Stephen Harper’s confessionPaul Wells on why Harper’s warning was really an admission— the Tories behaved like trust fund babies
The counterintuitive truth about piracy and profitsThe most pirated films of all times were also blockbusters
Musical AddendumWatching Smash , and thinking about untold stories about the making of a musical, reminded me that I recently enjoyed reading...
Psychotropes and children: are we ruining a generation?There’s very little evidence on the effects of stimulants and antipsychotics in kids
Quick Thoughts on "Smash"The thing about Smash that was most striking to me, almost from the first non-musical scene, is that it is one of the...
Sino-Forest: a prolonged moan from the investigatorsSino-Forest’s troubles give a valuable glimpse of the inner workings of Chinese “capitalism”
Simon Cowell Fires EverybodyI don’t really know what to say about the X Factor fire-pocalypse , with everyone except Simon Cowell being booted off the show as...
Feel My Skills, Donkey Donkey Donkey DonkeyNBC just can’t catch a break, and by "can’t catch a break" I mean that they bring all their problems on themselves. The latest...
Takin’ a TrainA long time ago, I used to joke that all of Canadian politics could be explained in terms of "Jem" songs. Then "Jem" got popular...