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Entries from December 2008

the Torontoist is dead – No, wait, no it’s not.

December 31st, 2008 · No Comments

This sucks. I had pre-written a great pair of thematic “out with the old, in with the new” posts to celebrate the new year, one of which has now pretty much invalidated itself over the time I was out of town for the holidays, as it turns out the patient being eulogized isn’t actually deceased. […]

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Tags: canadiana · media ramblings

Seriously, Who’s Watching the Watchmen Lawsuit?

December 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Dear Fox, Eat All the Dicks – Daniel O’Brien Like lots of other bloggers, I was shocked to come out of my post-Christmas turkey induced coma to the news, broken by Michael Sieply in the New York Times, that Twentieth Century Fox has succeeded in at least some of their lawsuit against Warner Brothers relating […]

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Tags: copyright reform · entertainment law · filmmaking · funnybooks · people I wish I were

Found.

December 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Way to get into the holiday spirit, Costco hot-dog condiment bar!

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Tags: A series of tubes

Dear Chicago Blackhawks Marketing Staff – You’re Doing It Wrong.

December 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Catching up on my hockey blogs over the weekend I found an amusing post over at Hit The Post sharing a couple of funny mock-political ads made by the Chicago Blackhawks – presumably to spur fan voting for the all-star game. The spots were unusually funny for in-house marketing, and contained a couple of good […]

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Tags: A series of tubes · media ramblings

It’s like an encyclopedia of “80s Toy Manufacturing High Concept”

December 4th, 2008 · No Comments

In trying to solve a contest question for the effervescent E Dub today, I came across this YouTube. While I’m not sure I agree that these are the “top” cartoon themes from the 80s (It was a big decade for Cartoons stretching from “Danger Mouse” through “The Simpsons”) I will say this is a really […]

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Tags: A series of tubes

Enter: Xavier Becerra

December 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Given the large effect US intellectual property policy has on the world at large, it’s always good to keep an eye on there. The Obama administration has announced Xavier Becerra as it’s new Trade Representative. Laura Quilter over at derivative work has an excellent summary, as well as links to profiles and lobbyist funding sources […]

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Tags: copyright reform · entertainment law · political windbaggery

On politics…

December 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

I don’t have a strong position on the current Canadian political fracas, as I don’t have a partisan banner at which to rally. At the moment, I’m equally enthused with all of the major parties… and that’s not a good thing. I will, however, cross-post an edited and updated version of what I wrote in […]

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Tags: canadiana · political windbaggery

Your Wednesday Moment of Venn…

December 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve gotten some weird spam in my day, but sometimes you just have to question the sender’s basic underlying assumptions.

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