Slutwalk

Slutwalk is the result of women fighting back against the idea that what you wear will determine whether or not you are raped. It all started with Toronto Police’s lecture to women, saying that “…women should avoid dressing like sluts” to prevent being raped. Women of Toronto fought back by organising a protest which they named [...]

Posted by LydiaTeapot on May 12th, 2011 | 25 Comments Posted in Uncategorized

The Trotsky

Released in 2009, award-winning Canadian film The Trotsky has so many elements of being a typical North American indie high school comedy. An array of awkward, middle class suburban teenagers  – check. Geeky male protagonist with crush on an older woman – check. Family arguments over the dinner table – check. Constant feuds with authority, [...]

Posted by Liam T on November 8th, 2010 | 7 Comments Posted in Uncategorized

Duck murdering bastards on trial

Warning: This post contains some upsetting stuff about dead ducks. The above video is one of several shot by William Todd Powell, a senior biologist working for the Province of Alberta in Canada. It shows a duck struggling to escape from a tailings pond, where oil company Syncrude dumped the toxic leftovers of its operation [...]

Posted by Jack on March 11th, 2010 | 1 Comment Posted in Uncategorized