The Man Who Sold the World Jun 22, 2026
This week's instalment of Music Monday is The Man Who Sold the World. The 1970 David Bowie original and a 1994 cover by Nirvana.
Canada's Housing Crisis Is Not a Supply Problem Jun 18, 2026
Canada's housing crisis gets framed as a construction problem because building things is something governments can announce without making anyone powerful uncomfortable. The political will to address speculation, zoning and ownership hasn't materialized, and the language of crisis is doing a lot of work to disguise that.
Homelessness Is Discrimination Jun 4, 2026
A court in Ontario has ruled that homelessness is a protected ground under the Charter, and Premier Ford thinks that's cockamamie. What it actually is, is a government being held to its own constitutional obligations for the first time.
Respect Jun 1, 2026
This week's instalment of Music Monday is Respect. The 1965 Otis Redding original and a 1967 cover by Aretha Franklin.
We've Forgotten How to Be Bored May 28, 2026
We engineered away every idle moment and then repackaged the experience of having nothing to do as a skill you have to learn. Nobody called it mindfulness when you were just waiting for the bus.
I Will Always Love You May 25, 2026
This week's instalment of Music Monday is I Will Always Love You. The 1974 Dolly Parton original and a 1992 cover by Whitney Houston.
In Defence of the Em Dash May 21, 2026
The em dash has been doing honest literary work since Shakespeare, but AI models trained on classic literature adopted the habit and now overuse it so relentlessly that people call it the "ChatGPT hyphen." Blaming the punctuation is the wrong diagnosis.
Tainted Love May 11, 2026
This week's instalment of Music Monday is Tainted Love. The 1964 Gloria Jones original and a 1981 cover by Soft Cell.