“Yet another setback to any kind of progress on climate change”
Liberal senator Grant Mitchell has posted some strong words on his blog about the Bill C-311 debacle, which hit the news on Wednesday and was hotly debated yesterday. “The defeat of the bill by Conservative Senators, against the will of elected Members of Parliament, is yet another setback to any kind of progress on climate […]
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It’s Friday, so here’s the video for “Making Plans for Nigel” by XTC
A classic track from Drums and Wires, the third XTC album. It was released in 1979, just a few weeks before I was worn. “Making Plans for Nigel” is notable for being written by bassist Colin Moulding, as opposed to his more prolific bandmate Andy Partridge. Although he wrote fewer songs, he wrote more of […]
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Link of the Day: Gong the Show
Hey, remember Gong the Show, the fun and frankly bizarre competition hosted every month at Comedy Bar? Well, they’ve just launched their own official website, and so far it’s looking pretty sweet. The show returns to Comedy Bar tonight. My brother, the reigning champion, will wearily shoot for his fifth straight title as part of […]
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If you don’t know who Alan Davies is, then you probably won’t get anything out of this post
As much as I like Jonathan Creek, I think it could be an even better show if every single episode ended with Stephen Fry walking in from out of nowhere, shaking his head sadly, and saying “No, I’m terribly sorry, Jonathan, but I’m afraid you simply couldn’t be more wrong…”
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A great time for sober second thoughts
Stephen Harper made an excellent point back in 2006, when he warned us all about the dangers of an appointed Senate that could “interfere with the democratic will of the elected House.” And earlier this week, he finally got the chance to prove his point – by directing his own appointed senators to do the […]
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The third anniversary booking has begun!
I mentioned the other day that the third anniversary edition of Everyone’s a DJ is coming to Disgraceland on Saturday, 11 December 2010. Rookie and veteran DJs alike are already getting in touch about booking sets, so if you’d like to do one of your own, then you’d better get on it. We’re looking forward […]
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Link of the Day: Witness
“Witness partners with human rights organizations around the world to bring the power of video into their existing campaigns and advance human rights causes around the world. For example, videos from these collaborations have helped shed light on the systemic repression of ethnic minorities in Burma, prosecute recruiters of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic […]
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Published today: Tricky review on Chart
Tricky just released his ninth album, and it’s great. Truly, the worst thing you can say about it is that there’s just not enough of it. Thanks as always, Chart!
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We’ve been compromised!
Owning a house can be a pretty fascinating thing, especially during the first few months. There’s always a host of quirks and issues to discover, and just when you think you’ve spotted them all, another one cones along. Oh, and since you own the place, every new problem is yours to solve. If you live […]
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Unelected Conservative senators have killed a climate change bill passed by the House
“The Conservatives have used their clout in the Senate stacked by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to kill an NDP climate change bill that was passed by a majority of the House of Commons,” according to an item published today by the Globe and Mail. “Without any debate in the Red Chamber,” the story continues, “Conservative […]
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