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With Apologies to Susan Buck-Morss

Remember in the late 80s and early 90s when everyone was making a big deal about the flaneur? Article after artice that looked for similarities between the shopping mall and Benjamin’s (even then) nostalgic vision of the Paris arcades? I saw this sign today in the underground city, which is a giant, interconnected web of […]

Posted byJonathan SterneMay 30, 2006April 7, 2008Posted inCanadian Content, Francais, Ideas, Life, Text

This is what progressive taxation looks like

It’s tax time up north and the usual complaints are making the rounds. But this is the first year I’ve done my own taxes in Canada (we were too freaked out by the move to try it ourselves last year). And it’s actually a lot easier than American taxes. For one thing, there are many […]

Posted byJonathan SterneApril 26, 2006February 6, 2008Posted inCanadian Content, Politics, Taxes, Text

Switch to Canada

Below, you will find a link to a spoof of Apple’s “Switch” campaign except it’s an American talking about switching to Canada. Sent by my friend Jody Baker, who said it is perfect for my blog. This is the link. Speaking of my switch to Canada, as noted in this space, I did my American […]

Posted byJonathan SterneApril 17, 2006September 27, 2006Posted inCanadian Content, Lists of Things, Taxes, Text, Work(+flow)

and now for some campus politics

Though there are many happy effects of McGill’s prime downtown location, one of the perennial problems is a space crunch. As a result, the administration has been moving people around from office to office in an effort to free up space for other uses. So some of the biggest conflicts between students and administration have […]

Posted byJonathan SterneApril 9, 2006April 19, 2008Posted inCanadian Content, Gender, Politics, Safety, Text

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