On July 22, Jean Chrétien made an announcement that excited, angered and scared many Calgarians. Next year’s Group of Eight conference–the scene of massive protests last month in Genoa–will be held in K-country. Is there anything to fear? How should we deal with security and protesters? Can we look to previous Canadian activist events to… Continue reading Protest, Canadian style
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How to throw like a Spice GirlÉ or a human
Editors, the Gauntlet, Re: "Sexism still runs rampant," March 1, 2001 For all the injustice done to women, Ms. Steeves isn’t helping the cause by asking, "Who decided throwing like a girl was bad?" The question you should ask is why so many girls aren’t getting the same opportunity to develop their athletic skills and… Continue reading How to throw like a Spice GirlÉ or a human
Walk the green mile with me
You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll be absorbed by this movie for three hours. Not until the next day, will you realize you got cheated. The Green Mile is the much talked about adaptation of Stephen King’s serial novel. King wrote and published The Green Mile 100 pages at a time, not knowing how it was… Continue reading Walk the green mile with me
Cloning is not a brave new world
he Medical Post, a newspaper that most doctors throw away without reading, is making waves this week by publishing a survey it held of Canadian doctors. One in five doctors in Canada believe it is acceptable to clone humans.Oh, no. Hide the children. Lock the doors.People have knee-jerk reactions to new technology they don’t understand.… Continue reading Cloning is not a brave new world
James Bond excels in sexist categories
Okay, someone answer a question for me. Who are Bruce Feirstein and Michael France, and who let them write this script? The 21st installment of the Bond series seems to be an exercise in seeing what an action movie would be like with soap opera dialogue. By now, James may have settled into a dependable… Continue reading James Bond excels in sexist categories
On Direct Action and the Paralysis of Analysis:
I first heard of Lorenzo Kom’Boa Ervin years ago in a newspaper article detailing how the former Black Panther hijacked a plane to Cuba. Since the newspaper was owned by Conrad Black, it should come as no surprise that the article was only about Ervin’s disillusion with Cuba’s state socialism. No mention was made of… Continue reading On Direct Action and the Paralysis of Analysis:
Boobs: everybody’s got ’em
Poor Linda Meyer. She just isn’t the best spokesperson for mammary activists.Meyer, who champions the right for women to bare their breasts in public, recently wrote the Vancouver Province telling them that "by publishing male nipples and refusing to publish mine, your newspaper is violating Section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms." Then… Continue reading Boobs: everybody’s got ’em
Christ makes sense from a marketing standpoint
I may be going out on a limb here, but I’m going to say Christianity is popular. After all, who can think of a manger without thinking of Jesus?But is it popular because it’s right? Or does Jesus just have one hell of a PR team?pr is all about selling. Get people to think what… Continue reading Christ makes sense from a marketing standpoint
Kirk for our new king
"I pick’t somebody from de press," Prime Minister Jean Chrétien said as he announced his appointment of Adrienne Clarkson as Governor General. He continued: "I was nice this time."Jawohl, mein Prime Minister."I was nice," indeed. What a perfect way to highlight his past abuses of power and his philosophy that he-can-do-whatever-the-fuck-he-wants-and-you-better-be-grateful-if-he-doesn’t-have-you-beaten-by-the-RCMP.Perhaps it could have been… Continue reading Kirk for our new king
Throw off your chains
"So comrades, come rally. And the last fight let us face The Internationale unites the human race."Dear fellow prisoners of want:Happy belated labor Day. What did you do Monday to help destroy the outdated imperialist dogma that perpetuates the economic differences in our society? I must sheepishly admit to not doing my part to rattle… Continue reading Throw off your chains