Sylvia Shawcross In a stream of consciousness world there are no paddles for your boat. There will come a time when you’re sitting in a smoke-filled place from the out of control wildfires, the chicken balls you had for lunch might be crickets in disguise, the cat and the dog both have bird flu, the …
Sylvia Shawcross Well it is possible to be optimistic about the future really. I know that’s a ridiculous statement but truly, if we look at the span of time one day, oh maybe 100 years from now, maybe less, we, the mooing herds, will be getting reparation monies and recognition. We will be loved and …
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: the best way to disarm a tyrant is to laugh at him. Of course, you have heard this before, but you’re going to hear it again, goshdarnit, because it bears repeating. Today, let’s all enjoy a peculiarly mirthless exploration of humour (with a “u,” thank you) and its …
Sylvia Shawcross I understand Easter Island now. Those heads and bodies huge on the horizon of the islands staring magnificently out to the world as if to say “I am here.” Waiting for the ships. Waiting for friend or foe to arrive with all their foreign ways and presumptive gods and pretzels. So they can …
Sylvia Shawcross And so we have to go back to discussing insects I’m afraid. It is just the way it is going to have to be because there are far too many things we disagree on now—even more things than since we last realized that we all didn’t really want to eat insects. That fact …
Sylvia Shawcross Now you’d think that Jacinda Ardern, a WEF star, would have picked a different turn of phrase to explain her exit. Instead of lamenting that she didn’t “have enough in her tank” she could have said she hadn’t charged her solar panels enough or something. She has now perhaps joined the rest of …
So this is Christmas, And what have we done? We’ve shared lots of meme posts, And had lots of fun. And told lots of people, That the world’s all gone wrong. But it’s all a big joke now, So let’s all laugh along. 1. Zelensky was back in Washington this week, you’ll never guess why. …
Yet another Monday. Yet more memes. You know how this works by now. We’ve got a world cup, COP27 and the G20 to meme over. Let’s dive right in. 1. Qatar with the epic troll job. 2. Some people really do deserve the Great Reset. 3. Every “fact-checker” ever. 4. That is what’s missing from …
Sylvia Shawcross In the ridiculous world of the New Abnormal where we apparently find ourselves it is critically important to add your opinion to the cacophony of why we are who we are, where we are on the path to seeming totalitarianism and… why people are still wearing masks. Here in Canada apparently 7 out …
A busy week of narrative management, agenda setting and noisy distractions for the “new normal” crowd…but just means more fuel for the meme-fires. Let’s dive right in. 1. COP27 kicked off this week, and the memes did not disappoint. 2. “You will eat bugs and you will be thankful”. 3. …we should all do our …
