Bagatelle: news links
le 9, août 2007
- The Other War: Iraq Vets Bear Witness
- Unbelievably harrowing and ugly.
le 1, juillet 2007
- CNN.com redesigns
- They’ve partnered with Google search and YouTube, and now have a nice looking, clean layout.
le 24, mai 2007
- Inside the Digital Dump
- Photo essay of how people scrounge a living from our digital waste.
le 30, avril 2007
- Filler in Animal Feed Is Open Secret in China
- It’s sad, but I’m not that surprised - a culture of counterfeits isn’t exactly the harbinger of food quality
le 23, avril 2007
- Adam Gopnik on Virginia Tech and gun control
- It still astounds me that there continues to be any argument against this in the U.S.
le 6, avril 2007
- Followup interview for The Most Hated Family in America
- Documentarian Louis Theroux talks about the Phelps family. What a sad, insane story.
le 5, avril 2007
- The Most Hated Family in America
- BBC documentary on wacko Fred Phelps and his family (NSFW - tons and tons of hateful language)
le 28, février 2007
- John Baird is a grade-A asshat
- It’s stuff like this that makes me very tired of modern Canadian politics
le 19, janvier 2007
- Death on the high seas
- 24 passengers have disappeared from cruise ships in the past three years. Fascinatingly dark
- Interesting obituary for Art Buchwald
- I admittedly haven’t read much of his work, but he sounded like a really interesting person.
le 2, janvier 2007
- Great article on the Enron scandal
- And the difference between puzzles and mysteries. Written by Malcolm Gladwell.
- The List to end all lists
- From TO’s Eye Weekly, so pardon the “Centre of the Universe”-centricity. (via)
le 23, décembre 2006
- The Top Ten Stories You Missed in 2006
le 27, novembre 2006
- Woman hangs peace sign wreath, encounters complete idiots
- This entire article (and especially the last paragraph) should be the official dictionary definition of “WTF?!”
le 10, novembre 2006
- Ed Bradley: A Journalist’s Legacy
- The Poynter Institute remembers Ed Bradley
le 23, octobre 2006
- Bill Clinton on the “common good” and the dangers of divisive politics
- Love him or hate him, you cannot deny his intelligence, eloquence, and passion
le 15, octobre 2006
- Can the Amish ride in helicopters?
- Short answer - it depends. I have to admit I wondered about this, too.
le 13, octobre 2006
- Ping!, a freeware lossless PNG optimizer
- Works great with no loss in quality
le 9, septembre 2006
- All the news that’s fit for bits
- I missed this article on the NYTimes and the work its done online
- Ten major news stories the media is ignoring
- The more news becomes a profit centre, the more stuff like this will slip through the cracks
le 7, septembre 2006
- zefrank on unity
- “That unity was not about the government. It was a shared determination among us to make things better.”
le 6, septembre 2006
- A fundamental way newspaper sites need to change
- He think newspapers should concentrate more on the data points and less on the storytelling.
le 3, août 2006
- Vanity Fair on NORAD during 9/11
- Fascinating and utterly compelling
le 28, juillet 2006
- World Trade Center photos from September 13, 2001
- I can’t believe it’s been nearly five years.
le 22, juin 2006
- Guardian launches printable internet edition
- The Guardian is kicking ass in the “innovation” department - interesting to see how successful these ideas will be (via)
le 9, juin 2006
- FRONTLINE: the tank man
- Remembering Tiananmen 17 years later
le 3, juin 2006
- Unseen Al Gore Campaign video
- Pretty interesting as it shows a completely different side of Gore than what his traditional media image has been
- More info on how alleged terrorist plot was discovered
- Probe was kicked off by internet monitoriing
- Massive terror attack in Toronto averted
- It was inevitable, but still: HOLY SHIT
le 28, mai 2006
- Uribe wins landslide 2nd term in national Colombian elections
- Apparently the most peaceful election in a decade
le 5, mai 2006
- Eyewitnesses to Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- do not forget
le 30, avril 2006
- Stephen Colbert rips Bush, Bush not so happy
- Video!
