the importance of the first sentence. Whether you’re writing a novel, an essay, or even a blog post, a winning opening sentence can grab the reader’s attention and hold it […]
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