Archive for March 1, 2007

Harpercrite

One of the chief reasons for my insistence that Prime Minister Stephen Harper is an incompetent asshole — as opposed to just a run-of-the-mill, garden-variety asshole — is that his entire time in power has been one instance after another of saying one thing and doing another. A more savvy politician would be prepared for [...]

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Oh, Hi

I’m sure we’ll be seeing lots of this ad.
The obligatory Lebowski and Sam Jackson appearances feel like pretty shameless pandering to a certain class of hipster.
I guess it’s charming enough, but overall, I think it’s pretty weak-sauce.
How ’bout you?

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Pushing Buttons

Of all the twee, precious, retro-80’s fashion trends out there, the itty-bitty-button craze is pretty much the only one I can stomach. It’s a completely subjective call on my part, but they just strike me as being cooler than, say, red suspenders, leg warmers or crimped hair. Or wrapping your DeLorean around a lamppost in [...]

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