Posts by D. H. McKee

Original axis of evil: Colonial empires

Iraq, Kashmir, Palestine, Northern Ireland: The root causes of the world’s hottest conflicts lie in the break-up of Europe’s colonial...

NDP to sink $1.8M in failing film studio

The NDP government is ponying up nearly $1.8 million to buy a Winnipeg sound stage that has been swimming in...

Not everyone was dead

HUZZAH! Apparently not all the goldfish are dead! I could have sworn I saw one moving the other night, but...

Second Life Teaches Life Lessons

As a massively multiplayer online game, many people think of Second Life as little more than a virtual playground. But...

Choking back a caramel cake

I’ve got a training session today for a vendor who keeps yelling at me. As is expected with these guys,...

Finding Gold in Found Video

Coming soon to America’s West Coast: a unique film festival designed to appeal to those who enjoy the voyeuristic embarrassment...

RFID Cards Get Spin Treatment

Conspiracy theorists and civil libertarians, fear not. The U.S. government will not use radio-frequency identification tags in the passports it...

Matrix Online: Gaming Repackaged

The Matrix movies raised the question, “How do we know we’re not in the Matrix right now?” The Matrix Online,...

Weekend Write-off

Despite the heavy snowfall, the weekend wasn’t totally a bust. Got to hang out with some friends on Friday night....

Sex-trade advocates take aim at prostitution laws

An advocacy group representing Vancouver sex-trade workers is calling for a repeal of Canada’s prostitution laws to make life safer...