Taxes are bad; I’m voting for Stephen Harper
That is sarcasm. I’m not really voting for Stephen Harper. I have another animation of equally dubious comedic value.
Don’t miss a dispatch!
That is sarcasm. I’m not really voting for Stephen Harper. I have another animation of equally dubious comedic value.
Don’t miss a dispatch!
Soon I am embarking on a discourse analysis of the National Post’s coverage of the Robert Pickton murders. This is my second foray into a discourse analysis of a major media outlet. The first was on the Calgary Herald and I was interested in their analysis and value judgments of climate change issues. This time…
One summer night in Grand Centre, I was watching a movie with a group of my friends. My parents were always so generous and so welcoming about having friends over, and it was a space where we could spread out, help ourselves to snacks, and speak, almost, freely. And my parents often hung out too….
The officers failed to properly assess and respond to the situation effectively. Then they used too much force. Then they failed to administer CPR. Then the officers lied. Then their superiors and media relations officers lied…
And the best commenter award for October of 2009 goes to… Lisa B! Lisa is a kick ass poet and spoken word artist. I should disclose that beyond my appreciation for her insightful and supportive comments, I am also a regular and normal sort of fan of hers. She articulates herself online here – I…
It is likely that any article written by a white male journalist that starts with a title like “See the veil for what it is” would raise my hackles. So when I saw the article today I had a bit of a reflexive response: here’s another white guy, with little demonstrated understanding of women’s issues, feminism, or Islam, about to tell us what the veil really is.