Vicwest caterpillar, a springtime phenomenon
Some years we have more. Some years we have less.
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…
Reality testing, Dylan Marron and Every Single Word
If you ask white folks about the over-representation of white folks on screen, they will often…
Fresh approaches to skepticism
The skeptic social movement has been a big part of my social and intellectual world. In…
Style guides, notes on “jihad”
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Journalism is a variety of public relations
Journalists complain about the rise and impact of public relations. It’s the “dark side”. Public relations…
Music, music history, and generational waves of white supremacy
The more generations that pass by, the more obscured women’s lives are, by waves of patriarchal…
The state of hyperlinking in journalism, a case study
From time to time I like to check in on how news orgs are doing with…