Awaiting the Tiger tale
Like Scott and millions of others, I’ve been sitting here trying to imagine possible conditions under which the story of Elin Nordegren using a golf club on the rear window of an SUV to “rescue” her husband from a fender-bender could hold up in a way that will eventually have us all saying “Yeah, of [...]

Historical explanations reimagined to be exactly as plausible as the official story regarding Tiger
This highly incriminating cut on my left middle finger? Bit by Godzilla. – O.J. Simpson When I claimed Jews were responsible for all the world’s wars, I was merely acting “in character” as research for my next movie, Dr. Aryan’s Wondrous Anti-Semitiquarium. – Mel Gibson It was my understanding that across much of the American south, “hiking [...]

One great thing about gay marriage: it’s simple.
From England comes news of a couple who want their romantic and economic partnership recognized under the law, but who just don’t have the “right” sexual orientation for it. Oh, you figure you’ve heard this one before, do you?

Would you please make up your minds?
Jane Taber, in feminist mode: It is striking to sit in the House of Commons during Question Period and watch how the big issues of the day are divvied up along gender lines. Consider two of the significant stories of this fall – the H1N1 crisis and the allegations of torture of Afghan detainees. When it came [...]

Weekend reading
The Canadian Press tries to make sense of Peter MacKay’s admission that the government had concerns about the treatment of Afghan detainees in early 2006. The Star tries to figure out why retired generals would have access to secret documents and learns that all three generals who testified were briefed by government lawyers beforehand. And [...]