January 2011
5 posts
39 Steps From Hell - Season 2, Episode 3 →
The glorious podcast debut of Toronto-based band BABE, the second coming of Christ, some rude diners provide a vehicle for Mike to use accents to unsuccessfully hide the fact that all of his voices sound exactly alike. Mike says “800 metres” when he means “80 metres,” at one point, and at another, forgets how to operate his microphone without affecting the recording...
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Rewriting History: Huck Finn Goes PC
This year, NewSouth Books will publish Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with some editorial changes. The word slave will replace nigger and injun will also disappear. Mark Twain scholar Alan Gribben apparently led the charge to alter Twain’s masterpiece, on the grounds that the change would better express Twain’s ideas in the 21st century, and that the new version would be more...
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Chickens Come Home To Roost: Tragedy In Tuscon and...
By now, you have probably heard all about the tragedy that occurred this weekend in Tuscon (if not, read this). Immediately after the news broke, Internet users (myself included) exploded with angry blame directed mostly towards Sarah Palin (I believe I tweeted at her something along the lines of “I hope you’re happy, you stupid, heartless cunt”), and some other radical...
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