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FTRW 2016 – Day Three – Political Censorship Ad

Watching the Democratic Presidential Town Hall so thought I’d post this (in)appropriate ad I came across on Reddit. To tie it back to censorship in a more serious fashion, it’s more important to remember that in various sectors but especially in politics, censorship isn’t just about the outright suppression of ideas – it also happens […]

#FTRW 2016 – Day Two – Music Monday – Most Controversial Music Videos of All-Time

Take your pick. Here’s #1 on the list which was pretty controversial (by design) at the time back in 1989 but seems relatively tame now…

¶ Posted 22 February 2016 § Canada § Censorship § Library § MusicMonday § News § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: freedomtoreadweek, language, music

Some Random Thoughts on the US Primaries #feelthebern #notmeus #nhprimary #berniesanders

So I’ve been watching both the Democratic and Republican campaigns leading up to last week’s first caucus in Iowa and today’s first primary in New Hampshire very closely. In all honesty, I might even be more engaged in the US elections then I was in last fall’s Canadian ones! I think this is because the […]

¶ Posted 09 February 2016 § News § Politics § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, history, television

Random Thoughts on the First US Primaries

Does anyone else find the idea of caucuses weird (especially how the Democrats do it where you show your support publicly and others try to convince you to support other candidates?) It also seems like there’s an inherent bias to people who can afford to give up an evening – harder for the single parent […]

¶ Posted 02 February 2016 § News § Politics § Randomness § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: history

Music Monday – “Right wingin’, Bitter clingin’, Guns and God Are Our Religion”

As a general rule, I don’t think you should mock your political opponents. But since these two yahoos are from the US, they’re technically not my opponents and I’m free to highlight their stupidity freely. In all seriousness, Sarah Palin’s recent endorsement of Donald Trump was mystifying. But is there method to her madness? Is […]

¶ Posted 25 January 2016 § Humour § MusicMonday § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, history, language, music

Friday Fun Link – The Cost of Living Everywhere in the World in a Single Awesome Graphic

Not sure if this is a “Fun” link but it captures something I’ve been thinking about a lot since our most recent trip to Cuba.

¶ Posted 15 January 2016 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Infographic § Jobs § Randomness § Travel § UK § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: allinclusive, economics, travel

“Making A Murderer” Is More Than a Compelling Whodunit; It’s An Incisive Portrait of American Social Class

Privilege is a special right, or advantage available only to a particular person or group of people. The term is commonly used in the context of social inequality, particularly in regard to social class,[1] race, age, sexual orientation, gender, and disability. Two common examples would be having access to a higher education and housing. Probably […]

¶ Posted 13 January 2016 § News § Politics § PopCulture § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, education, health, language, television

Bankrupt Rdio Is Being Bought Out and Discontinued. (Fuck)

After a few days of focus on Paris and the serious issues of the world, time to get back to my First World Problems (which are defined by Google as: “a relatively trivial or minor problem or frustration, implying a contrast with serious problems such as those that may be experienced in the developing world.”) That’s true […]

¶ Posted 17 November 2015 § Internet § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Technology § United States ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: music

Secular Sunday – God Responds to Aurora Shootings

This was a comment posted in response to a Christian minister’s CNN article explaining where god was during the Aurora shootings…

¶ Posted 13 September 2015 § Humour § News § SecularSunday § United States § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: atheism, philosophy

How Australia and Other Developed Nations Have Put An End To Gun Violence

I wouldn’t say we’ve “put an end to” gun violence in Canada but our numbers (like those in most developed nations) are extremely low compared to the US. There are a whole host of interconnected reasons why this is the case. But I think one of the largest is the fact that gun ownership is enshrined […]