Daily Archives: 28 February, 2008

Economy and Hope

Are Americans actually getting smart? I read this article in the Los Angeles Times yesterday with some shock. Could it be that Americans have at least figured out that saving money is not just for silly people, but actually a really good idea? And if you can’t save money, you should at least pay down

Soft Sofas

Food Fight combines two of my favourite interests, war and food, in one awesome short film. Single stream recycling in action! Complete with pictures. Yum, garbage. Cheap food comes at a high cost, as this op-ed in the Charlottesville Weekly points out. Alan Tanner has some sharp words about the war on drugs, and the

Book Forty-Four: When We Were Orphans

So here’s the thing. I really do feel bad when I bag on a book someone has recommended to me. It’s not like I take vicious pleasure in dismantling books that people obviously love. But I think that honesty is important, and that’s why I’m going to say sorry Tristan, but this book blows chunder.