The passing of a giant
R.I.P., John Kenneth Galbraith. [tags]galbraith, john kenneth galbraith, economists[/tags]
Monthly Archives: April 2006
Weird…I was looking for a sample menu from Dooney’s, a cafe/restaurant in The Annex, and found their site…which is like some kind of left-leaning editorial/news service. Lots of literary news […]
"We're at war with somebody"
We went to see United 93 (imdb | rotten tomatoes) this afternoon. I’ll write more later, but I need some time to let it all sink in. It was one […]
Try and understand it
We saw our first Hot Docs selection last night: The Railroad All Stars. It was about a group of prostitutes from the worst slums of Guatemala who form a football […]
Deeeeee-lish
I just picked up a brownie from Camros, the new organic food store that’s opened up near my place. Yes, it was over $3, but it was so big that […]
Well…I suppose they're experts at ball handling…
Stephen Brunt, in yesterday’s Globe column (it requires registration, but if you search for ‘Stephen Brunt’ through Google News you can get the full content) is all too happy to […]
"Continental integration by stealth"
“[N]othing less than the complete integration of Canada’s military, security and foreign policy into the decision-making and operating systems of the U.S.” Sounds scary, no? It’s how Michael Byers opens […]
Somewhere a shiver just went down my mother's spine
I just accidentally ripped off today’s page on my desk calendar (I figured I’d missed a few days ’cause thought it said “Tuesday”). My mother, being kind of superstitious, would […]
A rope. A tree.
The referees just handed game 3 to Carolina. First they didn’t call a penalty in the second period on a high stick that, by the look of it, carved Saku […]
"Artists do not want to sue music fans."
I read a couple of articles today about the new Canadian Music Creators Coalition — Canadian artists who’ve formed their own lobbying group after growing tired of having the CRIA […]
