In three days the Canadian public begins to write the final chapter of a long, weird, nail-baiting novel called The Canadian Federal Election. I like to think of it concluding volume in a trilogy I want to dub The Harperman Chronicles. It's the ultimate Canadian story about a country trying to find a soul after finding pieces of it … Continue reading When the Canadian Election Resembles the Plot of a Movie/Dystopian Novel
People don't like to be meddled with. We tell them what to do, what to think, don't run, don't walk. We're in their homes and in their heads and we haven't the right. We're meddlesome. -River Tam in Serenity Another Freedom to Read Week has passed for this year. For the past couple of years, starting … Continue reading Building Better Worlds through Book Banning
Sometimes I arrive at Wednesdays with nothing to write about. While on holidays between comic con and the promotion for The Bourne Legacy, I felt a little overwhelmed. Why not approach the first Midweek Geekiness the way I approach going back to work on holidays-a combination of slowly and break-neck speed. Loki and Ned Visit … Continue reading Midweek Geekiness: The Post Holiday Edition
I finished watching season 1 of Justified two days ago. Once the credits for the finale rolled, I found myself wondering what else has Timothy Olyphant been in? and why does Raylan Givens, a man with a quick wit and an even quicker gun, giving me the school-girl-crush fuzzies. Netflix sadly has season 1, none … Continue reading A Thing for Witty Gunslingers
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