The Dis-“Union” of College and Football
Erin Drushel
By Erin Drushel I love NFL football. Of all the quintessentially American things I could have latched onto…
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Philip Seymour Hoffman – One of the Great Ones
J.S. Porter
Philip Seymour Hoffman (July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014) was an American actor, on stage and screen.…
2014 Olympics: Road to Sochi… and Beyond?
By Erin Drushel 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics: Everyone’s invited… but check your protests at the door. The Olympic…
Revolution in the Air: The East, Russell Brand, Donald Sutherland & Catching Fire
Revolution was in the air in 1968, even in an excessively qualified way in the Beatles’ song “Revolution:”…
Censorship vs. Idealism: Reddit’s Mistake
By Erin Drushel At a time when internet giants such as Google are making strides to work around…
The Counselor: 1 + 1 + 1 = Zero
The Counselor has a lot of things going for it. A-list actors. Some of the biggest names in…
Preserving American Democracy
By Erin Drushel A notion that has really solidified for me this week is that America is really…
I Miss My Canadian Healthcare
By Erin Drushel A Canadian Perspective on American Health Insurance The first official day to start signing up…
Congress: ‘Wait a Minute, Mr. Postman!’
By Erin Drushel What’s Keeping the U.S. from Going ‘Postal’ on Rates and Services? The United States Postal…
Immigration Reform vs. A Divided GOP
By Erin Drushel The great hope for a bipartisan solution to reforming the immigration system in the United…
American Voting Rights: Erosion or Modernization?
By Erin Drushel Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) struck down a key provision of…
Conflicting Expectations
By Erin Drushel It was a two-for-one sale on privacy last week when a whistle-blower revealed that the…
Sarah Hall’s Glass Art – Colour & Light in Toronto
There’s a line from Dennis Lee I like to savour: “Day after day the light rides easy.” I like the complex riches of this simple line: light as a gift, light as the universe’s prayer to us
The Long Road to True Equality
By Erin Drushel We are witnessing history in the making. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to make…
R.A. Dickey’s Knuckleball
(for my son Daniel) Imagine devoting your life to mastering an unpredictable pitch – the art of throwing…
Disaster Politics
By Erin Drushel The last thing anyone needs to worry about following a natural disaster is whether or…
It’s a Miracle, Not a ‘Reality Show’
By Erin Drushel Miracles do happen. And apparently, they happen in Cleveland. On May 6th, Amanda Berry, Gina…
Rules Are for Tools – We’re ‘Havana’ Good Time
Nancy Duffy
By Erin Drushel There are many more important issues going on in the world today than where two…
Fearing the Engaged and Informed Canadian
Typically, an 80% means an “A” on your report card, unless of course you’ve just won a leadership…
Rules Are for Tools – We’re ‘Havana’ Good Time
There are many more important issues going on in the world today than where two American celebrities take…
Roger Ebert (1942 – 2013) – 10 Things I’m Going to Miss
10. Bravery. He was born in the middle of a war and lived to fight in at least…
Constitutionally Challenged
By Erin Drushel There is a reason why I like the works of George Orwell so much. They…
Miss Stereotype Majors in Matrimony (with a Minor in Social Climbing)
By Erin Drushel Don’t delay! Make the most of your university experience! Graduate with your M.R.S. degree today!…
Another Case for Gun Control
By Erin Drushel Not all American gun-owners are Yosemite Sam. There is a significant body, which believes in…
Quentin Tarantino & the Theme of Revenge
He’s the filmmaker of our time. Manic and visionary, he has soaked in cinema, video games, pop culture,…
“Let’s Make A Deal!”
By Erin Drushel Alright, alright… I give up! Let’s talk about – cue ominous music – the ‘sequester.’…
Jodie Foster’s Impact at the Golden Globes
If you had a wordle for Jodie Foster’s speech, some of the key words would include: confessional, stories,…
Election Day U.S.A. 2012: The Morning After
“Hello fellow Swingers! – Bob “Hoolihan” Wells, former Cleveland TV personality, as his character from his “Readings by…
Hemingway’s 47 Endings to A Farewell to Arms
Papa Hemingway is enjoying a reboot. Woody Allen made him a star in Midnight in Paris, albeit a…
The Unmasking of Mitt Romney
By Erin Drushel Released this week were secretly recorded videos of a fundraising event where presidential hopeful Mitt…
