Category: london ontario
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Me in Maclean’s, + Wrinkly Nuts
Sooo there’s an article about me in Maclean’s Magazine (April 12th issue, page 62). It goes like so: Plain old coffee can be boring, so Mike “Phronk” [my last name] of London, Ont., likes to put “weird things” in his (he keeps a blog about it). [etc.] Conspicuously absent? The address of said blog. I…
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On Ann Coulter, Tolerance, and the Subjectivity of Morality
Ann Coulter, the conservative political commentator from the U.S., recently made a visit to Canada. First she visited my fine school, UWO, to talk then avoid questions and make a few racial slurs. Then she tried to talk at Ottawa, but backed down when she discovered a shocking truth: people here don’t really like her.…
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The Phraunke Project
Since I’m a celebrity now, I do a lot of interviews. The latest occurred spontaneously at a local gathering of geeks, where a young woman with a microphone asked me about social media and PWTIC. I received this troubling email a few days later, and I think I should share it with you, dear readers:…