Archive for March 2011
A pictures worth a thousand words
Posted on: March 22, 2011
The army has issued an apology after showing graphic pictures of American troops and dead Afghans. One soldier was even caught smiling with a bloody and somewhat clothed corpse. Read the rest of this entry »
A march going nowhere
Posted on: March 21, 2011
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An annual neo—Nazi march in Calgary may have hit its last stride. The anger was felt all around, but the police stopped any violence that usually arises during these marches. Both neo-Nazi and anti-racist groups came out to protest but they were kept on opposite ends in downtown Calgary. Read the rest of this entry »
Crazy doesn’t equal stupid
Posted on: March 20, 2011
My Violent Torpedo of Truth…many Canadians now own tickets with this title on them. What will they be seeing on April 14th? Performing in Toronto is the infamous Charlie Sheen, he is taking his personal life on tour, and people are just eating it up. Read the rest of this entry »
Another day another tragedy
Posted on: March 14, 2011
The devastation in Japan is never far from our thoughts. Every day we read a different article, but the tones are still the same. How could anyone in Japan prepare for the earthquake and then Tsunami that followed? Read the rest of this entry »
Bi-winning with Tim Hudak
Posted on: March 10, 2011
What does Premier Dalton McGuinty have in common with Two and a Half Men actor Charlie Sheen? In reality he has zero in common with the troubled actor but Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak put both men in the same category. Read the rest of this entry »
Police live in a YouTube world
Posted on: March 3, 2011
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20 years ago today the Los Angeles Police Department was changed forever. George Holliday woke up in the middle of the night to the sounds of police sirens outside his apartment. He grabbed his Sony Handycam and the rest is history. Read the rest of this entry »
Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
Posted on: March 3, 2011
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Kelly Egan, a columnist for The Ottawa Citizen says “We could probably end the carnage caused by impaired driving. We could. We just don’t want to.” These are pretty big statements, especially when the topic is something like drunk driving. Why wouldn’t people want to stop drunk driving altogether? Read the rest of this entry »
Galliano versus Dior
Posted on: March 2, 2011
There will be someone visibly missing during Dior’s fall/winter runway show in Paris this Friday. John Galliano, the designer for the French fashion house since 1997, has been let go by Dior’s head supervisor Sidney Toledano.
Galliano was dropped after a video appeared of him on Monday citing anti-Semitic remarks. The fashion label of Dior, has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to words of hate “…Statements made by John Galliano are in total contradiction to the longstanding core values of Christian Dior.”
Witnesses have been questioned at La Perle, the bar in Paris where Galliano was videotaped saying “I love Hitler” and “your mothers, your forefathers, would all be gassed.” The French law states that stirring racial hatred is a crime.
This is the second time Dior has lost a designer managing the major fashion house in over a year. Alexander McQueen’s suicide was heartbreaking, while Galliano’s departure is full of anger and shock. Galliano has always been a troublemaker, he was even called “enfant terrible”, and many reporters describe him as “a little volatile” or like a “loose cannon.”
This whole debacle came after actress Natalie Portman (who is the face of Miss Dior Cherie perfume) released a report reading “I am deeply shocked and disgusted by the video of John Galliano’s comments that surfaced today. In light of this video, and as an individual who is proud to be Jewish, I will not be associated with Mr. Galliano in any way.”
For anyone who keeps up with the current fashion industry, you know that Galliano leaving Dior is huge. He kept the fashion line going when it was sure to be on its way down. Galliano has always been eccentric, and undeniably creative, his shows were packed with celebrities and journalists alike, not only for the clothes but to see where he would take his runway show. Read the rest of this entry »
More time for the crime
Posted on: March 1, 2011
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If you know someone is drunk, when do you stop offering a ride home? The answer should be never. You don’t stop offering until the “said person” is safely in your vehicle and on their way home. Think of how many people you’re saving just by driving someone home, or even putting them in a cab. Read the rest of this entry »
Helping the hungry help themselves
Posted on: March 1, 2011
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization are struggling to settle on a new agreement when it comes to international food aid. This year, global food production will rise dramatically, but so will the number of starving people. Read the rest of this entry »
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