Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content

jonathanbfisher.net

culture is free

jonathanbfisher.net

Main menu

  • Home
  • about this site
  • EDUC 305
  • Oliver’s Page

Tag Archives: hockey

Canadian Physics (and Metaphysics?)

Posted on December 17, 2011 by fish
Reply

Chris Pronger: Of concussions, karma that could kill NHL career.

Playing in the NHL is an efficient way to get a brain injury.

Posted in News, Sports | Tagged concussions, hockey, metaphysics, physics | Leave a reply

Blogs

  • Brutish & Short
  • Burroughs Backyard
  • Nerdist
  • Porcupunx
  • ROAR Magazine
  • The Jargon Society
  • This Old Machine

Games

  • AsoBrain Games
  • CivFanatics
  • GoBase
  • KGS Go Client

Music & Dance

  • CDSS
  • Fiddle Hangout
  • FiddlerMan
  • The Session
  • VCD Current Schedule

News

  • Amnesty International
  • Best of the Left Podcast
  • Boston Review
  • Citizen Radio
  • Democracy Now!
  • Infoshop News
  • Jack & Jill Politics
  • openDemocracy
  • rabble.ca
  • The Rouge Forum Dispatch

School

  • CiTR: UBC College Radio Podcasts
  • Cultural Logic Journal
  • Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  • The Orchard Garden
  • UBC AMS Bike Coop
  • UBC Faculty of Education
  • UBC Libraries

Work

  • Bilingual Monkeys
  • BMC Studies
  • Cultural Logic Journal
  • rad dad zine
  • Stonewall AJET

Recent Photos

Past Posts

Tags

  • animated gif
  • anti-nuclear-proliferation
  • anti-racism
  • Bilingualism
  • Bilingual Monkeys
  • Black Mountain College
  • Boy Scouts
  • cartoons
  • Cherokee
  • COVID-19
  • cycling
  • Democracy
  • Dewey
  • duke
  • EDST 580
  • EDST 597
  • Education
  • education policy
  • feminism
  • fuck the police
  • GRE
  • Hate Scouts
  • Hiroshima
  • Ignorance Log
  • Immigration
  • indigeneity
  • Israel
  • Japan
  • John Dewey
  • Korea
  • NYTimes
  • Obama
  • occupy
  • Palestine
  • parenting
  • pragmatism
  • progressivism in education
  • race
  • Shinzo Abe
  • Teachers Unions
  • trump
  • UBC
  • video games
  • War
  • 日本

RSS dissent magazine

  • Restorative Justice in Indian Country April 16, 2021
    Wellness courts provide an example of how some tribal governments are using indigenous sovereignty to build a community-based justice system, rooted in support and trust rather than punishment.
    Michelle Chen
  • The Rise and Fall of Multilateralism April 14, 2021
    A quarter-century ago, the multilateral system of global economic governance had reached its pinnacle. Today, the WTO, the IMF, and the World Bank are experiencing a deep crisis of legitimacy.
    Walden Bello
  • The Next Amazon Union Drive April 12, 2021
    Lessons from the Bessemer defeat.
    Nelson Lichtenstein
  • Hunger at the End of the Supply Chain April 12, 2021
    The workers who sew clothes for global apparel giants are facing widespread hunger and destitution during the pandemic—even as many of these corporations continue to turn a profit.
    Penelope Kyritsis
  • Belabored: Black Against Amazon, with Steven Pitts and Robin D.G. Kelley April 9, 2021
    Steven Pitts and Robin D.G. Kelley discuss Amazon and the state of the Black working class.
    Sarah Jaffe and Michelle Chen
  • Relief for Cab Drivers April 9, 2021
    For many taxi drivers in New York City, their livelihood has become a form of debt bondage. They feel that the city and its bankers have swindled them, and they’re demanding relief.
    Michelle Chen
  • The Divided Left in Ecuador April 9, 2021
    Rafael Correa has long been hostile to indigenous movements in Ecuador. It’s no surprise that they are reluctant to support his successor.
    Pablo Ospina Peralta
  • [EVENT | April 14] Spring Issue Launch: Global Economic Disorder April 8, 2021
    Join us Wednesday, April 14 at 7 p.m. ET for a discussion on the state of the global economy.
    Editors
  • The End of Development April 7, 2021
    Discussion in the United States about secular stagnation, a long-term tendency toward weak business investment and slow growth, has mostly focused on wealthy countries. But slowing growth around the world cannot be explained as the sign of economic “maturity.”
    Tim Barker
  • Cult Capitalism April 5, 2021
    To understand how NXIVM’s members went from the pursuit of professional success to facilitating and enduring horrific wrongs requires examining the world of contemporary business from which the cult emerged.
    Lyra Walsh Fuchs

