Toyota Recalls
With the extraordinary foofarah surrounding the recall of Toyota products, one can't help but wonder if U.S. officials aren't engaging in deliberate m
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The Film Club, by David Gilmour
Posted on February 8, 2010 by David Barker
A couple years ago, my wife's cousin, Chris Cresswell, had a gig with his ska/punk band, The Flatliners, down at the El Mocambo. Family members went to hear the band: my wife and I, Chris's mom and dad, his aunt and her partner, his brother and brother's friends, and his grandmother. The Flatl
Toyota Recalls
Posted on February 5, 2010 by David Barker
With the extraordinary foofarah surrounding the recall of Toyota products, one can't help but wonder if U.S. officials aren't engaging in deliberate media manipulation to damage the reputation of a foreign auto manufacturer in order to provide a market advantage to domestic auto makers. One also w
Do You Believe In Evolution?
Posted on February 4, 2010 by David Barker
There's a facebook group called: We can find 1,000,000 people who DO believe in Evolution before June. My immediate reaction was: Why would I join a group that uses religious language to describe a scientific claim? What has belief got to do with anything? Evolution purports to be an exp
The Film Club, by David Gilmour
A couple years ago, my wife's cousin, Chris Cresswell, had a gig with his ska/punk band, The Flatliners, down at the El Mocambo. Family members went
Do You Believe In Evolution?
There's a facebook group called: We can find 1,000,000 people who DO believe in Evolution before June. My immediate reaction was: Why would I j
Crazy Love Roll
A while ago, Vanessa Wells invited me to lead a poetry workshop with her grade 11/12 English class. My mission, should I choose to accept, was simpl
Fight Clubs For Jesus
According to the New York Times, an estimated 700 evangelical churches in the U.S. have mixed martial arts ministries. Yes. Rub your eyes and read
Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT)
How many times have you heard someone say: "But it's only a metaphor"? While this phrase can crop up in conversations about any discipline, it see
A Lesson in Humiliation from David Bezmozgis
This is not a book review, but a reflection upon themes raised in Natasha and Other Stories, by David Bezmozgis (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004) W
Full Moon in Winter
Conditions tonight were perfect. A mass of Arctic air has rolled in, so even in the city the air is crisp and clear. And, of course, the moon obli
A Fair Country, by John Ralston Saul
A Fair Country: Telling Truths About Canada, by John Ralston Saul (Penguin Canada, 2008) In an earlier post, I asked why our public conversations h
Tofu Pies – Weapons of Mass Instruction
MP Gerry Byrne thinks that throwing a pie at a public servant falls within the definition of terrorism. This brilliant suggestion came after Fisheri
Anti Prorogue Rally in Toronto
All across Canada, citizens gathered for non-partisan rallies against PM Stephen Harper's decision to prorogue parliament until the beginning of March
Polarized Discourse at Christmas
It’s Christmas and I have a question. My question is an important question. I want to pose my important question at Christmastime because it sugge
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