Wayward notes and Comments from the ether in my eyes

The Swiss have voted to ban minarets. There's no mincing words over why: the measure is designed to curtail Islam. Hitherto held among the most liberal democracies, Switzerland now faces international condemnation for such a blatant (if superficial) suppression of religious freedom. The measure is a ...

Mark and I have rounded up some of our favorite items from our 2009 Boing Boing reviews for the second-annual Boing Boing gift guide. We'll do one a day for the next six days, covering media (music/games/DVDs), gadgets and stuff, kids' books, novels, nonfiction, and comics/graphic novels/art books. ...

Comic fandom's rarely held to be a welcoming place for girls. But one correspondent remembers fondly her trip to the 1978 San Diego Comic-Con, when she was a wee 8-year old. Other females, however, were few and far between.

Attention, readers! If you don't vote for Boing Boing in Adweek's "blog of the decade" poll, Perez Hilton may win. Do your duty....

Library and Archives Canada has released a whole ton of WWI images to Flickr, including some stunning color paintings of Vimy Ridge and related places. LAC / BAC's photostream (via Resource Shelf) (Image: Anti-conscription parade at Victoria Square / Défilé anti-conscription au Square Victoria) Pr ...

Animal cruelty investigators are sifting through Toronto Humane Society computers, emails, thumb drives, even food, as part of a sweeping search that a society spokesperson says is going t ...

To hear China's rulers tell it, it was the biggest bust in the history of the People's Republic: a smuggling ring that operated during China's "Roaring '90s" that hauled in $6.8 billion in ...

In 1906, Toronto Star publisher Joseph Atkinson launched the Santa Claus Fund. This year, the goal is to help 45,000 children.

The condominium has not yet emerged from the ground, its cement and iron footings being formed to hold 17 storeys of polished glass and aluminum with suites selling for less than $300,000. In 18 months, "The Modern" promises to be a landscaped plaype ...

Happy centennial, Grey Cup. You've survived so much – Fire, theft, dismemberments, Lenny Kravitz.