The Right View in Myanmar
The persecution of the Muslim Rohingya minority in Myanmar is a horrifying spectacle to behold. The images of villages razedContinue Reading
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Keep Telling Their Stories, Joseph Boyden
The public assault on Joseph Boyden earlier this year was as mystifying as it was senseless and infuriating. Out ofContinue Reading
Canadian Racism On Trial
Because I’m a black man who isn’t living under a rock I’ve been forced to think a lot about racism lately.
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American Justice, in Black and White
I want white, law-abiding Americans to imagine what it feels like to be a black man; to worry that, asContinue Reading
Blackberry Burn Unit
I want to shove everyone’s blackberry up their arse. I have resisted calls to advance to the management ranks owingContinue Reading
There is Some Sh*t I Will Not Eat
A morning radio host where I live was terminated after posting videos caricaturing people who live in a particular neighbourhoodContinue Reading
The Coffee Sucks, Don’t Let Them Tell You Otherwise
I slumped in line at Starbucks during my morning coffee break, desperate for my ritual fix of caffeine needed toContinue Reading
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My Hugh Jackman Man-Crush
A guy has to respect when his eyes behold a tall, well-built, talented, and maddeningly handsome man who also seems genuine and is not a total asshole.
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Ho! Ho! Hold Your “Holiday Cups”!
It’s that time of year again. Christmas. I’ve never been keen on the consumerist, golden-calf worship that typifies much ofContinue Reading
Words Fly Up, Thoughts Remain Below
I am slightly embarrassed to admit this, but I entered into university studies not with lofty aims to “get educated”Continue Reading
So Sick of the Sausage Factory
Woe is humanity, suffering the legions of uber-douche bags crushing their spirits. I refer to this potent variety of toxicContinue Reading
In Search of Lost Time For Proust
For a long time, I went to bed late, and woke up early in the morning. I subsisted on fiveContinue Reading
Black History in Canada: A Slave to Athletic Success?
Here is the first thought that came to mind when I saw the above poster to celebrate Black History MonthContinue Reading
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So, ‘What do you do’, to Improve This Conversation?
It’s the time of year where obligation drags us to parties we could easily have blown off in April. It’sContinue Reading
Keep DICK in a Box Away From the Seat of Power
The one who started it all. The Dick of all Dicks, Dick Cheney. “Hello underlings, I am a DICK, andContinue Reading
