Because there has to be a “queer†angle, doesn’t there? April Outlooks (giant PDF), p. 11 (excerpted): With so many media and news outlets in danger during this recession, do you think the government should have a role in helping them out? Conservative Senator Nancy Ruth (Ontario – Cluny): Yes and no – it depends […]
Monthly Archives: April 2009
A Fear Of Death
April 17, 2009 – 12:20 am
Leonard Cohen doesn’t give bad interviews.The full forty minutes can be seen here.It is quite dull and boring, because the questions are often silly and dumb, but there’s the occasional good one thrown in. The only moment that had any impact came after the interview was over, and it was a very good one.As is […]
The Sound of Young Persuasion
April 16, 2009 – 9:21 pm
Age of Persuasion creator/host Terry O’Reilly interviewed on popular nerd podcast the Sound of Young America (at iTunes).
CUTS = ENHANCEMENT
April 16, 2009 – 11:38 am
CBC News must cut $7 million in costs AND (?) eliminate more than 70 positions. “Canadians will be better served by these changes and will continue to receive their news with both the depth and context they demand.”~ Jennifer McGuire, interim head of news
Same dilemma, but not the CBC
April 16, 2009 – 11:20 am
Dan Brown has his own BBT moment with a a radio producer, that left him being able to relate.
Jian The Journalist
April 15, 2009 – 9:43 pm
Why is Russell Smith trying to ingratiate himself with the CBC? He writes a piece in The Globe touting the tougher standards of journalism here in Canada and at the CBC than most celebrities may be used to during promotional appearances. Is this a joke? Journalism, as an art and as a public service, is […]
CBCer photo competition
April 15, 2009 – 8:17 am
If you haven’t already, be sure to take a few minutes to look at the awesome awesome photos taken by CBCers for the photo competition. This is some hot shit, taken by some great friends. Here’s a sample, but go and look. Don’t be shy, it’s kind of work-related, innit? ps – shout out and […]
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Twitter
April 14, 2009 – 11:22 am
It’s true that former President Robert Rabinovitch wasn’t exactly a “people person.” Also, he knew nothing about broadcasting. And as a bureaucrat, he got us sweet dick-all from Ottawa. This website busted his balls repeatedly but they were clearly balls that needed busting. The current president, Mr. H. Lacroix, is a different story altogether. I […]
Keep Dreaming, CBC
April 14, 2009 – 8:58 am
Hopefully the CBC will eventually put the horrid “Q TV Blow Up” video behind it and replace it with a more uplifting and encouraging broadcast moment.It can happen, if you just keep trying.In this clip from Britain’s Got Talent we see some of the most amazingly timed switching, cutting from one scene to another, so […]
Reality Therapy
April 14, 2009 – 3:39 am
The odds are always in favour of failure, as Dr. William Glasser will tell you, if not life itself as it does every day. Success can only be drummed up up to a point.But predicting is a mugs game. There’s no way anyone knows the future for sure, let alone that it really really was […]
A Silly Boy
April 14, 2009 – 12:02 am
The moment he came in to view on Play, how could we know we would be stuck with him forever.Supercilious, smarmy, smart.And a great vocabulary to boot.And he looks good in a suit, but has this smile that says you think I’m cute right?And he’s quick and alert and doesn’t do drugs.A reliable go to […]
Wake up, Strombo!
April 13, 2009 – 3:12 pm
Here’s your chance, George, to step out from the shadow of Jian and re-gain the spotlight that’s been fading on you and your career.With a YouTube video that has eclipsed anything you’ve ever done, the universe has lost its balance, and your “boyfriend” status is eroding.Though time is running out, there still exists a golden […]
The Rational Mind of David Eng
April 13, 2009 – 8:02 am
For people who eat dead things on a stick, and others, this may be akin to holding up a cross in front of a vampire.
