I’ve still got a number of spots to fill at Everyone’s a DJ this Saturday
Saturday’s edition of Everyone’s a DJ is coming up fast, and we’ve still got some early and late spots to fill. If you’d like one, then I invite you to sign up. If you know of anyone else who might, please encourage them to do the same. The schedule will be updates as the spots […]
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Strong Words returns to the Free Times Cafe tonight
Strong Words, the reading series I co-founded in 2005 and left in June, returns to the Free Times Cafe tonight at 7:30 PM with what’s sure to be another great reading. Darren Bifford, Michael Lista, Paul Vermeersch and Natalie Zina Walschots will be featured. Do check it out if you can, guys. It’ll be the […]
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A new year, a new batch of big promises from Babylon Telecom
The folks at Babylon Telecom have just launched a new website. Driven by WordPress, and clearly in its earliest and most “under construction” stages, it nonetheless looks like it’s the start of a whole new wave of content. For one thing, they’ve recently launched an account of their own on Twitter. For another, they’ve just […]
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Link of the Day: The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
“The Michael J. Fox Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease through an aggressively funded research agenda and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson’s today. “We believe without fail that our goal is within reach – but we can’t get there without your support. Please join […]
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Rest in Peace, Sergeant Ryan Russell
As you’ve likely heard by now, a Toronto Police sergeant named Ryan Russell died in hospital this morning after being struck by a stolen truck in the line of duty. He leaves behind a wife and a young child. The CBC has the story. Sergeant Russell is the fortieth officer in the history of the […]
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Published today: Nick Flanagan review on Chart
This is another one of those reviews that I was more than a little reluctant to write. Nick Flanagan is a good dude, and certainly one of Toronto’s more innovative comedians. And although this isn’t by any means a bad review – there was, after all, a lot to like about the disc – it […]
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Fear of Tea Party violence has led four Arizona Republicans to resign
“I love the Republican Party,” Arizona Legislative District 20 Chairman Anthony Miller said in an email on Saturday, “but I don’t want to take a bullet for anyone.” Miller was one of four Arizona Republicans to resign in the wake of the weekend’s shootings in Tuscon. It’s important to note that this wasn’t a snap […]
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Aren’t a lot of the reasons why Twitter is better than journalism actually reasons why it’s not?
I like Twitter as much as the next guy, but I’ve never thought of the notion that it could somehow replace journalism as anything more than hyperbole. It’s a great way to communicate with people, and there’s certainly a lot of potential value to tweeting on the ground and providing an alternative to official press […]
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Cornel West on Mark Twain and the “Huckleberry Finn” revisions
When it comes to the dialogue over race in America, few people bring as much balance and perspective to the table as Cornel West. So when he was asked on Twitter on Friday what he thought about the new revised version of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, I figured his answer would be a good one. […]
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Link of the Day: The Conversation Prism
“The Conversation Prism gives you a whole view of the social media universe, categorized and also organized by how people use each network. V 3.0 introduces new groups and networks and also removes those networks no longer in play. Use the Conversation Prism to see what you’re missing!”
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