Buy Canadian Doesn't Fix a Tariff Sep 10, 2026
Canadians say cost of living is their top worry, then cheer a tariff built to raise some of those same costs. Buy Canadian sentiment and tariff economics aren't the same thing, and only one of them shows up on your receipt.
The Tariff Is the Tax Sep 9, 2026
Ottawa's new tariffs on American goods are being sold as Canada finally standing up for itself. The invoice for that stand gets mailed almost entirely to Canadians.
In the Pines Sep 7, 2026
This week's instalment of Music Monday is In the Pines. The traditional folk song made famous by Lead Belly in 1944, followed by two very different 1994 recordings from Nirvana and Dolly Parton, who'd been singing it since childhood.
The self-checkout machine doesn't trust you Sep 3, 2026
The self-checkout kiosk watches you like a suspect, breaks like it's your fault, and replaces a decent little human interaction with a beeping machine. That's not progress, that's a downgrade with better marketing.
Mad World Aug 31, 2026
This week's instalment of Music Monday is Mad World. The 1983 Tears for Fears original and a 2002 cover by Gary Jules & Michael Andrews.
Self-checkout and the quiet outsourcing of labour onto customers Aug 27, 2026
Self-checkout didn't eliminate a job, it just handed that job to you for free. Somewhere along the way we all agreed to call that convenience.
Addicted to Love Aug 24, 2026
This week's instalment of Music Monday is Addicted to Love. The 1986 Robert Palmer original and a 2010 cover by Florence + the Machine.
Weekly episodes are back and nobody's happy about it Aug 20, 2026
I raid streaming services the way locusts do a field: wait for the whole season, subscribe just long enough to devour it, then leave. Weekly episode drops are the industry's attempt to stop me, and it isn't working the way they think.