It would be interesting to see the results from a similar survey in Canada…
…and with horrible accusations and scandals right now involving Hockey Canada, the Oiler’s farm team’s head trainer, Tampa Bay Lightning d-man Ian Cole, the Chicago Blackhawks, and more, the attention is very warranted. (On Twitter, there was talk of this being the hockey equivalent of #MeToo – #PuckYou or #PuckToo?) At any rate, as the […]
I’ve had the pleasure of visiting both the newly built Calgary Public Library Central Branch (in 2019) and newly-refurbished Edmonton Public Library (in 2022). And you know what? Newly built or refurbished, both are incredible libraries in their own ways with the main thing they have in common is both cities embracing the value of […]
There are lots of interesting angles to the Queen’s death – cultural, historical, sociological, religious, etc. etc. – but one that fascinates me is this notion of “decorum”… https://www.twitter.com/MsPackyetti/status/1567987415704379393 There’s a parallel to gun violence in the States where politicians will quickly say “It’s not the time” to talk about gun violence…right after a mass […]
With so much focus on the UK and the meaning of the Queen’s death, I’m reminded of the amazing opening ceremony from the 2012 Olympics in London which captured so many unique aspects of British life and culture (while also being a real thumb to the nose to the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony!)
I went from thinking I might not watch hockey this year after Johnny Gaudreau walked for nothing to barely being able to wait for the season to start after the Flames made a blockbuster trade for Matthew Tkachuk and signed highly coveted free agent Nazim Kadri. Darryl Sutter is also a huge part of my […]
It sounds like I’m joking but I honestly love the idea of things going into the public domain a lot earlier than they currently do so creators can put unique visions and ideas based on existing characters into the world…
9/11 was caused by religious extremism but an ever-longer lasting harm of this attack is the culture of conspiracy theories that sprang up around the attacks which continues to affect our society in ways ranging from vaccine hesitancy to lack of faith in government to the idea that mass shootings are actually false-flag operations are […]