File this under “j” for “jumbo nuts”.
A dude in Switzerland — probably an aspiring actor or model — sends a fake Gucci ad to a newspaper. The ad features him prominently — and shirtless, natch, to sell the whole perfume ad vibe.
The mysterious dude tells the newspaper to run the ad pronto, then [...]

Refusing to apologize for his insinuation that Liberal MP Navdeep Bains is somehow connected to the Air India incident, Prime Minister Stephen Harper instead offered this piece of disingenuous and meaningless duckspeak:
“If the honourable member denies any particular element in that Vancouver Sun story [raising the issue of Mr. Bains's father-in-law], I’d be more [...]

Here’s the latest blast from Spanking the Donkey author Matt Taibbi, one of a handful of journalists still deserving of the title — and currently my hero.

While America obsessed about Brittany’s shaved head, Bush offered a budget that offers $32.7 billion in tax cuts to the Wal-Mart family alone, while cutting $28 billion from Medicaid.
“Now, [...]

I’m already good and sick of the hype around the iPhone. Your mileage may vary, but this article at least has the virtue of actually going through the historical development of the product, and it’s a pretty interesting story. Some of it still reads like it came straight from Jobs’ PR firm (and since we’re [...]

Because frankly, this sounds like a lot of people I know.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police called to a Long Island man’s house discovered the mummified remains of the resident, dead for more than a year, sitting in front of a blaring television set.
The 70-year-old Hampton Bays, New York, resident, identified as Vincenzo Ricardo, appeared to [...]

yourethemannowdog proves once again why it’s the best site on the Internet, and by “site” I mean “person, place or thing” and by “Internet” I mean “totally evaaaarrrrr”.
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Thanks to Spelv Vlotston for passing it along. Spelv, you’re a heck of a guy.

Not sure I fully understand the mechanism, but here’s a nifty Digg-like site that lets the community track Canadian political news — and lets people vote on the level of political spin associated with it.

CHECK IT

Sorry for the change in look again. Having some code problems with my other theme, so I had to revert to this one for the time being.

Hell, it’s a strong contender for the image of 2007.
Note the “Peace is Patriotic” sign in the foreground.
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Wow. A colleague passed me this — a round-up of illegal signs in the Metro Toronto area. Disgraceful. Not for filling up the world with more ads, which I accept as a battle we’ve already lost as a society, but for not playing by the damn rules.
It’s becoming a bit of a theme on [...]