ILLUSTRATIONS: Is it time to give Jerry Bance a break? After all, he’s raised the tone of Conservative discourse in Toronto, and raised our national profile abroad. (Image grabbed from the CBC, just as Mr. Bance reaches for the cup.) Below: Mr. Bance in happier times, with both his hands
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Politics and its Discontents: Putting A Face On Minimum-Wage Poverty
Last evening I watched a fascinating documentary on PBS’ Nature* about the black crested macaque, a monkey that is endemic to rainforests in Indonesia, which includes the island of Sulawesi. The monkeys are a badly endangered species whose numbers have dropped 90% over the last 25 years thanks to hunters
Continue readingLeDaro: Mitt Romney Vs. Big Bird
Mitt Romney said during last night’s debate ( October 3, 2012): “I love Big Bird. I actually like you too,” he said to PBS moderator Jim Lehrer, “but I’m going to stop borrowing money from China to pay for things we don’t need.” Big Bird Tweeted:“Look what Mitt Romney has
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The World We Are Willfully Destroying
Last year, I wrote a post on the power of the documentary. In it, I discussed how a good nature documentary can very powerfully help us to see both the wonders of the world and how we are destroying that world. Last night I watched the show Nature on PBS.
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