Good article from The National Post about the changing nature of the debate around Freedom of Expression. What remains is that challenges still come from all sides of the political spectrum. …the bulk of work on freedom of expression is shifting from people who fruitlessly complain about books to attacks on journalists and bloggers. Also […]
Shea and I went to see “Book of Mormon” today, one of the most successful, long-running Broadway shows of all-time, written and produced by the same guys who made South Park. I’ve been a fan of South Park since someone told me about “Rainbows? I hate rainbows!” but I don’t watch it as religiously (pun […]
9/11 might be the favourite day of the year for the conspiracy-minded posters on r/conspiracy. 🙂
This video is at ~5000 views as I type this. Will be interesting to see if it goes viral and jumps a lot higher as it appears designed to do just that…
One of the ongoing debates in the world right now – in online discussion, in politics and in our personal lives – is what the role of civility is and how it’s perhaps become less important than in the past. I think one change is that people used to be civil in a reciprocal manner […]
Sasha recently presented us with this piece of artwork which required us to very delicately sit her down and have her talk us through some of her artistic choices. The blue hair, the dangly gold earrings, the check-mark smile and oh, by the way, what is that picture on the front of the shirt? “It’s […]
The best part of seeing a big tentpole movie on opening weekend is that you can go on the Internet again without fear of seeing SPOILERS:
There was lots of controversy on Twitter (but when isn’t there?) a couple days ago when Leafs defenseman, Morgan Rielly, was accused of yelling a homophobic slur on the ice. There were conflicting opinions with some people thinking the on-ice mics caught him yelling “Fucking faggot” (which wouldn’t be the first time this has happened […]
I think next year I’ll have to get an Elf on the Shelf to entertain myself instead of Sasha!
