My friend Jodi lives in downtown Toronto in an area that is grey and raw and leaves me tense behind my politeness. I visited her there for the first time this summer and was in awe of the ease with which she walked those streets, the affection in her voice as she greeted the men behind blank eyes and...

My record for predicting the future, or at least having really awesome ideas, has been well-documented and irrefutable. And here’s one more. Years ago, I came up with the idea to have an international Summer Olympics, shared between Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver, BC. In this grand concept,...

Last week, we posted an entry about this insane Canadian public service announcement regarding accidents. In that article, I made a joke: “Before you feel too bad for her, though, she’s training to become a chef in Canada…which is sort of like training to become Saudi Arabia’s...

Okay. Do not watch this Canadian PSA if you are easily disturbed. I mean, it’s nuts. And I’m not even sure what it’s an announcement about…accidents? I’m all for avoiding accidents when you can, but aren’t they accidents for a reason? I mean…My. Gosh. So,...