Strange things happening in our strange world lately, chickens. And some of it’s even been good…
Thumbs up:
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) for their ginormous Pride flag (see the Bloor Street side of the building)
The State of New York for legalizing same-sex marriage.
Thumbs down:
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford for his absence at the Toronto Pride 2011 flag-raising ceremony on June 27 and his continued reluctance to accept any invitation to any Pride event (a 10-day celebration that brings in huge tourism/$$$ to Toronto).
Canadian Heritage for cancelling (last-minute!) funding to the SummerWorks 2011 festival. I’m also ticked at the media for suggesting that SummerWorks’ 2010 production of Catherine Frid’s play Homegrown had something to do with it; while this raises questions of possible censorship on the part of Canadian Heritage (and, by association, the federal gov’t), it also has the effect of placing the blame on the festival, play and playwright. All depends on how the writing is interpreted by the reader.
On the upside:
There’s still time for Mr. Ford to get out to something at Pride (which runs till Sunday, July 3). Come on, Rob, get yerself a squirt gun and join the fun!
You can help SummerWorks out with their funding shortfall by donating – they’re a registered charity: http://www.summerworks.ca/2011/donate.php
life with more cowbell 
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