If you're interested in reading my recollections of where I was and what I did on 9/11, written on its five-year anniversary, I encourage you to do so--and to comment on that entry even now if you wish.

People never seemed to rush to do so, even though I posted followups in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. For whatever reason(s), I just never got much ( Read more... )

As I write this, the body of the Honourable Jack Layton, Leader of the Official Opposition in Canada, is lying in state in the House of Commons in Ottawa, two days after dying in the early hours of Monday morning. Layton is receiving this honour, along with a state funeral this Saturday, even though it is usually only accorded to the very highest ( Read more... )

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Longtime readers of my blog may recall my frustration with the Degrassi franchise, whose popularity was leading it down a road of glamourisation (and, to be frank, Americanisation) which I didn't like, since it detracts from the authenticity at the heart of the series' appeal. I was beginning to feel like this hallmark of Canadian television had ( Read more... )

This has probably been the most positive Pride Month I've seen in a long time...much more so than the mixed bags of last year and the year before, the status of GLBT issues in North America seems to be generally headed in the right direction ( Read more... )

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After making my way through Star Trek: The Original Series, offering up my thoughts on Season One and then moving on to Season Two, I quickly got distracted by other matters (as you know), failing to offer up any more thoughts despite the fact that I finished watching Season Three back in September.

With the 30th anniversary of Star Trek: The ( Read more... )

As I do each year to mark this anniversary, I'll point you to my entry on 9/11 from three years ago, if you're curious about my memories of the event and my thoughts on its aftermath ( Read more... )

I did indeed make it to Winnipeg's Pride March on Sunday ( as promised earlier), and I'm glad I went, on what turned out to be the first weekend of the year for completely decent-without-qualifiers weather. :) I'm actually pleased to have some sunburn on my neck and shoulders, because it means this "summer" thing everyone talks about is more than ( Read more... )

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