Random links
- Pete McMartin: Can grace conquer race?
- The byline reads that "The man has apologized for urinating on Coal Harbour’s Komagata Maru monument in December" and a whole pile of dignitaries trotted out for a ceremony. What of the mental state of the man who seems, as judged by the scene here, to have committed a hate crime? "'He was an addict “afflicted with a serious mental disorder,' said Chu during the press conference ... 'The man has come to our attention many times before. Many times. It’s quite likely he didn’t realize it was a memorial.'" This case seems political correctness gone too far for the sake of a photo op.
- Science! New candy fights cavities
- "Research shows that sweets with a particular type of bacteria can actually reduce harmful bacteria in the mouth"
- Study: Belief We're Better Than Average Holds True Even for Convicts
- "A survey of convicts serving time in an English prison found they rated themselves higher than the average person on a range of positive characteristics, including morality and kindness."
- Cards Against Humanity: We Are the New, Crude Victorians
- "We are the new Victorians. If we’re not careful history and future generations will judge us accordingly. We might well be remembered as prude, overly sensitive hypocrites whose intolerant social mores prevented honest public discourse in favor of the illusion of propriety, but whose constricted public behavior was, nonetheless, the compost heap from which offensive yet brilliantly funny creations like Cards Against Humanity sprouted."