by Rob Cottingham | Feb 23, 2005 | Everything Else
I just found out that Moderne Burger has closed following a fire. “Good” doesn’t begin to describe the hamburgers at Moderne Burger. Or the fries. Or the shakes. Or the cherry cola. Or the astonishing, painstakingly-selected vintage fixtures —... by Rob Cottingham | Feb 23, 2005 | Communicating, Politics
The big issue right now in U.S. federal politics is the future of social security. (Everything you want to know about how this is shaking down is covered diligently at Talking Points Memo.) The Republican mantra as they plan to privatize large swaths of the program... by Rob Cottingham | Feb 23, 2005 | Politics
So with the fallout from Frank McKenna’s off-script adlibbing still settling over Ottawa like radioactive snow, it looks like the PM is about to bail on missile defence. From an intellectual defensibility standpoint, this represents a real improvement for the... by Rob Cottingham | Feb 22, 2005 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Politics
Okay, so you have this real family-values, hard-ass right-wing politician, right? He’s, I don’t know, health minister or something. Lo and behold, turns out he has a son from years ago that he gave up for adoption — and the kid’s been working... by Rob Cottingham | Feb 22, 2005 | Politics
That was then… Canada has signed an amendment that will allow Norad to share information it gathers with the people running the U.S. missile defence program. But this doesn’t mean that Canada is joining that program, Defence Minister Bill Graham said on...