Tony Bourdain, exuding uncontrived deference atypical of New Yorkers, shared a table with Korean-American food superstar David Chang. They were at Chang’s  momofuku ssam bar, one of the most in-demand pleasure houses in Gotham. […]

This guest column in oregonlive.com is worth reading. While written about Portland, I suspect the admission that too many cyclists flaunt the rules of safe riding could be made in any westcoast […]

Forbes, a magazine popular with business people, ranks the happiest countries in the world: “The five happiest countries in the world–Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands–are all clustered in the same […]

Yesterday, Sarah Palin offered her opinion on a proposal to build a mosque in the vicinity of the September 11th site. Her words: “Ground Zero Mosque supporters: doesn’t it stab you in […]

A few days ago, I wrote about the visit of an Uninvited Caller. Because of dedicated volunteers and modern conservation efforts, most outcomes of human/bear encounters end safely for both animals and people. […]

Wildlife Corridor Well, surprise, surprise. We had a visitor drop in unexpectedly tonight. It’s a warm day so the front door was open as we waited for a cool evening breeze. He […]

British comedian Jo Caulfield says you can tell a lot about people from the newspapers they read. For example: If they read the Daily Star, they can’t read. If they read the […]

Curtis & Leroy saw an ad in the Quesnel Advertiser Newspaper in Quesnel, BC and bought a mule for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the mule the next day. The next […]

As British Columbian’s learned during the Olympics, important people must never waste time standing in lines or sitting in slow moving traffic.  That is for people of lesser purpose. Muscovites know this […]

I get a political fix from the BBC Radio4 Now Show

Thank you David R., who, incidentally, was an actually funny class clown 50 years or so ago. He says, “Shit, we’re on #3!” Priceless.

On today’s first birthday of Northern Insights, we’ve had more readers than ever before and also enjoyed a record for weekly readership this past 7 days. I’m proud to have participated in […]

Liberals cling to talking points the way the Premier clings to Hawaiian lampposts, not for illumination but to keep him standing up. Premier Campbell wallows in corruption like a rhinoceros in an […]

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