When it comes to holidays, what makes the difference between A and A+? Honesty in journalism forces us to admit that sometimes things don’t work out quite as well as we’d like. Our latest run on Star Flyer, a 115-metre barquentine with capacity for 166 passengers, was a wonderful experience. We had been forced by…
Month: April 2022
Social Commentary
First Past the Post and Generational Change
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Change is a generational thing; it has been since time immemorial. The young-vs-old conflict has been a mainstay of entertainment since the ancient Greeks, but change can only happen at the speed that society can handle. Otherwise, society breaks. The Natural Way When a government makes a change to the way society functions and says,…
Politics
The Stake in the Heart of the UN
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Okay, the experiment is over. The United Nations have proved for once and for all time that they are not united. They never were, actually. Well, maybe united in their desire not to be bombed off the face of the earth. The Cold War Is Over…Sort of The irony of the whole situation is that…
Social Commentary
Pushing the Boundaries with Comedy
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The whole Oscar Slap tempest has focused on Will Smith and what he should or should not have done, but it should also lead us to talk a bit about comedy. Crossing the Line A Canadian comedian interviewed on CBC last was going on blithely about how comedians have to be pushing the boundaries all…