How agendas are formed in a democracy (according to Michael J. Fox)
Believe it or not, you can learn a lot about democracy in general, and the American political system in particular, from Michael J. Fox. Although his interest in politics dates back to his youth, Fox has become directly and intimately involved in the American political system over the past few years as a Parkinson’s disease […]
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Link of the Day: Longplayer
“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 […]
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Don’t lie to me
“Looks like the new Manics album’s got a shirtless photo of Tim Roth on the cover,” I told my girlfriend in an email. “Nice,” she replied. “I hope you’re going to buy it.” “I might just,” I said. “Should I get it on vinyl, the ‘biggest cover art’ option?” “Up to you,” she replied. “I […]
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By the way, have you seen my brother’s reel?
On a whim, I decided to visit YouTube this week and see if my brother, an actor and comedian of some acclaim, had added his reel to his channel. And sure enough, hooray! Although I’ve gotten to watch my brother put a lot of this reel together while he’s been living with us this summer, […]
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Look, he just did it again!
“Canada’s economic recovery cannot afford to be disrupted by an ‘unnecessary’ election, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said after announcing a minor cabinet shuffle.” What did I tell you? The polls take a turn for the worse, and suddenly Harper’s out there telling anyone who’ll listen that now is not the time for an election. Which […]
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Actually, maybe they should have gotten a straight judge to rule on Prop 8
Hear me out on this one, guys. As you may have already heard, “traditional” marriage advocates are arguing that Wednesday’s ruling against Proposition 8 shouldn’t be considered a fair ruling. Some argue that the judge in question, Vaughn Walker, overstepped his bounds when he ruled against the will of the 52% of people who voted […]
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It’s Friday, so here are the videos for “MY KZ, UR BF” by Everything Everything
The catchiest song in rotation on 6 Music at the moment is a lush, uptempo number called “MY KZ, UR BF” by a group called Everything Everything. It was released as a single last year, and it will soon appear on the group’s debut album Man Alive, which is due for release later this month. […]
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Link of the Day: Pickle Me This
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 […]
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Published today: Intriguing news on WTF TORY
Again, when I say “published,” all I mean is that I happened to post another item on WTF TORY earlier today. When I read in the National Post this morning that support for Harper’s Conservatives was “slipping,” I wanted to share it with someone. What can I tell you? Harper’s bad news is my good […]
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How was the reading?
Strong Words ought to be wrapping up right about now, and I’m afraid I wasn’t able to get there and catch it. I left the series in June, as you may recall, and tonight’s reading was the first that the new curators organized on their own. Sadly, it was also the last reading brought to […]
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