Mr. Preston Manning, beloved non-Prime Minister of Canada and born-again green Tory, continues to push the boundaries of what it means to be a Canadian “conservative.” He writes in today’s Globe and Mail, that “public policy should recognize our green collar workers“:
As Canada and the world become more environmentally conscious, a vitally important role [...]
Great quote in today’s New York Times about Obama and his critics:
I’ve never seen anyone so roundly criticized for such grievous offenses as giving excellent speeches and urging people of different backgrounds to take a chance on working together.
1. When was the last time we could criticize a Canadian politician for either of those [...]
Obama has been a difficult man to criticize — especially during his rockstar world tour. The more legitimate criticisms concern his Congressional support for domestic wiretapping and big-telco immunity, and his turnaround on campaign finance limits. And these criticism were nearly uniformly arising from the political left, not his challengers on the right, who’ve struggled [...]
Comment of the Day from Wonkette’s “George W. Bush Is Exactly Like Batman” left me reeling:
‘I remember when Batman told everyone to go shopping and to fly more to fight the Joker. Also, when he gave up golf for a few weeks. That was so brave to do, in this time of terror and war.’
Keeping track of the allegations of criminal wrongdoing lobbed at the Bush Administration can be a challenge. Slate.com has kindly compiled this handy Venn diagram to help you manage who’s accused of what and how they’re all connected.
Their final advice for managing the deluge of evidence? “If all else fails, fall back on this [...]
Half-Japanese Canadian (they do it to me everytime) Jeff Chiba Stearns is an award-winning independent filmmaker, writer, and artist based out of British Columbia. He’s produced an impressive animated short that grabbed my attention and the attention of a number of award committees and festivals.
Yellow Sticky Notes is made with only a black pen [...]
I haven’t discussed Omar Khadr since video of his “interrogation” by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service at the Guantanamo prison camp was released by his lawyers.
Partly, this is because I’m not sure what to say about it. Surely, the video isn’t an accurate portrayal of Mr. Khadr’s illegal kidnapping and torture. The dismissive and [...]
The shortlist and winners of the Penguin Design Award have been released.
I’ve always been a fan of Penguin’s book design and their return to a classic mid-century style is really impressive. The designs selected here — of On the Road, Shock Doctrine, and On Beauty — are well worth the praise.
(Via kottke.)
RADIOHEAD continues to assert its position as one of our most innovative artists. Disagree? Well, watch the new music video for House of Cards, which was filmed not with cameras, but with lasers and data.
All the data is available at Google Code, along with a “making of” video and an addictive viewer that allows you [...]
Wired’s Danger Room writes about the military security implications of climate change, taking the lead from Mr. Thomas Fingar’s — Chairman of the U.S. National Intelligence Council — trip to Capitol Hill last month.
Summarizing:
Climate change will have wide-ranging security implications globally “worsening existing problems — such as poverty, social tensions, environmental degradation, ineffectual [...]