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Namaste, Muthaf*ckers
by Jay Smith on February 1, 2013
As far as the “Shit (X demographic) Say” genre goes, “Shit Yogis Say” is a spot-on satire. The blonde-haired protagonist intones with perfect colon-cleansed haughtiness near-nonsensical aphorisms like “You know, carrot sticks are nature’s candy” or “Apples are nature’s toothbrush.” The eponymous “shit” is revealed through rapid cuts of the yogi on the yoga mat, after class, or in concerned conversation with a new yoga convert.
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Celebrating the Morgentaler decision: 25 years since Supreme Court struck down abortion law
by Michelle Lovegrove Thomson on January 28, 2013
On Monday, January 28, 1988 the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in R. v. Morgentaler that the federal government’s criminal law governing abortions was unconstitutional. It ruled that women should have control of their bodies. It was, and remains, a landmark victory for Canadian women.
The core of the case, which is often obscured by the hyperbole and essentialisms of moral and religious debates in pop culture, relates …
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Suicide Squeeze
by Josh Witten on December 18, 2012
I am an unapologetic fan of violent, contact sports. I have wonderful memories of being a participant in violent, contact sports. On the rugby teams I played for, I was usually the guy tasked with bringing both the violence and the contact to the other team. These sports are fun to play. They are fun to watch. But, predictably, that violence takes a toll on the human body.
The recent …
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1000 Words, 1000 Days: Day 351 – Space-Boinking In The 21st Century!
by Marty Schwartz on December 16, 2012
Yesterday I wrote about religion. As such, it’s only fair that I devote today’s article to science.
Ever since the first man fluttered above the atmosphere into the majestic shimmering garden of space, he wanted to know if he could have sex there. For ages, NASA wouldn’t say a word about whether or not this was ever even mentioned at a meeting of top scientists. But now …
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Happy Birthday, Nestor (Have A Sub!)
by Nick Glossop on November 8, 2012
Sub!
This odd little film, made by Jesse Schmal of the the Rhode Island School of Design, had me thinking of Jan Svankmajer, at least in its use of soccer montage-reportage. The military choir in the soundtrack is apparently (thank you, Alex Evstr) singing the song Tachanka Rostovchanka (the Tachanka of Rostov).
Sub! from Jesse Schmal on Vimeo.
What’s a Tachanka?
You may well ask.
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Anti-Abortion laws & involuntary childbirth: the questions we should be asking
by Michelle Lovegrove Thomson on October 29, 2012
If you’re serious about reducing abortion, the most important issue is not which abortions to ban. The most important issue is how will you support women to have the babies they want.
CNN contributor David Frum has penned an exceptionally well-argued and accessible article that makes clear two of the leading reasons women seek abortions: poverty and “maternal distress.” (These are not the only reasons, but I’ll take what I …
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A Suite Of Films Poses The Question ~ Why Poverty?
by Nick Glossop on October 19, 2012
Why Poverty? uses film to get people talking about poverty.
We’ve commissioned award-winning film makers to make eight documentaries about poverty, and new and emerging talents to make around 30 short films. The films tackle big issues and pose difficult questions, but they’re also moving, subtle and thought-provoking stories.
They transmit around the world in November 2012, on 62 national broadcasters reaching 500 million people. They’ll be accompanied by events
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Tig Notaro: Comedy Amidst Breast Cancer & Trauma
by Andrew Loewen on August 13, 2012
Tragedy + time = comedy. But I don’t have the benefit of time. – Tig Notaro
If you think you’ve had a streak of bad luck it’s unlikely to match comedian Tig Notaro’s this year. Not two weeks ago Notaro was diagnosed with breast cancer in both breasts. This, after having just survived a hellish series of illnesses and family tragedy. Here’s blogger and comedian Kira Hesser on Notaro’s set…
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Edmonton Teen Dragged from Jason Kenney Speech at Tory BBQ
by Andrew Loewen on July 17, 2012
On Sunday Bashir Mohamed, 17, was evicted from a Tory barbecue at the Alberta Aviation Museum for grilling immigration minister Jason Kenney on Ottawa’s healthcare denial to refugees. Watch CTV news coverage here. Meanwhile, the Toronto Star reports on a larger campaign to defy Ottawa’s racist policy.
Grassroots advocacy groups are enlisting doctors, nurses and other health professionals who will defy Ottawa and continue to treat refugee patients
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1000 Words, 1000 Days: Day 159 – Playing With Your Pee
by Marty Schwartz on June 10, 2012
Tired of peeing like a common schnook? Do I have a treat for you.
If you’re like me, and I believe wholeheartedly that you totally are, you find urinating to be a dull, uninspiring task. “Why is it,” I have often asked myself, out loud and in a mezzo-soprano Scottish brogue so as to confuse and alarm whomever may be within earshot, “that we can control our garage doors …
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