a bang, a whimper and existential boredom seem to be the options. Where even to begin? We live in truly apocalyptic times, which nonetheless retain an undertone of slapstick comedy. It's "Titanic" meets "Duck Soup" by way of "Pride and Prejudice with Zombies". Are you sitting comfortably? No? Then you've got the idea. A few … Continue reading How Would You Like the World to End?
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Trump’s Wish to End Canada’s Sovereignty…
...should be laughed at. And then taken very, very seriously. Imagine, if you can hoist your face out of that highball glass filled with any alcohol you could afford, a powerful, increasingly authoritarian country ruled by a psychopath that seeks to expand its territory by any means available: economic terrorism and actual military action being … Continue reading Trump’s Wish to End Canada’s Sovereignty…
A State of Heightened Tension
surviving the home stretch is a stretch I enter the final weekend before the divining of the US President with the quiet equanimity and fresh-faced optimism of Anna Karenina falling under the locomotive. Thinking about Donald Trump and the two alternatives of spending my twilight years in Donald’s mad, dark kingdom as he executes his … Continue reading A State of Heightened Tension
I’m Living Through History
And it's even less fun than it sounds THIS SUMMER OF THE YEAR TWENTY TWENTY-FOUR of the Common Era, a summer of ominous extremes of climate and conflict, finds me living through history, at least so the news anchors tell me. The implication is that I should be awe-struck and grateful for waking up in … Continue reading I’m Living Through History
… Long Live the Donald?
The Founders rejected absolute monarchy in 1776. But in 2024, with republican ideals under siege and an autocrat telegraphing his readiness, a demoralized America appears ready to crown a new king. Donald Trump believes he has absolute immunity from prosecution for anything he did during his presidency; that the President, is, after all, above the … Continue reading … Long Live the Donald?
The King is Dead…
Rex Murphy took the dull, simple aria of white male grievance and turned it into operatic psychodrama. It’s been SO LONG since I posted here—I thought I would take a mental health break, but ultimately decided to run with the crazy—I’m anxious, completely disoriented, and basically behaving like my IQ is in single digits. I’m … Continue reading The King is Dead…
Equivalent Amounts of Effort
Why are we doing this when we could be doing—that? BEHOLD THE ADEPT! HE WHO HAS mastered the ancient art of milk pouring while spinning on a stool. And I know what you're thinking: Must. Have. Exquisite. Milk-Spinning Stool. NOW! Never mind the lockdown, there's no need to leave home! You can be an armchair … Continue reading Equivalent Amounts of Effort
No Health in Us
What white people talk about when they talk about racism... ... We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; And we have done those things which we ought not to have done; And there is no health in us ... —from the order for Morning Prayer, Book of Common Prayer, 1662 … Continue reading No Health in Us
Conservatives finally broke the world…
... with help from my mom's new sofa SO I'M SITTING ON MY BALCONY WITH A friend of my friend. The friend of my friend is black, and as we small-talk each other he tells me that he's Canadian, having been born here of parents who emigrated here from Jamaica. This seems totally right and … Continue reading Conservatives finally broke the world…
Tax Delinquent!
A masterclass in procrastination Cinnamon Rolls WAKING UP ON MY SOFA THIS MORNING, fully-clothed and irradiated by apocalyptic levels of over-enthusiastic sunlight, is the somewhat unpleasant start to my day. You may think that's because I would naturally want to wake up in bed, which is correct. But the sofa is my bed; the unpleasant … Continue reading Tax Delinquent!