Weekend round-up

Headlines from around the web today… Experts urge faster diagnosis of high blood pressure Hypertension immediately skyrockets among diagnosticians China promotes another boom: nuclear power Nervous neighbours ask China to elaborate on use of word...

Here’s a wacky idea.

The upcoming Inauguration Party in Washington feels downright unseemly in the wake of the catastrophe in Asia. From the estimated $40-million price tag to the solid gold hat buckle Bush plans to wear, isn’t it out of place? Wouldn’t it be cool if Bush...

What to telemarketer

You have to feel sorry for those poor bastards staffing call centres across the country (and around the world — thanks to the miracle of modern technology, your dinner can now be interrupted as easily from Bangalore, India as from Brampton, Ontario). Low pay,...

Giving.

Here are some places to send donations to help keep the tsunami catastrophe from becoming even worse: Canadian Red Cross 1-800-418-1111 (or donate through your local Red Cross office) UNICEF Canada 1-800-567-4483 UNICEF Canada 2200 Yonge St., Suite 1100 Toronto, Ont....

Eerie.

So Ben Mulroney is one of the few, the proud, the critically-impaired who praised Alexander to the rafters. How badly has the film been received by the rest of the critical universe? Only 15% of the critics at Rotten Tomatoes gave it an even tepidly good rating. And...
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