February kicks off Black History Month - a reminder of not just the history of black people, their accomplishments, and how they rose up aga...

I'm not a fan of "performance" reality TV competitions (like American Idol or X-Factor or Dancing with the Not-Really-Stars ...

Compliments of The Oatmeal : a.k.a. Why Wikipedia is all fucked up right now. Want to help in the fight against SOPA / PIPA? First, go ...

If you're one of those people who believes there is a war on Christmas going on (to which my usual reply is either tackling a Christmas ...

It's Remembrance Day and hopefully you've used this as an opportunity to reflect on the wars of our past, the sacrifices of veterans...

I honestly have a hard time convincing myself that the people on Fox & Friends actually believe the shit that comes out of their mouths....

In Canada, we don't really have a "First Lady" culture in politics. The spouse of our Prime Minister is just that - "the ...

I like how she looks unimpressed. In honour of the 100th International Women's Day, I'm doing something special: Taking the day o...

Hey, California finally got with it and realized it was unconstitutional (and therefore unAmerican !) for the people to vote on and lord ov...

It's my most ginormous post ever! Yesterday (Canada Day) I took a little walk in my neighbourhood. The park next to our home was cordon...

Twenty years ago today the Berlin Wall fell. I was 11. At school, they wheeled a TV in our classroom and we were given a break from the usu...

Thank you, Vanity Fair, for the awesomeness this day. What do you get when you cross Sarah Palin's resignation speech with a professiona...

Near St. Lawrence Market as a double-decker bus is being loaded with tourists: Mr. Fanny Pack: She's onto bigger and better - just you ...

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Warning: Long and rather un-funny political post follows. Not long ago, I blogged about how I wanted to become more passionate and active in...

Last month, Canada had a federal election. Patrick and I marked the occasion unceremoniously by dragging ourselves over to the nearby pollin...

I told this story to some people the other night so it's all fresh in my brain and ripe for making it even more public. So here I go: Ba...