All posts by “Eugene Knapik

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Troubles

A tune for our times.This is autoharp master Kilby Snow, from YouTube.Mr. Snow has been gone for 40 years, but his music lives on. Oh Lordy me and oh Lordy my see when you haven’t got a dime when your trouble is so deep that… Read More

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Snobby tea?

Back in late summer of last year, when Candy Minx and I started The Agency Podcast, I took to having a cup of tea during the podcast. I learned quickly that having a beverage handy is important if you’re going to record a conversation often… Read More

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Go with Vox

One good thing about playing Go online as opposed to over-the-board is that, by eliminating travel time, it’s easy to get a few games in. Tonight I played 6 games with my friend Vox. We’ve been using a generous time limit of 20 minutes for… Read More

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Corn Bread

Mark Twain famously wrote, “The North thinks it knows how to make cornbread, but this is gross superstition”. Once can only imagine how dreadful Canadian cornbread is, eh? I will make some confessions up front. I add wheat flour to my cornbread. It’s true, I… Read More

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More Brains

The latest episode of The Agency is More Brains. Find it here, or in the usual places. We discuss experts vs conspiracy theories and an uncertain future. Candy recommends one of her heroes, Slavoj Žižek and his film, The Perverts Guide to Ideology. Plus loads… Read More

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Unintended Consequences?

Has anyone else noticed that since we’ve all been lying low and staying away from one another, the spam calls have dried up. No more duct cleaning calls. No more computer voices from the fake Service Canada telling me there is a warrant out for… Read More