Deborah Jones brought this Canadian Press story to the attention of CAJ-L.

It's about whether the media, by covering those who wish to take their own lives, are active participants in the act. For background, ...   more »

Author Jared Diamond has been creating much buzz with his book Collapse, on how civilizations suddenly disappear (see here for an op-ed piece he wrote for the NYT).

Here are some excerpts from the NYT ...   more »

An Ontario Superior Court judge has said voters and not courts should hold politicians accountable for broken election campaign promises.

Here's some excerpts from the Globe and Mail story:

Here's a potpourri of useful information leading up to the big day on Sunday. I'll be adding to it as new stuff makes its way into my field of vision.

I'm just playing a hunch here, based on a trailer I saw, but on Feb. 11, keep your schedule open for Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior, starring Tony Jaa.

He's being hyped as The Next One with respects to martial arts movie hero-dom. If the trailer's any indication, believe the hype.

Add columnist Mike McManus to the list of commentators who received money from the Bush administration - $10,000 to train marriage counsellors.

There's a bonus link to Maureen Dowd's witty take on all this.

The rising dollar? Nope. Ballistic missile defence? Sorry. Peter MacKay dating fellow Tory MP Belinda Stronach? Wrong again!

Your right to masturbate in your own living room with the blinds open? Now you're talkin' New York news judgment!