Embroiderer > King
Back in high school, my friend’s kid brother — who was a pretty good goalie for his age — got to attend a training camp with Patrick Roy. I don’t […]
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Vox puerilis
A couple of weeks ago the CBC’s Neil Macdonald wrote a depressing (if unsurprising) editorial entitled “What America Isn’t Thinking” in which he used a Google Trends report as a […]
"That doesn't take courage."
Last week Nellie and I were among hundreds who flocked (ha) to see Christopher Hitchens deliver a lecture about the ten commandments at the Royal Ontario Museum. Attending lectures at […]
First person to mention Bryan Adams gets a kicking
Ooh, fun. The CBC has given us a task: Starting next week, Canadians will collect some choice homegrown songs for the new president to groove to as he takes office […]
A $1.75 MacGuffin
It would seem that Canada’s opposition parties — the three largest left and centre-left parties: the Liberals, NDP and Bloc Quebecois — are about to merge. Agreements have been reached […]
Things I feel it's important for you to know
My favourite word for today: solipsism. No idea why. I’m sure it’s related to some kind of deep and brilliant observation that I made earlier today and shall force you […]
To be fair, everything looks like twaddle under an electron microscope
I’ve been too busy to blog (or think) much lately, so no sparkling insight or stunning revelations from me right now. Sorry. .:. I am shocked — shocked and appalled […]
Skirl | Dan Dickinson 