RSS the best of the left podcast

  • #1412 Trans People as Disposable Chess Pieces in a Despicable Political Game April 17, 2021
    Air Date 4/17/2021 Today we take a look at the surge of anti-trans legislation coming from Republican-controlled state legislatures. Being concerned that suppressing voter turnout by targeting Black and Brown voters may not be enough to keep them in power, they are resorting to targeting another vulnerable population in the next of their infinite series […]
    BestOfTheLeft.com
  • ACTIVISM: Tell the Senate to Pass the #EqualityAct to Protect LGBTQ+ Rights, and More April 17, 2021
    TAKE ACTION PasstheEqualityAct.com: *Lobby Day April 21st & #EqualityTime Phone Banking* Learn about end-the-filibuster pressure campaigns in BOTL Episode #1411 EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE What You Need To Know About the Equality Act (Center for American Progress) Why the Equality Act Is So Important (Rolling Stone) Beautiful, sacred and powerful: Inside the roller coaster fight for […]
    BestOfTheLeft.com
  • #1411 Our Democracy is Filibusted, Time to Kill the Filibuster April 15, 2021
    Air Date 4/14/2021 Today we take a look at the one element of our government that, above all others, has contributed to the absolute disfunction of our democracy. The filibuster was never intended by the founders, always anti-democratic, often used for racist ends and is now being abused at a rate never before seen. Be […]
    BestOfTheLeft.com
  • #1410 Anti-Monopoly Activism for a New Era April 11, 2021
    Air Date 4/10/2021 Today we take a look at the need for a modern assessment of the corporate monopolies who dominate our online and offline experiences, including seeing the negative consequences of monopolies through a racial justice lens. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  Transcript MEMBERSHIP, Gift […]
    BestOfTheLeft.com
  • Sample Bonus Edition: Vertical Shenanigans April 9, 2021
    Air Date: 4-8-21   BECOME A MEMBER TO HEAR THE FULL VERSION   Today, I am joined by Amanda, Erin and Deon to discuss: - The great shames of the nation - A comparison between Korean-language and English-language coverage of the Atlanta shootings - When it comes to catalyzing a will to change, seeing is […]
    BestOfTheLeft.com
  • #1353 Uprising, George Floyd was the spark that ignited the world (Repost) April 7, 2021
    Air Date 6/17/2020 Today we take a look at the uprising sparked by the killing of George Floyd in the context of a world in which that event was just the last straw in an innumerable series of straws. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  MEMBERSHIP, Gift Memberships […]
    BestOfTheLeft.com

RSS the antifada

  • ep 139 - Autism Abolition Month w/ Anders Lee April 14, 2021
    Andy and Anders have an intimate discussion about the history autism, starting in the coffeehouses of Red Vienna and ending in the imageboards of collapsing modernity. With a history rooted in eugenics, fascism, and neoliberalism, Anders questions the origins and continued necessity of the category while advocating for increased understanding and compassion for neurodivergency. Follow […]
    Jamie Peck, Sean KB and AP Andy
  • Ep 138 - Spring Break Forever w/ Jake Flores April 7, 2021
    Jamie, Sean and special guest Jake Flores (@feraljokes) of Pod Damn America (@PodDamnAmerica) get together to discuss Harmony Korine's seminal 2012 film Spring Breakers. We trust you've already seen this masterpiece, but in case you haven't, major spoilers ahead! Outro: Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites Become a patron at Patreon.com/TheAntifada to unlock tons […]
    Jamie Peck, Sean KB and AP Andy
  • Antifada's History is a Weapon 10.2: 'Farm Aid 1985' w/ Matt Christman EXTENDED PREVIEW April 2, 2021
    HIAW is back with our tenth episode! In this one we wonder: what are the roots of the poverty of rural life in America? The American Dream always included self-sufficiency and independence and nothing represented this more than the family farm. This form of petty commodity production used to be a backbone of 'middle class' […]
    Jamie Peck, Sean KB and AP Andy
  • Antifada's History is a Weapon 10: 'Farm Aid 1985' w/ Matt Christman EXTENDED PREVIEW March 31, 2021
    HIAW is back with our tenth episode! In this one we wonder: what are the roots of the poverty of rural life in America? The American Dream always included self-sufficiency and independence and nothing represented this more than the family farm. This form of petty commodity production used to be a backbone of 'middle class' […]
    Jamie Peck, Sean KB and AP Andy
  • Ep 137 - Work Sucks (I Know) w/ Sarah Jaffe March 24, 2021
    Author and journalist Sarah Jaffe (@sarahljaffe) joins Sean and Jamie to discuss her new book, "Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone." Antifada listeners know "do what you love, and you'll never work a day in your life" is a dirty lie told by capitalists. But […]
    Jamie Peck, Sean KB and AP Andy
  • Ep 136 - Insurrection (ft. Rihanna) w/ Phil A. Neel March 17, 2021
    In this episode Andy and Sean sit down with Phil A. Neel, author of 'Hinterland: America's New Landscape of Class and Conflict' to talk about his work and travels and how they helped him reconceptualize working class life in the United States and abroad. We discuss the particular geography of accumulation and exploitation that has […]
    Jamie Peck, Sean KB and AP Andy
Proudly powered by WordPress