Meme Monday #14
All men think about the Roman Empire is a meme I've covered before. This comic takes things a bit further and implies all men have a particular empire they obsess…
Rome
BLOWBACK – And Collapse
JFK, MLK, The CIA – And The Collapse Of The West Yes, the evidence is clear: the CIA killed JFK, RFK, MLK, and Malcolm X. They are the goons of…
Meme Monday #12
The month of September saw the Roman Empire as a topic of discussion. Although this is apparently because women had discovered men actually think about it quite a lot. Now,…
Back to Horace
During the pandemic lockdowns, I heard a lot of people bemoan their inability to travel; on vacation, to visit relatives, to shop, or just to get out of their homes…
Reflections on Easter Sunday, 2018: There really is a war against Christianity … it’s being waged by Christians
PHOTOS: Easter Sunday shoppers at West Edmonton Mall. Is nothing sacred? Well, actually, something is: The Almighty Market, god of Canada’s state religion. Below: A brass idol to the Market…
Remember the reason for the season: It’s time to put Krampus back into Christmas
Jiggers, look busy, it’s Krampus! And why is this mom giving him the thumbs up, I wonder? Below: Santa Claus, the God of Coca-Cola; Che Guevara; and Jesus Christ. Never…
Those Italian trees in Rome
I scrolled through some photos from the summer trip to Italy and spent some time fooling around in Popsicolor. As I periodically check the camera roll on the iPad some…
The Pantheon 2
The 1700 year old part. Filed under: art Tagged: italy, Rome
The Pantheon
Raphael sleeps here. Filed under: art Tagged: italy, Rome
The wall outside Vatican City
All the secrets are inside. Filed under: art Tagged: italy, Rome, Vatican, wall
Rome Vespa girl
Filed under: art Tagged: girl, Rome, scooter, Vespa
A More Democratic Senate Is Less So
Canadians certainly are no Nero, but they do have at least one thing in common with the late Roman emperor. In 64 AD it is said that while Rome burned…
The Revealer: The Pantheon
CNN’s “The Revealer” did a story about The Pantheon in Rome. It brings to light the new scientific reasons behind its infamous dome and the reasoning for the round light…
Riots and Disparity: Rome, London and Toronto
International headlines in the last two weeks have reported a massive amount of social unrest and unsettling news across the developed world, including riots and economic data which on the…