Articles

Media Studies

By Norbert Ruebsaat | June 17, 2006

Norbert Ruebsaat listens to students from many countries talk about The Media.

The ABC’s of the World Cup

By Stan Persky | June 16, 2006

Our embedded sports reporter files a dispatch from the front-lines of the international soccer conflict.

Suicide Bombers meet Lord of the Rings

By Lyle Neff | June 13, 2006

Suicide Bombers have walked out of the Middle East and into Western civilisation’s cartoons, video games and dreams, notes Lyle Neff.

Road to Hell Redux

By Max Fawcett | June 1, 2006

The anti-smoking movement marked a watershed moment on May 31st with the introduction of strict new anti-smoking laws across Ontario and Quebec. But in the midst of their greatest success, are they laying the foundations for an even greater failure?

Dictionary Update

By Gordon Lockheed | May 29, 2006

The dooneyscafe.com dictionary has updates!

Jackass Watch

By Wally Hourback | May 25, 2006

Wally Hourback files one of his occasional reports from North Bay, this one about mountain climbers leaving people to die, Christians waking up to the Da Vinci Code , and the National Post channelling the CIA once again.

Stephen Harper’s Character:

By Gordon Lockheed | May 23, 2006

Gordon Lockheed offers an analysis of Stephen Harper’s first four months in office, along with a cautious opinion on whether what we’re seeing is the real thing.

Dan Browne, eh?

By Lyle Neff | May 21, 2006

Vancouver writer Lyle Neff offers a quick primer to Dan Browne and his real code especially for Canadians

The Ordnance of the Barricades

By Brian Fawcett | May 4, 2006

Apropos of nothing, Brian Fawcett files a story about a 30-30 rifle, an American boy he went to high school with, and about the perils of going to the barricades.

The Hedge

By Stan Persky | May 1, 2006

A shaggy hedge story about urban gardening, in memory of Jane Jacobs.