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Given my interest in how language interacts with perception, I enjoyed reading an overview, in Status Update (2013), of the history of neoliberalism. Boas and Gans-Morse (2009) In her discussion of neoliberalism in Status Update (2013), Alice E. Marwick cites a 2009 journal article by Taylor C. Boas and Jordan Gans-Morse entitled Neo liberalism: From New Liberal Philosophy to Anti-Liberal Slogan. The source is: […]
Updates: A Feb. 20, 2014 New Yorker article is entitled:” Will Ukraine break apart?” A Feb. 28, 2014 Globe and Mail article is entitled: “Globe in Kiev: Ukraine’s new government declares Russia has invaded.” A Feb. 28, 2014 Guardian article is entitled: “Ukraine: Night Wolves and unidentified military men seize key Crimea sites.” A Feb. […]
This post concerns Frank Miller’s Sin City: The Making of the Movie (2005.) The film is of interest, in my view, particularly in the context of Military History and related topics. It reminds us of the subject matter of warfare and organized violence, in a way that a reading of a high school history or […]
On Aug. 17, 2013, I spoke with Bob Cutmore, a key organizer of the Sept. 28, 2013 Doors Open event at the historic Small Arms Ltd.building in Mississauga. Mississauga Ward 1 Councillor Jim Tovey has described the Doors Open event at an earlier blog post. Among other things, I’m looking forward to this year’s Doors Open because […]
Colleen O’Marra writes (regarding Colonel Samuel Smith’s artifacts): The Town of York, 1815-1834 (edited by Edith Firth) makes just a few references to the disappointing “half-pay” officer slogging it out forty miles west of York.( his farm at 41st Street and Lakeshore Bvld.)Massive oak and pine,access by boat only and difficult even on horseback,a visit […]
Below is a text-only version of a recent E-News update from Heritage Toronto. [You can subscribe to the newsletter at the Heritage Toronto website.] HERITAGE TORONTO E- NEWS July 11, 2013 Hello there. We hope everyone survived the storm on Monday relatively unscathed. There are reports that this was as much, if not more rain […]
The True Intrepid (2001) is listed as a Reference-only book at the Toronto Public Library, but is nonetheless available on loan under the Call Number 940.54864 MACD. This bit of confusion about what one is dealing with is characteristic of the story of William Stephenson, who played a key role, as I understand, in the […]