the second coming of phil ochs

This one’s for you, Charlie.
Today I saw “The Ballad of Phil Ochs,” a one-man musical show by Victoria artist Zach Stevenson that is running as part of Toronto’s Winterfolk festival. Let me tell you, this show is outstanding! Stevenson is practically a clone of Ochs, the 60s protest singer who never emerged from the shadow […]

Jan

28

who would you vote for?

10:48 pm | 6 Comments

I’m a Canadian. Among other things, this means I can’t vote in the US federal election in November. Somewhere, George Bush is happy about that, because if my fellow Canadians and I could vote his racist, poor-hating, earth-killing, genocidal ass out of the Oval Office, you can be damn sure we would.
So, okay, we at […]

Jan

24

get your political bearings

12:21 am | 5 Comments

My reading:
Economic Left/Right: -8.88
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.54
What’s yours?
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Jan

18

picking your battles

10:53 pm | 5 Comments

I just got back from a screening of The Corporation, a 145-minute documentary that eloquently and thoroughly lays out the argument that if corporate entities are going to have the rights of persons under the law, they should be held as accountable as persons for their actions.
It was a rare film, taking interviews from leading […]

Jan

18

song survey

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It’s the hottest game making the rounds on Friendster (though I first saw it on she.speaks.good.english):
Choose a band and answer only in song
TITLES by that band.
Band: Modest Mouse
Are you female or male: Four Fingered Fisherman
How do some people feel about you: Long Distance Drunk
How do you feel about yourself: Trailer Trash
Describe your ex girlfriend/boyfriend: Whenever […]

Jan

16

party on

3:31 pm | 3 Comments

When Krisztina first sent me this review of our September party(!), I thought: What a great idea, a site where you can review parties you went to. Kind of like evite without the invitation part. I checked it out and it’s not that kind of thing, but still you gotta give it up for the […]