The 2009 alternative Oscars

Esquire's tenth annual heaping of praise for Hollywood's most overlooked. Read it here. 

"We are here amidst broad public anger"

Pity the bankers who must prostrate themselves before politicians, but reserve some compassion for the U.S. and Britain as they drive talent away from the institutions that so desperately need it. Read it here.

"I acted in a youthful and inappropriate manner"

Michael Phelps's lukewarm apology reminds us that marijuana use has become a normal transgression, that athletes can never be role models and that ordinary stupidity is impossible to keep private. Read it here.

"We don't want to strike, but we will"

The York University strike won't be the only labour unrest we see in the near future on Canadian campuses unless the issue of dependence on sessional intructors and TAs is addressed by governments. Read it here.

Neighbors Without Benefits

America's relationship with Canada has been a wildly fortunate one: What other country in the world has had the luxury of never giving a moment's thought to its neighbor? Read it here.

What's so bad about socialism anyway?

Just like they don't really know what the Che T-shirt means, Generation O doesn't really care if you call them — or their new president — socialist. They want answers beyond the message. Read it here.

"We have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world"

Barack Obama is the United States' first celebrity president, and he has plenty in common with one the celebrants from his auguration evening, hip hop star Kanye West. Read it here.