Each week, Drama Club looks at Toronto's theatre scene and tells you which shows are worth checking out. Passe Muraille opens its doors to unleash the BUZZ. Photo by sandy kemsley from the Torontoist Flickr Pool Over the past two nights, Theatre Passe Muraille has given audiences a peek at six diffe...

Just thought I would remind everyone that we have a web-site at www.afutureandahope.net Be sure to check out the hand made jewelry. Kate and some of the girls work hard on creating the beads out of recycled paper, and coming up with the designs for the jewelry. Also one of our team members blogs at ...

Everyone uses the phrase killing it and the bear market version “[fill in the blank return] is the new killing it”. But I have to be honest…when I look at the market, and the S&P 500 is only down say 5 points, my mental accounting puts that in the win column. That’s tant...

Here's a suggested experiment for managers: forget about innovation. Lots of people will be horrified at this suggestion, believing it's vital for senior managers to drive innovation in organisations. In my experience, pressure from on high to come up with ideas usually just stops people from expres...

There is a passage of scripture from the book of Habakkuk Hosea (NKJV) which goes something like this: My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Now put aside the context for the sake of this blog posting, and just consider that statement. Ignorance can have a profound impact on someone's life,...

I like Bruce Sterling's speech at Webstock.Market failures have blown holes in civil society. The Greenhouse Effect is a market failure. The American health system is a market failure — and most other people’s health systems don’t make much commercial sense. Education is a loss leader and the ...

Each week, Drama Club looks at Toronto's theatre scene and tells you which shows are worth checking out. Robo-Shakespeare has arrived at Stratford's Festival Theatre. Photo by Richard Bain. If you're taking the time to read this column, it's likely that you or someone you love has encountered the lo...

Well, it looks like you might have to think long and hard before you spend $359 on a Kindle II, as Amazon has just released a new iPhone e-reader app that will have you happy all over. The new Apple iPhone application will sync in perfectly with any and all reading material you purchase through ...

Whether you are a Sangalese warlord, the head of Hydra or a Bond villain, the base of your operation is your henchmen, the nameless legion who are willing to die in order to execute your bold plans for a new world order, global destruction or real ultimate power. Despite being integral as an aggrega...

Rob's got an excellent and provocative post on the state of the world. Here's his opening:I find what is going on with our financial system right now a bit like watching a parent die of a terminal illness. We all lie to each other until it is too late to speak the truth or to ask the right questions...