Culture
There are school plays that one only likes, sort of, because one’s personal offspring is in them. Many of us have, er, enjoyed a few of those performances over the years. It can be hard for me, especially when it comes to musical theatre. I’m a musician and
Travel
Not to boast, but the other day I crushed a flex post with my car. I didn’t mean to, of course. I was in downtown Detroit on my way to the Delray neighbhourhood for a little bit of blightseeing when, attempting to make a right on Cass from Bagley,
Politics
Nothing says I don’t care about you like complete and utter indifference. It’s worse than hatred. Hatred has emotion in it. Indifference is cold and heartless. The thunder-ice storm that hit us in Ottawa-Gatineau and surrounding areas earlier this month saw more than 200,000 people without power,
Urbanism
My Ottawa Citizen column this week was inspired by the announcement, from the City, that the busking program was going to make a comeback on the LRT. We knew this was coming. It had been floated earlier as a way to bring back riders. And after I was done rolling
Culture
Now that the month is finally over, I have things to say. What the fuck is March supposed to be about, huh? Beginning of spring my foot. If you had to write a marketing campaign for March, you couldn’t. Not that you’d want to. Sounds way too much
Urbanism
I live, as you may have heard, in Westboro. Earlier today I had to drive downtown to rescue two of my favourite teenagers from the teeth of springtime weather and I noticed new signs at the corner of Island Park and Scott. I don’t know how long they’ve
Travel
You can plan for everything and still get derailed by the stupidest shit. I was on my way to State College, Pennsylvania, since for reasons we don’t need to get into that’s where my beloved would be for the weekend. “Wanna come down?” I looked it up. From
Culture
This shirt is one of my kid’s favourite. If you don’t pull down the pocket it’s a perfectly innocent cat. But of course nobody is innocent, especially not cats. Or children. All this to say, enough with the hypocrisy already. We all swear, think dirty thoughts (some
Gender
One reason I’m glad I spent good money on a new iPhone for one of my fav teenagers is that they get really good content that they then share with me. (Please refrain from pointing out that crappy gross android things can also be used to find or share
Culture
Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun. Now replace with chicken. And good luck. Not to boast, but I’m pretty up on Golden Arches lore. I remember the McDLT that came in a double-wide styrofoam container so the lettuce and tomatoes wouldn’
Gender
Did you see the one where a conservative christian man is calling for the eradication of people who aren’t like him? Take a listen: Michael Knowles is openly calling for genocide against trans people at CPAC. "Transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely."pic.twitter.com/
Fiction
This dialogue is a piece of fiction. A conversation I imagined between two communications professionals within the Quebec government, attempting to write a memo to the state of New York about the refugees streaming into Canada via Roxham Road without sounding like racist assholes. In the end it doesn’t