Author: joeboughner

I feel somehow cooler today. Sitting here in my apartment, curled up in my new chair, typing away on my new iBook. All I need is a freakin’ latte and an iPod and I’d be set. If those high school bullies could see me now. Defence policy update, sort of Well, to Mr. Phronetic, who… Continue reading Trendiest rant ever

We got a new pope! We got a new pope! We got a new pope! And so ends my impression of the Canadian media today (thanks for the idea Dan). Did I mention we have a new pope? For years now, the mainstream papers in Canada have demanded a new foreign policy statement and a… Continue reading POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE!

Argh. My browser crashed. I’d just finished my post and I crashed. I don’t feel up to retyping it all right now, I’ll try to get it up later. In the meantime, look at the CanWest coverage of the Minuteman border monitoring program. It might be coming to the Canadian border, but CanWest really doesn’t… Continue reading Lost post.

Shhh. . . if we all talk very quietly, perhaps the Gomery reporters will stay asleep. That’s right, today’s front pages are all but deviod of sponsorship coverage and I gotta say, I forgot what this was like. Not since JPII passed on in Rome has there been so many A1s without election talk. Conclaves… Continue reading Rant: R-a-n-t. . . rant

That’s right friends and foes, a Friday megalomedia post. I’m as excited as you are, so let’s get to it. Everyone finally reported on the Sudan thing? Nope. Nobody did. MichenerMania! I know the Michener Awards are a big deal, but do papers have to dedicate so much coverage to their own wins? If you… Continue reading Special Friday edition? Exciting!

Hi all. Good news and bad news. First of all, I will be posting a special friday edition of megalomedia tomorrow, so tune in for that. The bad news is that I’m in a really foul mood this morning and I have a feeling today’s post will be less coherent and more curse-ridden than normal.… Continue reading Grumble grumble grumble

I came to a startling realization the other day – I have no means of escape from reality. I used to count on films and music, but my DVD collection is mostly comprised of leftie documentaries and the bulk of the music I listen to is angry, political punk rock. So yesterday I went on… Continue reading I think I’ve found the key to my rage

It’s been one of those mornings where I have to laugh. Mostly because otherwise, I’d cry. And I’ve got a reputation to uphold. An old pet peeve, a shiny new example I’ve always been troubled by the reliance on wire services for international stories. Just yesterday, for example, a high-ranking Iranian official criticized Canada’s handling… Continue reading I hope one day my iPod playlist is international news

Man, I downloaded a tonne of k-os yesterday, and I’ve had “Crabbuckit” in my head ever since. Damn you k-os and your infectious beats, damn you. And the Post limps in on Haiti Well, last week the Globe ran an opinion piece by Robert Muggah, who wrote a study on guns in Haiti. Today, the… Continue reading Rocking to the hip-hop in my head

A few people have asked me why I haven’t touched on all the Gomery Inquiry stuff yet. There’s no really good reason, except for the daunting amount of coverage it’s getting. Frankly, I can’t make heads or tails of what I read day-to-day. As a general comment, the Toronto Star seems the most reserved, choosing… Continue reading The donut guy played hockey too?