By Paul Shindman
Indulge me for a few paragraphs, folks, and I’ll string this together for you.
Archeologists around the world are all alike. They just love to tell you they “found” something “new”, when it’s really something really old that hundreds, maybe thousands of people have seen before. The reality is is that they actually “re-find” [...]

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By Paul Shindman
If I were living in Canada, I wouldn’t normally think of the “Middle East” and “Gay Pride” in the same sentence. This region is known for its conservatism, and the headlines from here scream out about war, conflict, religion, heat, desert, politics. Every now and then little dribs and drabs of Canuckisms make [...]

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By Paul Shindman
That’s right, despite years of effort and national angst in their respective sporting worlds, both Israel and Canada are on an equal footing – neither country is at the world cup in South Africa.
Darn.
Looks like one heckuva great tournament. It’s been 40 years since Israel last appeared at the Mondial, and Israel is [...]

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