by Rob Cottingham | May 3, 2005 | Politics
Sometimes there are stories that require no comment from yours truly: Seems a crew hired by the [Coquitlam Teachers’ Association] politely asked [BC Liberal candidate Iain] Black’s people for permission to install a pipe to hook up the teachers’ new... by Rob Cottingham | May 2, 2005 | Communicating, Politics
What were the odds? Just as I start doing stand-up for the first time, John Rogers at Kung Fu Monkey makes a compelling argument for drawing politicians from the ranks, not of lawyers and CEOs, but stand-up comics: Let’s say the candidate’s job is to walk... by Rob Cottingham | May 2, 2005 | Politics
For those who worry that gated communities lead to social isolation, Heavy Trash has a unique new way of combatting it: On April 24, 2005, Heavy Trash volunteers deposited bright orange viewing platforms in front of three Los Angeles gated communities; Brentwood... by Rob Cottingham | May 2, 2005 | Politics
By way of The Hill Times, this temperate contribution to the national debate from Liberal MP Rose-Marie Ur: “When a person embezzles money in a company, the whole company isn’t bad, it’s just that person and that’s why we have the stupid Gomery... by Rob Cottingham | May 1, 2005 | Politics
Jonathan Dursi at No More Shall I Roam poses a poignant conundrum: That seemingly serious people passionately believe both that Science will solve our problems and the scientists who tell us about those problems are completely wrong just baffles me…. The... by Rob Cottingham | Apr 30, 2005 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Politics, Speechwriting
…we’re just catching the last ten minutes. Is it the worst ending to the worst political movie ever made, or is there an even more appalling candidate?