Person reacting to an old S&E clip: I yearn for these times of enlightened discourse our culture used to have.
Ebert in the clip: According to this CRACKER Gene Siskel-
TLDR: A U.S. investment bank behind a massive lobbying push to expand the island airport appears to be violating Canadian lobbying rules. https://t.co/gOexIUSwbx
when the online rightwinger starts talking about how classical heroes were manly and stoic and paragons of virtue you have to realise theyre not actually talking about achilles or odysseus but about master chief from halo 2
I wrote about the media habit of trying to understand the rightward shifts at CBS and Washington Post in terms of market demand, or chasing “clicks” or “viewers” when it’s clear organic demand is largely incidental to what is very obviously billionaire ideological projects.
I barely survived “telling writers they have to read is gatekeeping,” I don’t think I can live through “telling writers they have to write is gatekeeping”
@daveweigel It's less to do with personal definitions and more to do with reality, but of course reality is not something taken into consideration by most American hacks when it comes to Canadian politics, so we understand your confusion. Sorry! Talk down to us a bit more, that should help!
@bruce_arthur@MacLeodLisa How dare you say such things to the 'Minister of Tears??' Remember to lead with empathy when talking to such a selfless advocate for mental health! Do better!
Obviously Jon Kay isn't worth acknowledging, but I think it's sad that the most flag-waving Canadian pundits - the ones always appealing to so-called "ordinary Canadians" - are also the ones who seem to hate all Canadian culture.
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Doug Ford’s daughter, who has a 2-year diploma in broadcasting from Conestoga College, is now one of the highest paid staff members at a major Toronto hospital #onpoli
as Marx once said, communism is when the people seize the means of production, then demand to know the details of the greenbelt deal and the ontario place spa lease
If you asked me to choose a single acting performance that explains why the world is the way that it is I would choose this.
RIP Robert Duvall, one of the most complex and ingenious actors of the New Hollywood.
@BenMulroneyShow@BenMulroney Telling people to calm down while shouting and mugging like a cartoon character is rarely an effective strategy. A savvy politico like yourself should know that!