Border identification 101 for the State Department

To: The US State Department and Homeland Security CC: Disney Corporation Re: see my previous post concerning US film inclusion of Horseshoe Falls in American film I’ve decided, in my quest to reassert Canada’s claim to the Horseshoe Falls for Canada, to supply the State Department with a little map of the border between Canada [...]

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Oh for pete’s sake buy the Bush administration a map!

The brilliant minds down south in Washington, and further down in Disneyland have pulled a bone headed mistake. They have claimed the Canadian side of Niagara falls, the Horseshoe Falls, as part of the US in their new promotional film. One of Canada’s best know and loved landmarks is now appearing in a US government [...]

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A bit crabby but feeling much better

I’ve been quite negligent in my writing the past few days. Blame it on the bizarre weather here in Toronto. We seem to ricochet from one extreme to another. It was a glorious weekend – sunshine and unseasonably warm. Where was I? In bed with a migraine that wouldn’t stop. Finally lifted yesterday. Today? Wet, [...]

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The decline of the articulate insult – some random thoughts

I’m at my usual place – my favourite cafe, eating and drinking cappuccinos and have begun to ponder the decline of the articulate insult. Insulting one’s opponents was an art form no so long ago. It took flair and certain amount of literary panache to come up with an intelligent insult. Today, alas, insulting someone [...]

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Cardinal Wolsey – I need your insight – The Tudors on showcase

I haven’t watched this new show, though it is hard to miss the ads for it. Huge posters pepper the streetcars and subway stations here in Toronto. It’s a Showcase tv miniseries about the life of young Henry VIII. There is something unsettling about the posters. The title character – Henry of course – has [...]

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Still struggling with Nightwatching – the movie

Believe it or not, I’m still struggling with the film Nightwatching. I saw it during the Sept. Toronto Film Festival and haven’t decided what I really think about it. Can’t quite make up my mind whether I liked it or loathed it. But after seeing the number of people who have landed on this site [...]

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