http://www.counterpunch.com/zeese02172011.html On Tuesday, February 15th Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a speech on the importance of Freedom of Speech in the Internet age. She focused her attention on foreign countries and chided them for curtailing the speech of their citizens. During that speech Ray McGovern, a veteran who also Continue Reading
comradeocean: When hipsters occupy (they make music videos. damned good ones) (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)
Right-Wing Hong Kong Politician/Business Tycoon Made to Work as a Street Sweeper for Two Days I came across an interesting video posted by Mandy. In an RTHK television segment, Michael Tien, deputy chairman of New People’s Party (a pro-Beijing, right wing party), son of a business tycoon and founder of Continue Reading
Time Spent in Shower
[The Star] A hellhole is not a home
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/938070–fiorito-a-hellhole-is-not-a-home Abysmal… The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health may soon move 20 residents from its schizophrenia program into 1011 Lansdowne Ave., a building with a rotten reputation. How’d that happen? Turns out the landlord approached CAMH; turns out such overtures are not unusual, perhaps because such tenants provide a Continue Reading
Canadian Womens Soccer Players Boycott National Team Matches
The Canadian Womens National Team have decided to boycott matches after their coach, Morace left following disputes with the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) and in response to poor compensation/salary packages offered to the women. The women currently get paid $1,500/month and play for teams like Vancouver Whitecap, which according to Continue Reading
[Gizmodo] Five Emotions Invented By The Internet
http://gizmodo.com/#!5753948/five-emotions-invented-by-the-internet–thought-catalog The following rings a bell….: A vague and gnawing pang of anxiety centered around an IM window that has lulled. During this time an individual feels unsure whether they have offended the IM recipient, committed a breach of IM etiquette, or have otherwise spoilt the presentation of themselves carefully Continue Reading
Nice random moment
So I just had a nice random moment. I was watching a video review of a Chinese dictionary software (http://reganmian.net/blog/files/WenlinDemo.mov) and the example searches he used were “hello” and “anarchism” (無No 政府Government 主義Thought/School of Thought). And not even ‘anarchy’ defined as ‘chaos’, specifically Anarchism, the word for anarchy/ism in Chinese does Continue Reading
[Al Jazeera] Egypt military mulls its options
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201125103116509885.html Business interests The military has been a central pillar of the Egyptian state since 1952, when the “Free Officers” movement overthrew the monarchy. All four of Egypt’s post-revolutionary presidents were former military officers, and more than half of the country’s 29 governors have military backgrounds as well. The military runs Continue Reading
[Blog To] Nostalgia Tripping: Toronto’s Chinatowns
http://www.blogto.com/city/2011/02/nostalgia_tripping_torontos_chinatowns/ Great photos from Old Chinatown in the Ward, which was demolished, with residents evicted for the construction of the City Hall.