July 26th 2008 — Aside + Link — Leave a Comment
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 [...]
July 18th 2008 — Text + Video — 2 Comments
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 [...]
June 13th 2008 — Text — Leave a Comment
Hate pervades Calgary.
Or at least compared to the national average. So says Statistics Canada in a new report.
They provided some facts on the state of hate and violence in Canada:
Among the 220 hate crimes reported by police to be motivated by religion, offences against the Jewish faith were the most common, accounting for [...]
May 17th 2008 — Picture — Leave a Comment
Here in Calgary Broken City’s Celebrity Hot Tub and the HiFi Club have localized the global trend of paparazzi-style party pictures.
HoboGestapo, nightlife photographer in Sydney, captured pics of a stabbing outside of a club on film.
HipsterRunoff, who pointed me to the pics, asks:
I don’t think many people have a problem with party pix [...]