le 26, avril 2006
- NYTimes Jane Jacobs obituary
- and more in the Toronto Star (via)
le 25, avril 2006
- Jane Jacobs dies
- What a loss of a great humanitarian and thinker
le 18, avril 2006
- The Lesson of Tal Afar
- This is one of the best articles I’ve read on the Iraq situation
le 11, avril 2006
- Drugs companies ‘inventing diseases to boost their profits’
- Not really a big surprise - I mean, “social anxiety disorder”? Isn’t it obvious this is bullshit?
le 23, mars 2006
- Canadian hostages in Iraq freed
- Unbelievably good news - I think everyone had kind of expected that they weren’t going to make it.
le 21, février 2006
- Adam Gopnik and Malcolm Gladwell discuss health care
- The Canadian system is flawed, but it’s still the better model in my opinion (via)
le 20, février 2006
- The Other Beating
- Life after videotaping the Rodney King beatings hasn’t been so good
le 16, février 2006
- Gold medal winner’s millions made from spyware
- I had a feeling this was the case for some reason
le 5, février 2006
- Q&A: Depicting the Prophet Muhammad
- One side is overreacting, and the other side are a bunch of idiots making a point that doesn’t need to be made.
le 28, janvier 2006
- “They Slipped the Surly Bonds of Earth to Touch the Face of God”
- Newspaper front pages the day after the shuttle Challenger exploded. I can’t believe it’s been 20 years.
le 12, janvier 2006
- More frightening Conservative religious mumbo-jumbo (.mov)
- Why are people voting for this party?!
le 10, janvier 2006
- Rick Mercer’s Blog: Conservative Cabinet Revealed
- Dear Canadian Voters: this is why we cannot allow the Conservatives to win the election
le 9, janvier 2006
- Hollywood’s Canadian MP claims she’s no dirtier than the rest
- Sigh. And this is the incumbent in our riding.
le 14, décembre 2005
- Iran’s Ahmadinejad says Holocaust a ‘myth’
- This, the evolution debates in the U.S., race riots in Austraila and so much more all point to a sad fact: some of us are complete idiots
le 26, novembre 2005
- After giving it up in a pompous huff, Conrad Black now wants his Canadian citizenship back
- He’s facing a major fraud trial in the U.S. Schadenfreude? Oh, yes.
le 4, novembre 2005
- Teen murderer / suicide posted on Something Awful about shotguns
- Two days later, he killed two and them himself. Here’s his post on shotgun buckshot. So screwed up.
le 7, octobre 2005
- Trauma and the Brain
- Companion web site for a radio program on post-traumatic stress disorder
le 5, octobre 2005
- Vancouver named world’s best place to live
- They cite “low crime” - that’s news to me, though the population they give (560,000) seems wrong, too
le 30, septembre 2005
- Welcome to the strangest show on earth
- A fleeting glimpse inside the most secretive country in the world
le 22, septembre 2005
- Firsthand account of a New Orleans journalist covering the disaster in his own city
- “A week in post-Katrina New Orleans felt like a month in Iraq.”
- Airplane passengers see their damaged plane on the news
- while they’re circling overhead, trying to make an emergency landing. Craziness.
le 19, septembre 2005
- A NOLA blogger returns home, briefly
- will his cat still be alive? I had a lump in my throat for this one.
- North Korea Waives Nuclear Programs
- Could it actually be progress?
le 4, septembre 2005
- Chertoff: Katrina scenario did not exist
- in other words, Chertoff is a fucking idiot
le 2, septembre 2005
- High resolution satellite photo of New Orleans
- you can zoom right into specific streets or neighbourhoods. it’s all so shocking and devastating
le 1, septembre 2005
- More detail on the Bush administration’s folly
- for every decision, there is an equal and sometimes undesirable reaction
- Did New Orleans Levee funding get diverted to Iraq?
