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Although Hysteria officially exploded on August 3, 1987, 39 years ago this week, the fuse was lit exactly one year earlier.
Across Britain and Europe,... more
August 5, 2026
Federal Opposition and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is incapable of championing Canadian unity in Alberta’s upcoming referendum. Having spent years... more
August 5, 2026
OpenAI's autonomous AI agent, ChatGPT, reportedly left "notes" for future iterations on how to bypass safety guardrails established by AI engineers. Shortly... more
July 27, 2026
This week, OpenAI - the sometimes-not-for-profit, sometimes-for-profit AI company - released an emergency press release stating that its newest ChatGPT... more
July 23, 2026
Suppose you adopt a nice little tiger cub (Artificial Intelligence). Currently, it’s only slightly bigger than a typical house cat, and it is incredibly cute... more
June 24, 2026
1. Opening / Context
A Tapestry of a Legendary Land is a dance‑drama inspired by the Song‑dynasty masterpiece A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains. As... more
By mcklee
June 15, 2026
The Canadian prairie province of Alberta is, in many ways, a dream world. I have never been disappointed by my business trips to the world-class cities of... more
May 7, 2026
What if AI “hallucination” rates in current large language models are actually misinterpreted temporal noise? Perhaps these errors are not glitches, but... more
May 4, 2026
The following sounds like a James Bond Hollywood blockbuster film, but it was real life.
In an October 1, 2009, email, Jeffrey Epstein made a bold claim to... more
April 22, 2026
When the names of Nobel Physics Laureates like Kip Thorne and Frank Wilczek appear alongside the ledger of a notorious financier like Jeffrey Epstein, the... more
February 17, 2026
In January and February of 2022, the far right "Freedom Convoy" provided a crude, low-budget blueprint for how to paralyze Canada. Seven major arteries were... more
February 9, 2026
Def Leppard, after almost 5 decades, continues to find inspiration with its latest single "Rejoice". Heavy, tribal-like war drums and stomping bass open the... more
January 26, 2026
Many Ottawa residents know the story of Darcy MaGee’s assignation in 1868 by Irish extremists because there’s a tavern named after him on Sparks street just... more
By James OGrady
February 23, 2024
Federal Conservatives in Canada, with the exception of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, have consistently misread the mood in Canada. While the U.S. has... more
February 7, 2025
Back on Sunday August 23 2020, former Canadian Conservative leader Andrew Scheer gave his final speech as party leader after voters kicked him to the side of... more
October 7, 2024