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Juan Cole reminds us

September 23, 2004 by Michael Boyle

Juan Cole reminds us

that although it is fairly ridiculous, it’s a bad idea to get too worked up about the deportation of Yusuf Islam, aka Cat Stevens.

Tags: US Politics

Chris is running

September 23, 2004 by Michael Boyle

Chris is running

a really fun Interview with Chris Dyer on his Zeke’s Gallery site. Dyer’s a very illustration-driven painter who seems to generally paint in acrylic on busted skateboard (as opposed to, say, oil on canvas).

Tags: Arts

Check out the latest

September 23, 2004 by Michael Boyle

Check out the latest

Mike’s Message: Put Away Your Hankies…
“Yes, OF COURSE any of us would have run a better, smarter, kick-ass campaign. Of course we would have smacked each and every one of those phony swifty boaty bastards down. But WE are not running for president — Kerry is. So quit complaining and work with what we have.”

Tags: US Politics

Yesterday was “Car Free Day”

September 23, 2004 by Michael Boyle

Yesterday was “Car Free Day”

in Montreal and hundreds of other cities. Blork has some great pics of the scene downtown during the day. Unfortunately, for me to participate in “Car Free Day” it would have had to have been subtitled “Home Office Day” as my office is pretty much inaccessible by public transit – or at least not within an hour of leaving the house.

Tags: Environment

70 Facts

September 20, 2004 by Michael Boyle

70 Facts

about Leonard Cohen, who is about to turn 70. One they missed, and that I am reasonably sure is not apocryphal, is that he still owns a house in Montreal, and the house serves as a local Zen Center. [link via Kate’s Montreal Weblog]

Tags: Arts, Guardian

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