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Hetero Republican Affairs are a Gay Conspiracy

From Maisonneuve: Hetero Republican Affairs are a Gay Conspiracy by Drew Nelles The biggest non-Glenn Beck joke in American political circles goes thusly: When a male Democrat has an affair it’s with a woman, and when a Republican has an … Continue reading

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Bidenmania

The sheer scale and spectacle of today’s inauguration made me uneasy, and Jay-Z’s ball performance was a big letdown, but here was a highlight: As the national anthem began, Joe Biden was taking a picture of the crowd for one … Continue reading

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Of Gaza and Facebook, part II

Vogt fires back, both barrels blazing. He concedes a few points, but takes issue with my last one. PJ, I’ll respond to each of your final points individually. Yes, it’s true that photography, writing, and film do not get us … Continue reading

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The view from up here

Canadians like Barack Obama, but not his plans. That seems an awfully apt wrap-up of the man’s whole public persona; he is charming enough, eloquent when reading from a script, victorious in a way that is symbolically, if not practically, … Continue reading

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