Feb 5, 2006
I wasn’t going to weigh in on the cartoon furor as many others have already done so but this whole thing has really gotten out hand. While sitting back and taking it all in I’ve made a couple of observations.
First, the cartoons, created in the spirit of satire, attempted to draw a connection between violence [...]
Dec 22, 2005
Officials at the University of Manitoba had long suspected a copy of the King James Bible in their possession was a first edition but could never prove it - that is until now.
Scholars at the University of Manitoba received a priceless pre-Christmas present recently, when a tome in their collection turned out to be [...]
Nov 12, 2005
I was going to mention this the other day but alas I got side tracked and forgot all about it. If you’re looking for an interesting read you might want to check out Rescuing Canada’s Right co-authored by Tasha Kheiriddin and the Blogging Tories very own Adam Daifallah. Some background info on the authors,
Tasha Kheiriddin [...]
Oct 16, 2005
I don’t get it. Everyone seems to be blaming the neo-Nazis for the recent violence in Ohio when quite clearly it was not. The violence broke before the march even started and continued well after members of the National Socialist Movement had left. There is absolutely no excuse for this kind of behaviour.
Lest anyone think [...]
Sep 28, 2005
I realize that the topic of media bias has been talked about ad naseum but Cliff Kincaid of Accuracy In Media has another excellent post up about it.
For those who question the evidence of bias, it can be found in numerous studies. The national press bias was first documented in Leo Rosten’s 1937 study of [...]
Sep 28, 2005
I get a fair amount of email here at RTO, everything from requests to publish articles to comments to questions to suggestions and yes, hate mail. I live for hate mail so keep on sending it. Anyway, a reader suggested I place a link to Prensa Escrita in the Media - International category. In case [...]
Sep 27, 2005
While pouring over the gazillion RSS feeds I subscribe to I came across a sad story. One of my favourite actors, Don Adams, has passed away at the age of 82. Most of you will recall him from his outstanding work on the superb sit-com Get Smart. For those of you too young to remember [...]
Sep 23, 2005
I‘m sure by now most of you are familiar with CBCunplugged.com - a website created and maintained by locked out CBC employees. But did you know these people (collectively speaking) have now set up a news site? Welcome to the internet CBCUnlocked. I just became aware of its existence a couple of days ago and [...]
Aug 30, 2005
You really have to wonder about these people.
Ulema in Saudia Arabia have issued a fatwa (religious decree) declaring football an un-Islamic sport, and have urged the youth to quit it immediately, BBC radio reported on Saturday.According to the report, the clerics urged the youth to indulge in jihad and other constructive activities that could help [...]
Aug 25, 2005
Blogging Tories member Stephen Taylor has a post up about those goofy CBC - End the Lockout buttons which are starting to pop up everywhere like weeds. He even has his own version of these buttons available to anybody who wants one. Of course his antics only served to inspire me to create a few [...]