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Political Horror

Heads up: if you like horror, the Onion’s AV Club has a list of “Horror Films of Left-Wingers” and “Horror Films for Right-wingers” which takes about three minutes to read. Before i had this blog i tried (and pretty much failed!) to write something about the politics of zombie movies …

Gymnaslaerer Pedersen (Comrade Pedersen)

GYMNASLAERER PEDERSEN (COMRADE PEDERSEN) (PI) Norway / 2006 / 35 mm / Colour / 110 min / Dir.: Hans Petter Moland, Cast: Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Anne Ryg, Jan Gunnar RĂžise, Jon Øigarden, Stig Henrik Hoff, Silje Torp FĂŠrevag, Fridtjov SĂ„aheim In 1968, it seemed as if all of …

Write a Letter to Support the Reclamation at Kanonhstaton

————————————————— SUPPORT SIX NATIONS: CALL FOR LETTERSWRITE TO FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL NEGOTIATORS/LEADERS TODAY! ————————————————–Find out how you can support – a sample letter is included below.Scroll down to read a more recent update from the Reclamation Site, Six Nations. ——————————————————————————————— Scroll down for the sample letter. To voice your concerns …

September 22nd Update from Hazel Hill

Well, did everyone get to watch the 2nd part of the show ‘Indian Summer, the Oka Crisis’ which aired tonight on CBC. I am so emotional right now and my thoughts are everywhere I don’t know where to begin. Watching them come out of the pines and the brutality used …

Crickets, Science and Rape

Segments about animals are some of the most interesting and subtly political pieces in Quirks and Quarks, the CBC’s national science show. One segment i listened to over the past week – a piece from summer 2005 – provides a case in point. Under the heading Some Crickets Like It …

Buttons, Quirks and Quarks and Women and AIDS

Goddammit it can be difficult to keep up with this blogging thing
 Especially as a sense of propriety really makes me feel like i have to mention some things, even things i may have nothing particularly intelligent to say about. And of course, as i may have mentioned earlier, there …

September 16th Update from Hazel Hill

I received this update from Hazel Hill on September 16th. As i sometimes do, i have taken the liberty to add a few paragraph breaks in the text for readability: Sago from Grand River.  Today was our 200th day on the Land Reclamation of Kanonhstaton.   Interestingly enough, it was also the …

Four Days Ago

Just to get it out of the way – because i do feel it is in the way at the moment – for those who haven’t heard – Kimveer Gill, a hitherto unknown fellow from the north shore of Montreal, decided to attempt a spree killing in downtown Montreal last …

September 7th Update from Hazel Hill

Good Morning from Grand River.  The sun has just peaked over the tree line and the world is looking beautiful and serene.  Inside my house everyone is busy getting ready for school and work.  Bus schedules are getting used to and the need of school fee’s for art, drama, science, music etc. is …