The Film Club, by David Gilmour

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

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Toyota Recalls

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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Do You Believe In Evolution?

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

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Crazy Love Roll

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

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Fight Clubs For Jesus

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

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Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT)

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

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A Lesson in Humiliation from David Bezmozgis

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

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Full Moon in Winter

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

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A Fair Country, by John Ralston Saul

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

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Tofu Pies – Weapons of Mass Instruction

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

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Anti Prorogue Rally in Toronto

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

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Polarized Discourse at Christmas

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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