The architect Richard Rogers was understandably frustrated with Prince Charles’s campaign against him, but the rest of us should be pleased: Finally, our potential king is acting in a regal manner. Read it here.
The Crow Procedure
The surgery to give Mr. Dapple the wings of a crow was scheduled to take twelve minutes. Read it here.
"They should fuck off"
In his impromptu response to Toronto's request for infrastructure funding, did John Baird speak the truth about Canada's largest city? Read it here.
"Let me make myself useful"
Matthew Crawford's aim in Shop Class as Soulcraft is the opposite of lofty: To immerse himself in practical, manual work, in auto engines instead of search engines. Why is that such a taboo? Read it here.
"A period of reflection may now be in order"
Such was Oxford's reaction to the battle between two candidates for Professor of Poetry. Let's hope they realize that any poet worth his or her verse ought to be mad, bad and dangerous to know. Read it here.
Green Shoots
You’d be hard-pressed to find men lining up for bread crusts during the current economic downturn, which seems to bear little in resemblance with the Great Depression's trials. Read it here.
"All of a sudden, out of the blue, I'm a criminal"
Allegations against Brian Mulroney have never been proven in court - so why did he act like a wrongdoer if he did nothing wrong? Call him a doomer: a boomer with self-destruction in his soul. Read it here.
Funny People: Death comes for the sausage king
Funny People has all the makings of your typical Judd Apatow movie: juvenile hijinks, riffs on marijuana and masturbation, Seth Rogen. But it's also about death, and for the king of blockbuster comedy, it could be the beginning of something very serious indeed. Read it here.
"I'd love another NHL team in Canada"
Even the Prime Minister supports Jim Balsillie's plan, as well he should. But however it turns out, every red-blooded Canadian male knows it's really just another opportunity for heartbreak. Read it here.
Where have all the loose women gone?
The days of Sex and the City’s influence are long gone. From Tina Fey’s fake prude to Sarah Palin’s real power play, here's why strong women just aren't that into having sex with you anymore. Read it here.
"The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains"
Just in time for May Day, Karl Marx's famous words came true, not in Russia, China or Cuba but rather in Detroit. But if the people finally did get the power, why do we feel so powerless? Read it here.
"Never been kissed. Shame... but it's not an advert"
Susan Boyle's arrival into pop culture coincided with the cougar renaissance, and as such the asexual spinster offers a stark alternative to the fortysomething woman as sexual aggressor. Read it here.
Why people who love conspiracy theories are part of the problem
The difference between the millions obsessed with Angels and Demons and the whack jobs denying 9/11 and the Holocaust says a lot about Obama’s hopes for a new era of responsibility. Read it here.
Longing for Great Lost Works
From Shakespeare's "Cardenio" to Ovid's Getic poetry, missing texts hold tantalizing possibilities. Read it here.
"If there's something really wonderful, I'll buy one"
With that philosophy, Michael Jackson amassed an amazing collection of fancy crap. Briefly seeing it all on the auction block was a reminder that, under the weirdness, he's actually quite a dull guy. Read it here.
How to calm a crying baby
It may be five in the morning, but you’ve also got Dylan liner notes at your disposal. So relax, and take some advice from a dad. Read it here.
"You'd have to rethink many, many things"
That was Tony Blair discussing his new faith's attitudes towards homosexuality with a gay magazine. Unfortunately for him, there is no third way when it comes to church and state. Read it here.
"I think we should thank Mr. Kenney for the publicity"
Indeed, George Galloway won the battle to get his nutty ideas heard, and Jason Kenney ended up looking like the enemy of a raving lunatic. So who really lost? The rest of us. Read it here.
"Do some yoga, paint some landscape and run on the beach"
Greg Gutfeld's infamous joke at the expense of our military was just the ugliest example of American television's new wave of humour at the expense of Canada. Too bad it's neither funny nor accurate. Read it here.
The demise of the overconfident jackass
How’s this for American resilience? Rahm Emanuel and his tough SOB brethren have officially replaced the douchebag. No excuses. Read it here.