True North, Strong and Free

The Long Dark is a fantastic game. There’s something so Canadian about ending up nearly dying in a cold, unforgiving forest. And like surviving in the wilderness, prolonged existence promotes ennui, making the player long for something that’s not simply hiding in a Quonset hut from wolves. There’s a sandbox version of the game, and […]

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The Walking Dead of the Franklin Expedition

Remote Inuit people encountered the remnants of the doomed Franklin Expedition. They thought they had been invaded by demons. Finally, as the footsteps stopped just outside the igloo, it was the old man who went out to investigate. He emerged to see a disoriented figure seemingly unaware of his presence. The being was touching the […]

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Make Your Own Rob Ford Meme

Who is Rob Ford, you ask? He’s currently the frontrunner in Toronto’s mayoral race. He has complained about city spending on AIDS prevention, claiming that only homosexuals and drug users are at serious risk of getting AIDS. He says he supports the views of a right-wing pastor who thinks that same-sex marriage will “dismantle” civilization.He […]

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Secretly Badass Organizations

I like that they mention the RCMP. We knew they were badass. If you commit a crime in Canada and try to evade the Mounties by slipping over into the States, then you’ve fundamentally misunderstood the power of the Mounties. They can just gallop over the border and shoot you in Maine, because they have […]

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