So, I'm minding my own business this morning when a pre-arranged phone call jars me out of bed.

Addled, my intellectual defences down, I rolled out of bed, staggered to the phone and sputtered out some ...   more »

With editor Anthony Wilson-Smith announcing a hasty exit, and the publisher already jettisoned, the Globe and Mail is reporting that the venerable magazine's anxious staff is wondering what it all means. The Toronto Star's Antonia Zerbisias also weighs in.

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And $30 million of that came on Tuesday, according to this CTV.ca story. For a complete collection of info on helping, check out Canada Cares.

Anyway, here's an excerpt from the story:

An NYT profile of Nicolle Devenish, the new communications director of the Bush White House.

A particularly acerbic rant against the news media, CNN's Crossfire in particular and the Armstrong Williams scandal by the NYT's Frank Rich -- a man who has set the bar high for well-articulated vitriol.

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While normally I don't give a fig about the British royals, this is such a remarkable lapse in judgment that it deserves to be recorded. Prince Harry showed up at a party with a swastika ...   more »

Three weeks ago, a new Japanese restaurant opened in Johannesburg, South Africa: The unfortunately-named Tsunami Seafood Emporium.

Here's an excerpt from the BBC story:

Alberta Premier Ralph Klein was in The Big Smoke Wednesday, assuring the average folk at the Empire Club that Oilberta is not full of rednecks.

My goodness. My home province must have changed since I was last there three weeks ago! :)