The Buy Canadian movement: Perhaps worthy, but sustainable?
I’d like you to cast your mind all the way back to… er… a month ago — was it only that recent? — when Trump started his second ter...
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A one-two punch of disappointment
This wasn’t a good week for fans of Neil Gaiman or Protonmail. First and way more importantly, Neil Gaiman, for decades my favourite writer, was outed as ...
So goes the Mo
It’s been an interesting Movember this year. For those not in the loop of the growing (ha!) movement, Movember is an organized event wherein anyone who can grow...
Linkin Park rides again
Seven years ago, Chester Bennington, the charismatic lead singer of the hugely successful alt rock band Linkin Park, killed himself. He had a history of depress...
A harsh revelation about Trump’s victory
It was increasingly disheartening for me, as it was for millions (probably billions), as the numbers rolled in on the U.S. election night. I’d heard about...
Ain’t no party like a beige.party party
When I first joined Mastodon in 2019, it was via a server — an instance, as it’s called — named mastodon.social. In part, joining that particu...
The trickiness of effective email addresses
I have a weird name. For those outside my family and group of friends who haven’t known me forever, the first one is pronounced “Ray” and the ...
What I learned from my first union strike
Our union settled with the company 15 days after we went on strike. I’ve finished my first full week of being back at work and making money again, which I...
Thoughts on working my first picket line
For those out of town or who otherwise wouldn’t be in the know or affected by it, employees at the LCBO — the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, the o...
Three strikes against privatizing the LCBO
I’ve worked for the LCBO for just over two years. This upcoming strike deadline is the first I’ve ever looked at being personally involved in, as LC...