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Monthly Archives: July 2010

Kevin Newman’s “No Country for Animals”

Friday, July 30, 2010

On Wednesday night, Global TV (in Canada) aired an hour-long documentary produced and narrated by retiring newsreader Kevin Newman entitled “No Country for Animals.” I was hopeful that this documentary would be educational and valuable given that press for it suggested a strong animal rights component (from The Star, “Kevin Newman Tackles Animal Rights“). Unfortunately [...]

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Notes on “Adaptation: Between the Species” talk

Sunday, July 25, 2010

My notes on the “Adaptation: Between the Species” talk can be downloaded here. Written in an informal style for a non-academic audience.

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Presentation at the Power Plant in Toronto

Friday, July 23, 2010

I’ll be speaking at the Power Plant in Toronto as part of the Sunday Scene series of lectures associated with the “Adaptation: Between the Species” exhibit on Sunday, July 25 at 2.

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Minnie

Monday, July 5, 2010

2009, 2008, 2007

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“We don’t live in Canada anymore”

Sunday, July 4, 2010

No doubt most readers are more or less aware of what transpired in Toronto last weekend surrounding the G8 and G20 meetings. I haven’t read any international reporting, but if it is anything like mainstream reporting in Canada then it tends to be excessively pro-police and pro-state (if not always pro-government: the media, being a [...]

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