Pie: the new anthrax
By Alison@Creekside Liberal MP Gerry Byrne says he believes the federal government should investigate whether the pieing of Fisheries Minister Gail Shea by a woman opposed to the seal hunt constitutes an act of terrorism. I think Gerry should at least get a cupcake for that. Byrne hails from Newfoundland Labrador where, according to Fisheries [...]
“Books are a big Frankenstein monster”
backofthebook.ca editor Frank Moher talks with Kenneth J. Harvey, author of this Fall’s Giller-nominated novel Blackstrap Hawco. Read Frank’s review of the book here. Moher: Were you born in Newfoundland? Harvey: I was born in St John’s, grew up in St. John’s. My folks are from Bell Island, which is a small island off the [...]
Tattletales have more fun
I wasn’t much of a snitch as a kid, even though my older brother tormented me. It was a pact, a point of honour not to tattle. So perhaps my enjoyment of telling on the bad guys now is a release from the strictures of childhood. Or perhaps they are just so much worse than [...]
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