Nov

The truth of white guilt

Posted by MGK Published in Politics

I’ve been sitting in front of the monitor for about fifteen minutes trying to find something cogent and erudite to write about Renisha McBride and I really just can’t come up with anything. Partially it’s because I feel like any attempt to express outrage and shock is, in some way, appropriating the right of response […]

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Nov

Honestly, I could take a break from writing about Rob Ford now

Posted by MGK Published in Canadian Politics, Politics, The Internets

Another op-ed at Torontoist about Rob Ford (which in part incorporates a bit of yesterday’s post, because the editors asked if they could do and why not, but it’s mostly new material).

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Nov

The end of mercy

Posted by MGK Published in Canadian Politics, Politics

Norm Wilner, who I like and respect greatly, recently wrote a screed regarding Rob Ford and why he needs to be saved. It’s not an uncommon sentiment among those who do not like Rob Ford. If he’d only get some help is said so often with respect to Rob Ford that it deserves to be […]

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Nov

I need to start a reality series called “Backwoods Ontario Traders”

Posted by MGK Published in The Internets, TV

My weekly TV series is up at Torontoist.

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Nov

interlude, page three

Posted by MGK Published in Al'Rashad, Comics

Click on thumb to see full As always, you can also go to the dedicated Al’Rashad site.

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Nov

Netflix Stream-A-Thon Three: John Dies At the End

Posted by John Seavey Published in Film/TV, Flicks

So, um, right. Where was I? Oh, yes. ‘John Dies At the End’. Simply put, this is great. It’s great in that weird, quirky, cult way that ‘Army of Darkness’ or ‘The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai’ is great…well, in that way that ‘The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai’ should be great but isn’t in any kind […]

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