The reason we call it “climate change” is because the Bush administration wanted us to
Speaking of climate change, did you know that the reason we started calling it “climate change” instead of “global warming” is because a pollster on the Bush administration payroll thought it sounded less severe? The man in question was Frank Luntz, a political consultant who specializes in helping his clients find the right words to […]
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It’s Friday, so here’s the video for “Patio Lanterns” by Kim Mitchell
Listen, I’m sick of winter, and so are you. Why don’t we all sit back and enjoy a magical mental trip to the heart of summer? Specifically the summer of 1986, if you guys are good with that.
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Link of the Day: Happy 7alentines
To promote this week’s show, which is the first in a series of live tapings for Rogers TV, the Sketchersons were kind enough to create and share an assortment of “7alentines.” Share them with your friends this 7alentine’s Day! The show, happening this Sunday night at Comedy Bar, is also the first show for which […]
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Go through, or go around?
Adams Park was, and probably still is, a pretty good place to spend an evening in the suburbs when you’re too young to get into bars and there’s nothing better to do. Not that Scarborough has any good bars, of course, as we’d all find out in due time. But at that point, anything would […]
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Blogging versus writing
Last night’s creative writing class was mainly a workshop for our first assignment, and the general review of mine was basically what I’d expected it would be. It’s a pretty decent story – “really sweet,” some said – but the writing’s fairly plain and the characters are underdeveloped. The one phrase I didn’t want to […]
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Link of the Day: The Strokes
For a very limited time you can download the new Strokes single, “Under Cover of Darkness,” through their website. Sign up for their mailing list, and they’ll send you a download link. Not too shabby!
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Trying and failing to make the “no better than Hitler” thing sound intelligent and justified
I’m coming to the table a few weeks late on this one, but isn’t it just a fancy, ostensibly literate way of calling the other guy Hitler? And really, can’t we do better than that? I actually rather like Glad Hand. It’s a clever strip, and at its best it makes a great point in […]
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NoseDial is “partly a gimmick and partly useful”
What’s NoseDial, you ask? Lifehacker blogger Adam Dachis recently described it as “a simple iPhone dialer that’s optimized for your nose.” Not imaginatively lazy enough, I say! Show me the inventor of an app that lets you dial your phone with your ear so you don’t even have to move it from your face to […]
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Hey, what’s up with Teranga now?
A little while back, I mentioned that Teranga was apparently having some trouble with its landlords. A few days after posting this, I got an email from Brad “Rx” Ketchen, the DJ and promoter who initially put the bug in my ear. Brad confirmed that times are tough and change is in the air. Mark […]
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Link of the Day: Right to Play Canada
“Right to Play is committed to every child’s right to play. We give children a chance to become constructive participants in society, regardless of gender, disability, ethnicity, social background or religion. Through games and sports, we help create social change in communities affected by war, poverty and disease. “A team of top athletes from more […]
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