Saturday, March 28, 2009

"Do some yoga, paint some landscape and run on the beach"

Greg Gutfeld's infamous joke at the expense of our military was just the ugliest example of American television's new wave of humour at the expense of Canada. Too bad it's neither funny nor accurate. Read it here.

Monday, March 23, 2009

The demise of the overconfident jackass

How's this for American resilience? Rahm Emanuel and his tough SOB brethren have officially replaced the douchebag. No excuses. Read it here

Saturday, March 21, 2009

"Jade Goody views sunset, asks for Coke"

When you sell the rights to your final days to OK!magazine, that's the sort of headline you can expect. It's also the most extreme case of the celebrity culture that's taken over the world. Read it here.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

"It is not night when I do see your face"

So says Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and when the world sees yet another alleged portrait of her creator, we expect it to reveal something. The Bard's work explains why it never will. Read it here.

Saturday, March 7, 2009

"I did big wooohoo for Justice Ginsberg"

That was the substance of aU. S. senator's tweet and an explanation of why politicians are taking over Twitter: If you need to talk but have nothing of substance to say, 140 characters are all you need. Read it here.

Friday, March 6, 2009

The man who ruined the novel

Alain Robbe-Grillet turned the masses against inventive fiction. Now that he's dead, will experimental writing make a comeback? Read it here.