Politics
Robocalls: You’re being denied justice
May 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By John Klein (aka Saskboy): We’ve had a few days of no new news reported in the robocalls criminal investigation. The story yesterday on the CBC website, while factual, does make one claim that is disputable. With the public paper trail cold for almost two months, there’s still little that’s certain in the Elections Canada investigation[...] Alison’s preemptive retort says it best: The trail is not so much ‘cold’ as overwhelming. No, the main story is : Why did someone in the Guelph Con campaign – who would normally call RackNine to set up legit campaign robocalls directly via... [Read the full story]
Arts and Books
Leonard Cohen repays Canada Council, and then some
May 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment
A BoB short: Canadian literature and music legend Leonard Cohen, awarded the Glenn Gould Prize in Toronto last night, has chosen to donate the $50,000 that comes with it to the Canada Council for the Arts. The Montreal native is the ninth winner of the honour that has been called “The Nobel Prize of the Arts.” As a young poet, Cohen received a $25 grant from the Canada Council, in the form of reading fees. At last night’s ceremony, he recalled another “highlight” of his early years: interviewing Gould, the pianist who was Canada’s first musical superstar, for a magazine... [Read the full story]
Culture
Two words: Joss Whedon. Okay, four: Scarlett Johansson
May 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Mark Leiren-Young A few days before The Avengers debuted I was asked why I was so excited about seeing what’s looking like the most successful comic book movie of all time. This was my answer. I’m a lifelong comic book fan and the idea that it’s even possible to make The Avengers has my inner 16-year old doing cartwheels — which is seriously impressive because my outer 16-year old sure as hell couldn’t do cartwheels. The idea that The Avengers is doable is mind-boggling; the fact that they hired a lifelong comic book fan to bring the series to life . . . and that they... [Read the full story]
Features
Put to bed: The strike that broke the news at The Calgary Herald
February 3, 2012 · 1 Comment
The Calgary Herald told its striking workers they were about to “jump off a cliff.” By the end, the Herald had gone over the edge, too ~~ Excerpted from Leaving Dublin: Writing My Way From Dublin to Canada, by kind permission of Rocky Mountain Books By Brian Brennan I never envisaged it would end the way it did. I had always expected that when my career in Canadian daily newspapering came to a close, I would write a farewell column thanking the readers for taking the time to look at my stuff, and sometimes taking the time to phone or write. I would gather with my colleagues in the centre... [Read the full story]
Media
Quebec students: If you can’t beat them, cane them
May 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Montreal Simon Well I suppose it was inevitable eh? Ever since the Quebec students began marching, the Con media has been attacking them like a pack of rabid hyenas. The Con liberal Andrew Coyne called them a violent mob. The windy little teabagger Rex Murphy called their protest a self-indulgent parody. The petty-bourgeois hack Margaret Wente did her ghastly Marie Antoinette impression. But now Michael Den Tandt has gone one deranged step further, and called for the Quebec students to be caned. There’s a better way: Dispersal with massive use of tear gas; then arrest, public humiliation,... [Read the full story]
Technology
U.K. assaults Pirate Bay — and digital rights
May 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment
By Saskboy Children learn how to use computers and work around restrictions by experimentation and reading. So too must adults when they are confronted with restrictions. It’s a good idea to learn how to evade censorship before the flow of information is shut off — otherwise, working around the problem becomes much more difficult because you must work from your own ingenuity rather than from experts’ reports and examples found on the Internet. Slashdot reports that citizens of the UK are being cut off from The Pirate Bay, an internationally famous Bit Torrent sharing website.... [Read the full story]
Living
Sex exhibit tells too much for some parents
A BoB short: A museum sex exhibit designed to educate teenagers has been proven too racy for some Ottawa parents — and it hasn’t even opened yet. “Sex: A Tell-all Exhibition” is due to open at The Canada Science and Technology Museum on Friday. In response to over 50 complaints from parents who feel that the...
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Put to bed: The strike that broke the news at The Calgary Herald
The Calgary Herald told its striking workers they were about to “jump off a cliff.” By the end, the Herald had gone over the edge, too ~~ Excerpted from Leaving Dublin: Writing My Way From Dublin to Canada, by kind permission of Rocky Mountain Books By Brian Brennan I never envisaged it would end the way...
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Media
Quebec students: If you can’t beat them, cane them
By Montreal Simon Well I suppose it was inevitable eh? Ever since the Quebec students...
CRTC reaches for volume control
A BoB short: The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission has...
“The Postmedia chain has turned against the PM. Period.”
An anonymous missive has appeared on The Gazetteer, purporting to be from “a...
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Culture
Two words: Joss Whedon. Okay, four: Scarlett Johansson
By Mark Leiren-Young A few days before The Avengers debuted I was asked why I was...
By Montreal Simon It never made any sense. A movie where children kill each other...
A BoB short: A last blog post by Joe Bodolai has gone viral today after the L.A....
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