Agonies of AcademeThe current issue of the Atlantic is good, with nice articles on Obama, Easterbrook on space catastrophe, and a looong piece by...
Embrace-an-Orphanage gala gets who’s who“Do you think I am paying for that wedding?” joked Mark Eyking (right). But he has hope, since it’s easier to get them from...
This is your brain on GoogleNick Carr has an intriguing essay in the latest issue of the Atlantic that asks "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" But, he says, Carr...
Willyoubetricked.consJust how weird is the Tories’ new carbon-tax attack site, willyoubetricked.ca ? Plenty. Amid the faux-populist fulminations...
Where the tired things are: Liveblogging Ethics After Dark9:20:30 PM Well, we’re back. Actually, we’re not officially back for another ten minutes or so, but the committee room is...
’Cause a separatist party don’t stopSorry if I’m a little late with this, but the elections folks in Quebec released membership and financial data for all the...
I’ll explain in our next issue why I was interested in this......but here’s the Charleston: www.youtube.com/http://youtube.com/watch?v=s58iTzznkp0
So this is it - the final countdown? - Liveblogging the Ethics committee debate on Conservatives’ in and out ad scheme3:24:55 PM Signs That Are Not All That Promising: You walk into committee, and the first thing you hear is one clerk telling...
No Stompin’ Tom, pleaseWith Hockey Night in Canada in desperate need of a theme song, we’ve decided to ask you, our fine readers, for suggestions. Let...
Where are you, Bernie Taupin?For all the talk of the Hockey Night in Canada theme being the " second national anthem " (or is it the third ?), it retains a...