Ducks, seals and polar bears first. Then women and children if there’s room.Must-reads: Chantal Hébert on Ottawa’s sorry state of affairs; Dan Gardner on official bilingualism; Rosie DiManno on the burqa...
Future ref-erenceReader Sandy von Kaldenberg raises an intriguing idea in response to my rant on even-up reffing: since improvements in TV...
Canada’s policy on child soldiers - "Multi-faceted" is apparently another one of those irregular adjectivesOur approach is multi-faceted; yours is two-faced: Last month, Senator Romeo Dallaire asked when Canada would bring in legislation...
David SteinhartJust a sad note to pass along, and no more appropriate place to do it than on a sports blog. My former colleague at the National...
Three cheers for the IIHFSome speculate that Gary Bettman is celebrating at NHL h.q. that the semifinals are an all-American affair. Maybe so, but Canada...
Huddle upSteve raises a scary thought in his "Moneyball" post. Imagine that potential World Series: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Florida...
gangs of sao paoloMaking the rounds is this cool little piece from Foreign Policy magazine, listing the world’s most dangerous gangs. Forget about...
The Want AdsI continue to be fascinated by the Leafs slow-motion renovation project. This morning the Star provides the latest: Gretzky’s not...
The decline of This MagazineLetters to the Editor reacting to my piece on declinism , originally published in THIS, later published in the OC and the National...
No wiggling your ass in front of the netAs any NHL fan who is honest with himself will admit, the Detroit Red Wings are boring. Flat, bloodless and efficiently...