Summer 2011 is going out like a lamb, but that's not how it came in. Mike Swain of Fall River, NS, caught this lightning strike from his back yard in June, during an electrical storm that wrecked havoc with power lines and communications equipment throughout much of New England and the Maritime Provinces. (Click photo for larger image.)...

05 September, 2011

The guru of Sunnyvale speaks out: Over a million students? In Canada? Man, you guys could have a lot of political weight if you put your little check mark on the day on the ballot box. You woulnd’t have to worry about lowering tuition fees. You could say, “LOWER THE DAMN TUITION FEES!” and they’d do it. ‘Cause they’d listen to you. Ah I’m wasting my time, you guys aren’t going to go and vote anyway. You guys are all heading down into Shit Valley, you shitweasels. You’re just a bunch of dickweeds. And for anyone who missed it, the ShitHarperDid video: During the...

14 April, 2011

Speaking of the weird and homemade, D. Brown, a carpenter in Canning, makes guitars out of cigar boxes. John Dunsworth, an ardent fan, interviewed him, and Mike Swain filmed it. Seems there's quite a movement behind these rigs. [Update] If a $200 cigar-box guitar is out of your price range, Dave Atkinson recommends the cardboard upright bass....

17 December, 2010