- politically explosive, if true (via)
le 24, août 2005
- In Iraq Jail, Resistance Goes Underground
- Iraqi prisoners dug a 357-foot escape tunnel and almost escaped
le 22, août 2005
- VR Goggles Heal Scars of War
- with an utterly harrowing story of U.S. troop death in Iraq
le 17, août 2005
- Huge breakdown in competence emerges in British tube shooting
- he wasn’t running and wasn’t wearing a heavy jacket as reported; devastating revelations
le 15, août 2005
- CBC locks out employees
- sigh. Here we go again.
le 14, août 2005
- 60 years after its defeat, Japan still struggles with responsibility
- NK News
- searchable database of North Korea’s propaganda
le 8, août 2005
- Peter Jennings Dies at 67
le 2, août 2005
- Bad to the last drop
- why bottled water is bad for you (hint: poop)
le 1, août 2005
- The Sudan crisis and the U.S. media
- bottom line - Michael Jackson was more important
- Accessory to Murder
- how the innocent backpack has become a symbol of terror
le 27, juillet 2005
- The Christian Paradox
- “only 40% of Americans can name more than four of the Ten Commandments”
le 22, juillet 2005
- The sidewalks where terror breeds
- in Britain radicalism starts outside the mosque
le 21, juillet 2005
- PBS companion site for documentary on suicide bombers
le 20, juillet 2005
- Remembering Hiroshima, part one
- part two is here
le 9, juillet 2005
- The incredibly cruel thing that is foie gras
le 5, juillet 2005
- How’d They Vote?
- awesome resource to track MP voting histories (news article)
le 26, juin 2005
- Iraq War Fatalities
- incredible use of flash, and very profound (via)
le 20, juin 2005
- GoDaddy.com President approves of torture
- if I actually had domains with them (which I don’t) I’d be pulling them right about now
le 17, juin 2005
- U.S. Pressure Weakens G-8 Climate Plan
- more BS from the GOP
le 13, juin 2005
- The Lost Boys of Utah
- polygamist colonies boot out their young men. Why isn’t all of this actively prosecuted?
le 27, mai 2005
- Terrorist link to copyright piracy alleged
- let’s make everything we don’t like look like it’s funding Osama. Makes our job easier.
le 18, mai 2005
- Sniffing out the gay gene
- B.C. Liberals win again
- possibly the second meanest provincial government I can think of (to Mike Harris’ Ontario Tories, that is). I don’t get it.
le 17, mai 2005
- Belinda Stronach defects to the Liberals
- in a way I’m not really surprised - she always seemed much more of a centrist anyway
le 16, mai 2005
- How Class Works
- Interesting infographic from the NYTimes
le 7, mai 2005
- Daily Kos on the Kansas debates on “Intelligent Design”
- every time I hear about this stuff I feel more and more incredulous.
le 23, avril 2005
- Pope ‘obstructed’ sex abuse inquiry
- why am I not surprised? Why do I even care?
le 6, avril 2005
- Details of the banned testimony at the sponsorship inquiry
- Dear Liberal Party: thank you for handing the country to the PC party on a fucking plate.
le 5, avril 2005
- The Annotated New York Times
- super, super cool - linking NY Times articles with blog posts
le 24, mars 2005
- Woman finds finger in Wendy’s chili
- eeeeeeewwwww.
le 4, mars 2005
- Ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs Llyod Axworthy gives Condi an ass-kicking
- go, Winnipeg!
le 19, janvier 2005
- Yet another civilian death story from Iraq
- this shit makes my blood run cold
le 28, décembre 2004
- Author and Activist Susan Sontag Dies
le 10, novembre 2004
- Yassir Arafat dies
le 5, novembre 2004
- Sorry Everybody
- it’s okay, we still like you.
le 3, novembre 2004
- Electing to Leave
- come to Canada - we’d love to have you
le 1, novembre 2004
- A Tale of Two Osamas
- translation is in the eye of the beholder
le 26, octobre 2004
- Get Your War On #42
- Excellent overview of Bush’s successes and failures vs. WMD
le 25, octobre 2004
- Examining how drugs are priced in the U.S.
- another fine Malcolm Gladwell piece
le 15, octobre 2004
- Pirates & Emperors
- Schoolhouse Rock does thuggery
le 11, octobre 2004
- You Forgot Poland
- you eediot!
le 5, octobre 2004
- Letters to Michael Moore from Iraq
le 22, septembre 2004
- If America were Iraq, what would it be like?
- a little perspective
le 10, septembre 2004
- What al-Qaida did to us
- you need to view an ad to read this, but it’s worth it
le 4, septembre 2004
- Did a 757 hit the Pentagon?
