“I found it, I own it. Right dad?
“I found it, I own it. Right dad?
Fresh approaches to skepticism
The skeptic social movement has been a big part of my social and intellectual world. In…
Happy Halloween
Halloween in Vicwest is quiet but nice. Some great costumes on the street last night and…
Paul Wells, conservatism, satire, and Maclean’s footprint
I like Maclean’s about as much as I like the National Post. They’re rightwing, partisan, and…
Martin Speckter, type design, and the interrobang
99% Invisible did an episode on the interrobang recently. I was interested to learn that early…
White supremacy, doing journalism, and the explanatory comma
This particular Code Switch episode on the explanatory comma is itself a kind of extended explanatory…
The dominant press is a giant inertia machine
But here’s an old idea: what if dominant journalism, by and large and in the long…
How to stop increasing the reach and impact of hate (and misinformation) on Twitter
Some thoughts on how not to amplify hate accounts on Twitter.
Three unforgettable moments in [my] hockey history
Where I grew up in Northern Alberta, hockey was a big deal. My big brother played…