Commentary

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Just Go With It

In spite of the title, you can probably just go without it

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The invasion of the butt-bugs

Read on for an ingenious way to keep streets (and lungs) clean

Kaput by Destroyer

How Destroyer's new album is so good it can destroy your playlist variety.

Welcome to the Dark Side

Finding inspiration in dark corners, airport tantrums and shrinking ice caps

Galore

Bruce Bourque gives us his two cents' worth on what delights are to be found in Michael Crummey's Galore, now a bit of an oldie to many fans, but still a goodie.

Chapter 1: The story I’ve got in me

It's time I said why I never left Hopeless Bay

The King’s Speech

Firth and Rush make for a fascinating look at a journey to the throne

Green living tip: don’t throw away expired food – eat it!

Did it ever occur to whoever coined the three Rs that before we think about reusing, maybe we should think about using?

‘An impotent form of communication’

A rant against random acts of vandalism and other useless activities