We must always question authority. Their claim to it, their use of it, their backers, their purpose. And certainly question more aggressively than we have been. But that idea that we must simply defy established authority for the sake of defiance is absurd. Most established authority is unjust, immoral, illegal, self-serving, corrupt, or criminal — [...]
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Disagreements about Responding to Authority 11.27.07
Disaster Capitalism: Whose How-To Guide? 11.12.07
Naomi Klein, author of the now-bestselling “Shock Doctrine” wrote in the Guardian:
On a recent visit to Calgary, Alberta, I was taken aback to see my book on disaster capitalism selling briskly at the airport. Calgary is ground zero of North America’s oil and gas boom, where business suits and cowboy hats are the de facto [...]
Final Fantasy and Cadence Weapon 11.05.07
I saw Final Fantasy at Calgary’s Warehouse this October.
It was fantastic — more so than I imagined. Toronto’s Owen Pallett is without question one of Canada’s best artists.
On October 25 he was in San Francisco and performed Vancouverite Dan Bejar’s (aka Destroyer) “An Actor’s Revenge” with Edmonton’s Cadence Weapon.
An amazing pan-Canadian cover [...]
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