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Day of Defeat
By Joe Rayment on March 6, 2007
2008 John H. McDonald awards, best feature: 2nd place.
I first heard about this year’s tuition protest when the RSU rejected my bursary application. Chris Drew sent the e-mail. “It is not easy to be a student in 2007, and making the decision to select recipients was a difficult task,” he told me. He went on [...]
Posted in Articles | Tagged debt, joe rayment, mcguinty, osap, tuition
The Long Arms of the Law
By Joe Rayment on January 24, 2007
Last October, across the ocean, a Lord of the British Realm declared that journalists could print untrue things as long as they practised “responsible journalism.” With time, these weighty words could yet make the voyage to Canada.
“My Lords,” Lord Bingham began his opinion for the House of Lords, Britain’s highest court: “This appeal raises two [...]
Posted in Articles | Tagged british, canadian, jameel, libel, responsible journalism, wall street journal
The Importance of Being Ernesto
By Joe Rayment on September 15, 2006
On March 5, 1960, the French arms freighter “La Coubre” exploded while being unloaded in Havana Harbour, Cuba. One hundred and thirty-six people died. The Cubans suspected terrorism. Fidel Castro spoke at the memorial the following day. As Fidel was speaking, Che Guevara stepped on to the stage and scanned the crowd. Alberto Gutiérrez, better [...]
Posted in Articles | Tagged baudrillar, castro, che guevara, ernesto, joe rayment
In Baudrillard’s Army
By Joe Rayment on September 14, 2006
1023 hrs. “Listen up! Everybody who’s a soldier, I want you to go like this to your chin,” the man strokes his chin. “If it doesn’t feel soft and kissable you’re going to have to shave.”
I’m standing in a huge hole outside Hamilton, Ontario with soldiers, scientists and directors. Giant piles of sand surround us [...]
Posted in Articles | Tagged Iraq, Jean Baudrillard, maisonneuve, post modernism, Rip Torn, Tim Allen
Organized Chaos
By Joe Rayment on April 7, 2006
Toronto deputy mayor Joe Pantalone steps to the microphone:“Let’s get it on!” In front of him, 100kids go psycho. They run across Dundas Square windmilling pillows and beating each other senseless. Feathers fly and laughter echoes.
Sometimes, you have to do something ridiculous to break the monotony of city life. But good chaos takes planning. Here’s [...]
Posted in Articles | Tagged joe rayment, joel friesen, keven bracken, newmindspace, santarchy, toronto