I spent much of today following the events in London through the BBC, the Guardian, and multiple social media channels, and it caused me to think a lot about my reactions to both this riot, and the riots in Vancouver after the Canucks lost the Stanley Cup. In both cases I took issue with a … Continue reading The #LondonRiots & The #CanucksRiots
Book Review: Full Frontal Feminism
Book Title: Full Frontal Feminism Author: Jessica Valenti Published: 2007 Pages: 248 Category: nonfiction: politics, feminism With a month between one semester ending, and the beginning of another, I tried to be very careful in picking out my reading material. I wanted something fun but also informative (though I'm sure with a couple more weeks … Continue reading Book Review: Full Frontal Feminism
#elxn41
I blame Stephen Harper for not getting any homework done on Friday. I knew that the government was going to fall on Friday, and when I woke up and checked Twitter, I saw that it was about to go down. And then I watched about 4 hours of CBC coverage - watching Peter Mansbridge crack … Continue reading #elxn41
International Women’s Day
There are so many great discussions going on today for International Women's Day, on Twitter (#internationalwomensday, #IWD), on Blogs (check out my friend Ashly's & Janni's), all over the Internet. I wish I had time for a more thought-out post, but this one will have to do! I spent this past weekend in Seattle, at … Continue reading International Women’s Day
Book 39: Starship Troopers
Book Title: Starship Troopers Author: Robert A Heinlein Published: 1959 Pages: 263 Category: fiction: science fiction For all that I watch a fair amount (okay maybe a lot) of science fiction, I haven't read a lot of it, and what I do watch is primarily newer Sci Fi. So I am sadly lacking in my … Continue reading Book 39: Starship Troopers
Canadians For A Saner America
On Saturday I went to The Rally to Restore Sanity. Which may seem less than sane, considering I'm a Canadian citizen living on the west coast of British Columbia - but it was one of the best decisions I've made recently. Aside from the Rally itself, I absolutely loved DC as a city. I acted … Continue reading Canadians For A Saner America
A Brand New Bright Obama Day!
I'm re-watching Inauguration footage right now - And I'm getting as many shivers as I did as my coworkers and i gathered around the only computer that would stream the CNN coverage this morning. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to watch any of the ceremony as I was starting work at 9am, … Continue reading A Brand New Bright Obama Day!
canadian politics
So if you're in Canada at the moment...you may have noticed that the Federal government, tired of being ignored in favour of the glamour of American Politics, by its citizens, decided to throw a temper tantrum. Including the Opposition leaders "jumping into bed with one another" The Prime Minister "daring" Stephane Dion to take this … Continue reading canadian politics
A Post 9/11 World
Almost seven years after that early Tuesday morning tragedy we truly do live in a Post 9/11 world. That day the analysts and the pundits declared that the world would never be the same. That politics and history had reached another marker - like the way we talk about before WW2 or the Depression Now, … Continue reading A Post 9/11 World
Pippa and (American) Politics
Recently I would have pegged myself as a disenchanted Political Science Major. Unsure of what I really want to do in life and unhappy with my current program - just wanting to be out of university and into the world. But now, with all the hype over the American Election, and the possibility that Harper … Continue reading Pippa and (American) Politics
Philippa Adams 