- gotta love them conspiracy theorists
le 29, août 2004
- The life of a truck driver in Iraq
- Road Warrior, 2004
le 26, août 2004
- Man grows new jaw bone in his back
- seriously freaky and incredible
le 23, août 2004
- War in the Shadows
- excellent guide to war and conflict in Africa
le 22, août 2004
- Taking a terrorism scouting report
- The convoluted nature of memory, lies, and U.S. politics
le 21, août 2004
- Man fired after heckling Bush at rally
- completely unbelievable.
le 11, août 2004
- Inside Al-Qaeda’s Hard Drive
- The Army Mortuary
- in this war, an unspoken reality
le 7, août 2004
- The impossible task of preventing truck bombs: frightening, but reality
- Making the Los Angeles Times’ Front Page: interesting article about election-season journalism
- Health Canada fires scientist, then sends him congratulatory letter
le 3, août 2004
- Material Behind New U.S. Alert Is Years Old
le 16, juillet 2004
- The New York Times apologizes for not questioning Bush’s WMD claims
- Things that Bush is not: as said by him
le 15, juillet 2004
- Al-Jazeera coming to Canada
- Wonkette posts the Fox News Memos: I wanna see “Outfoxed”
le 14, juillet 2004
- Advocates of war see no conflict in now profiting from it
le 13, juillet 2004
- ‘Jeopardy!’ Champ Passes $1 Million Mark
- Ammunition for debates with Conservatives: handy, this
le 11, juillet 2004
- Frontline: the war behind closed doors
le 10, juillet 2004
- The Biggest Asshole in Canada: lottery winner stiffs wife of winnings
le 9, juillet 2004
- Bush’s military records destroyed: oh, you wanted those?
le 8, juillet 2004
- US pilot who killed Canadians to sue Air Force: can anyone be more arrogant?
le 7, juillet 2004
- Translator in eye of storm on retroactive classification: if you can’t rewrite history, obscure it
le 2, juillet 2004
- Colin Powell sings ‘YMCA’: er, okay…
- Brando dies
le 29, juin 2004
- G. W. Bush VS. The Journalist
le 28, juin 2004
- Harper’s agenda weakens Canada: let’s face it, he’s creepy
- 9/11: At last, the full story has been told
le 18, juin 2004
- With Marines on the way to Fallujah
le 10, juin 2004
- Goodbye, Ray: Ray Charles dies
- Paris bid to ban SUVs (via kottke)
le 4, juin 2004
- Heartbreaking update on Ashley from the movie Spellbound
- American Rhetoric
- An Icon, and Then He’s Gone: When I think of Tiananmen Square, I think of this
le 5, mai 2004
- A Wretched New Picture Of America
le 27, avril 2004
- The Lasting Wounds of War
le 19, avril 2004
- What to Do When The Deployment Is Extended (via Kottke)
le 17, avril 2004
- Readers Respond to Fallujah Photos
le 6, avril 2004
- William Hung: Racism, Or Magic?: I choose the former.
le 30, mars 2004
- Amazing Flash news aggregator
le 28, mars 2004
- Doing Business With the Enemy: Haliburton strikes again
le 13, janvier 2004
- Witness and Response: September 11 Acquisitions at the Library of Congress
le 13, décembre 2003
- How billions in oil money spawned a global terror network
le 3, décembre 2003
- over a fourth of the earth: awesome link and think post
le 1, décembre 2003
- 2003: An eventful year
- Holy Matrimony: What’s really undermining the sanctity of marriage?
le 30, novembre 2003
- Shame of the city: absolutely riveting, heartbreaking series on SF homelessness
le 12, novembre 2003
- Questions for Bush’s next press conference
le 12, octobre 2003
- Many soilders, same letter: astroturfing the war
le 7, octobre 2003
- CanWest’s Izzy Asper dies in Winnipeg: holy moley.
le 6, octobre 2003
- Worker blogs raise some company concerns
le 11, septembre 2003
- Targeting Queer Eye…: will someone please smote these idiots?
le 30, août 2003
- Officers’ Sept. 11 Accounts: compelling and incredible.
le 13, août 2003
- Confessions of a Baggage Screener
le 29, juillet 2003
- Pentagon plans online terror bets: has the world gone completely insane?
le 7, juin 2003
- Is lying about the reason for war an impeachable offense?
