The mayorrobford.ca handoff has quietly begun
Two days ago, on the day that our mayor was sworn in, I mentioned that I happen to own mayorrobford.ca. Yesterday, I noted that a friend of mine had approached me with a good idea for it, and I invited anyone who might be interested in getting involved to get in touch with me. A […]
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Tonight: Strong Words and an art auction for human rights
Strong Words, the reading series I co-founded and hosted up until recently, returns to the Free Times Cafe tonight at 7:30 PM. I’m a little embarrassed to admit that I haven’t been able to make it back to the series since I left in June, and assuming the night allows it, that’s where I’ll be. […]
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Link of the Day: Shelter, Support, and Housing Administration (again)
I linked to this section of the city’s official website back in August. There’s never really a bad time, after all, to put some thought into the issue of homelessness in this city. But it’s gotten a lot colder since the summer, and we’ve gotten to that point of the year in which homelessness is […]
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Steve Paikin on politicians, journalists and the G20
The G20 is back in the news this week because of a number of recent hearings and inquiries. It’s as hot a topic as ever, and people on all sides of the issues are weighing in with their ideas and opinions – lots of them helpful, some of them harmful, and a few of them […]
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Published today: Maqlu review on Chart
I wanted to be a bigger fan of this EP than I ultimately was. But as I mentioned in the review, it’s the second EP in a trilogy, so maybe I’ll prefer the third disc. Dibs on it, Chart!
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Watch three great Gong the Show performances on YouTube
Did you know that the folks at Gong the Show have their own channel on YouTube? Among other things, it features three short clips from recent shows, which are hopefully just the first of many. For example, you can watch my brother do a monologue called “Daniel Plainview Explains a Girl’s First Period,” which preserved […]
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All aboard the mayorrobford.ca train, you pinko leftist kooks in sensibly coloured jackets!
The response to yesterday’s post about mayorrobford.ca has been encouraging, to say the least. I don’t want to say too much at this early date, but I’m happy to tell you that a good friend of mine got in touch last night with a great idea, and we’re currently talking it out. Now, like I […]
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The schedule for this Saturday’s third anniversary edition of Everyone’s a DJ is nearly full
If you want to get on the bill for the third anniversary edition of Everyone’s a DJ, which we’re hosting this Saturday night at Disgraceland, then now’s the time. Since my last post about the party, five more DJs have joined the bill, and at the time of this writing the schedule is nearly full. […]
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Link of the Day: Freelance Blues
My good friend Ian Daffern co-writes a six-part comic series called Freelance Blues with fellow old friend Mike Leone and New York based artist Vicki Tierney. According to an email blast they sent out yesterday, they’ve been busy lately. For example, you can check out this interview that Ian recently did with the good people […]
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This is probably as good a time as any to mention that I own mayorrobford.ca
I don’t want to tell a bunch of mayoral campaign staffers how to do their jobs, but in this day and age, the importance of owning your online identity can’t be understated. I guess that’s why it seems especially odd to me that the Ford campaign, with all their bogus radio callers and fake accounts […]
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