Opinion

11 August 2010

Whatever happened to “Don’t be evil”?

“It is time to move a decision forward — a decision to reassert FCC authority over broadband telecommunications, to guarantee an open internet now and forever, and to put the interests of consumers in front of the interests of giant corporations.” —FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps in response to the Google-Verizon proposal

3 June 2010

Glad Day

The enterance to Glad Day bookstore in Toronto.

Glad Day was founded in 1970 and has been operated out of an apartment, a shed, and now a second floor on Yonge Street near but not in the Village. And now, it might be closing.

30 April 2010

Reporting on rape

Shareef Clemons pleaded guilty to raping a 15-year-old girl when he was 16. His co-defendant, Juan Williams, pleaded guilty in February.

1 April 2010

They’re coming.

The Velociraptor in its Natural State

Without continual reinforcements and long-term planning, protection from velociraptor attack is at best an impossible dream.

20 January 2010

Not pro-Bono

Image: Bono on stage wearing sunglasses during the day.

I don’t know what I’m more annoyed with: the fact that Bono’s recent op-ed column was even considered for publication in the New York Times; the fact that in said column, Bono advocates for a new age of paternalistic Internet service providers; or the fact that U2 hasn’t released a decent album since 1991. Maybe…Read More