Friday, 27 August 2010 will be the official opening night of No Heart Feelings at the Royal. It’s a feature film that’s set in Toronto’s west end, and which was directed by a trio of talented and accomplished young directors. And I’m not blowing smoke when I say that. Sarah Lazarovic is an immensely creative […]

World Overpopulation Awareness, which also goes by the name World Population Awareness, is basically a huge assortment of collected writings and information on the world’s increasing human population. It’s a bit cluttered, and it’s tough to know where to start or get much of a sense of who’s behind it, but the sheer volume of […]

It’s amazing what you can learn about the issues and politics of our country simply by staying tuned to the Council of Canadians, chaired by the rather remarkable Maude Barlow. Working “to protect Canadian independence by promoting progressive policies on fair trade, clean water, energy security, public health care, and other issues of social and […]

“EarthAction‘s mission is to inform and inspire people everywhere to turn their concern, passion and outrage into meaningful action for a more just, peaceful and sustainable world.” Check them out.

“Longplayer is a one thousand year long musical composition. It began playing at midnight on the 31st of December 1999, and will continue to play without repetition until the last moment of 2999, at which point it will complete its cycle and begin again. Conceived and composed by Jem Finer, it was originally produced as […]

Kerry Clare is a writer, blogger, activist and mother that I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know through our work in honour of Literature for Life. Her blog, Pickle Me This, “is mainly a literary blog comprising book reviews, author interviews, bookish miscellanea, reading reflections, and sundry other literary curiosities.” Check it out, and […]

Hey, remember that time I screamed and yelled about Jennifer Aniston and bottled lifestyle water, but I blatantly failed to provide much information on the problem at hand, let alone the potential solutions? Well, the folks at WaterAid do both much better than I ever could. Take the time to pay them a visit, won’t […]

The City is an intense and weird strip drawn by a fellow named Derf. As long as we’re talking about great comics, I figured I ought to let you know about it. Derf wears his ideology on his sleeve – and at times, the strip is more preachy than funny. But when he’s on, he’s […]

If you’re anything like me, then you’re just getting back from a few days away and you’re now in the process of easing yourself back into the working week. Instead of posting something serious or heavy, I thought that today, I’d just link to the official website of one of the stranger comic strips out […]

“350 is the most important number in the world – it’s what scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. “Two years ago, after leading climatologists observed rapid ice melt in the Arctic and other frightening signs of climate change, they issued a series of studies showing that the planet […]