A venture outside of my normal reading topics, this book on the history of the English language was well worth my time. The most fascinating chapters of the book discussed local variations of the English language and the future of our tongue in the Internet age with new words being…
The Dieppe Raid was the bloodiest day of the Second World War for Canada, and the bloodiest day for Hamilton as 197 men of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry died in the August 19, 1942 raid. For 70 years, the debate raged regarding the merits and purpose of the raid.…
Required reading for journalists and bloggers, as it shows the peril of rushing to judgement in the era of clickbait. Tom Flanagan was one of Canada's leading political scientists, until one statement in an academic discussion was taking out of context and spread across the Internet. In response to a…
I love walking the Waterfront Trail from Bay Street to Princess Point, the calm rolling of the water, the beautiful waters of Cootes Paradise which are devoid - with the exception of the fish gate - of human structure. It wasn't always this way, there was once a shanty town…
I familiar with the Western European history of the period between the First World War and the Second World War, this book focuses on how the conflicts in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as in the remnants of the Ottoman Empire did not end with the Armistice. For these…
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The unbelievable and true story of Juan Pujol, the double-agent known as Agent Garbo who played a key role in the successful deception operation that tied up Nazi forces at Pal de Calais during the Normandy Invasion and played a key role in the Western Allies victory against Nazi Germany.…
Essential reading for anyone who wants to dig beyond the usual narrative that the Internet is to blame for all that woes journalism. I purchased this 2010 book after listening to an insightful discussion on Radio Open Source [http://radioopensource.org/mcchesney-and-nichols-30-billion-to-save-journalism/] . The book looks at the decline of newspapers…