Considering I never had a particularly strong response (positive or negative) to Stephen Harper, he sure has done a lot this month to antagonize me, (given that I’ve voted for both Preston Manning and Jack Layton in my lifetime – it takes a fair bit to raise my political hackles given how (relatively) centrist most […]
Entries Tagged as 'canadiana'
An “Ordinary” Cultural Industry
September 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: canadiana · political windbaggery
How to do the Toronto International Film Festival in Two Easy Steps
August 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment
Posts are getting scarce – friends and family are sticking “have you seen this blogger?” posters around the neighborhood – it must be time for the Toronto International Film Festival! The question I most commonly get asked this time of year comes in many different flavours but essentially boils down to “how can an average […]
Tags: canadiana · filmmaking
Ah man this is going to be stuck in my head all day…
July 15th, 2008 · No Comments
Feist teaches us about counting to a number bigger than three, but less than five…
Tags: A series of tubes · canadiana
C-61: Attack of the Comments Thread
July 9th, 2008 · 6 Comments
My previous post on C-61 sparked some interesting comments from Russell McOrmond (a programmer from Ottawa who raised some interesting points vis-a-vis software) and Tim Harwell (a musician from my hometown of Calgary who… just didn’t agree with a lot of what I said). Since I know many/most of you don’t read the comments – […]
Tags: canadiana · copyright reform · electronic entertainment · entertainment law · media ramblings
The game is afeet
June 17th, 2008 · No Comments
A fifth severed human foot (the first left) has washed ashore in British Columbia. From the (strangely irreverent) article: (RCMP Const. Annie) Linteau said the first four feet showed no signs of foul play. Within the broader context of the article, I believe that Constable Linteau was trying to indicate that the feet were not […]