Thursday, January 31, 2019

Canadian embassy staff in Cuba still experiencing unexplained brain injuries

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Canadian diplomats in Cuba are still experiencing bizarre unexplained mild brain injuries , and, following the latest victim on December 29t...

A primer on climate change effects for Mr. Trump

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With Canada and most of north central USA still stuck in a "polar vortex", Donald Trump did his usual, " What the hell is goi...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Ariana Grande is a "huge fan of tiny bbq grills"

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Ariana Grande's newest tattoo has backfired somewhat. She had some Japanese kanji symbols (why?) tattooed on the palm of her hand (o...

Maduro's supporters all have one thing in common

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It's interesting to note the various international reactions to Venezuela's current consitutional woes. A week ago, Juan...
Tuesday, January 29, 2019

And Dubai's Gender Balance Award goes to ... a man

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This is hilarious. Dubai, the most populous of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), held an award ceremony for their much-ballyhooed push for ge...
Monday, January 28, 2019

Vaccine hesitancy leads to a public health emergency in Pacific Northwest

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Washington state in the USA has declared a public health emergency after 31 cases of measles were reported in Clark County. Measles is o...
Sunday, January 27, 2019

Is it actually legal to make movies about living people?

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Having just watched Vice , the slightly wacky and far-from-flattering Oscar-nominated biopic about American politician Dick Cheney, I wonder...

Diet for a healthy body and a healthy planet

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As I have discussed elsewhere in this blog , the new Canada Food Guide has recently come out strongly in favour of replacing meat and dairy...