When chickens come home to roost
Cardinal Tarcisio Berton, second only to the pope said it was homosexuality, not celibacy which lay behind the abuse of children. Earlier he likened the criticisms of the RCC to the collective violence suffered by the Jews. Hmm, and wasn’t the church silent during the extermination of Jews during the …
The Great Escape
Tropicana created this commercial about bringing some daylight to a town, Inuvik, inside the arctic circle. It’s a wonderful idea and while the commercial is interesting, it is really the song “The Great Escape” by Patrick Watson that makes the video. What I find very interesting is that in …
Ze frank and funny stuff
Ze Frank is a visionary, freak, guy who makes fun things. I won’t go into detail but encourage you to watch this TED talk if you don’t know who he is. It’s a little old, but still fucking hilarious. Anyway I stumbled across this and loved it. I know the …
Brainworms of Public Art
I really like it when an artist takes on a public space and changes it. It’s not graffiti (they’re not marking space like a dog) but rather changing the space and they was we feel about it. I remember walking down King street and coming across a “Designated homeless sleeping …
Customer Service FAIL II – a reply to Sophia
Awhile back I posted about some issues I had with my investment firm and an attempt to get a specific question answered from another. I received a phone call today from Scotiabank iTRADE and a comment on that very post. Here is my reply: Sophia, now who is being the …
Savage Chicken
I stumbled across this comic today called Savage Chickens. My favorite part is the trademark.