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Hey dude! Where's my internet.
Well the CRTC has discovered the internet. They are now deliberating on the impact of the internet on Canadian Culture content... or is it contentedness? regardless with how you feel about the net ...
Started by Ken Zakreski in I am Canadian (and so can you) Dec. 8, 2008.
Race and the media 3 Replies
Over on the backofthebook.ca Media blog, a lot of people -- most of them visitors from Mark Steyn's website -- have been giving me hell for suggesting a) that a journalist's race might play a role ...
Started by Frank Moher in Talk back to BoB. Last reply by Sandeep Chauhan Nov. 12, 2008.
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Paintitpinkcanada.com
As a supporter of breast cancer research, which I'm sure many of you are, I need to tell you to check out paintitpinkcanada.com to see what Avon is doing. It's such a different approach to raising funds. Please check it out and let me know what you think!!
Jane
Posted by Jane Dawson on June 24, 2009 at 4:56pm
A Slice of Bankruptcy Pie
Posted by Lindsay Szymanski on June 2, 2009 at 1:30pm
Generation Lonely
Posted by Lindsay Szymanski on May 22, 2009 at 3:36pm
The Epidemic of Stupid
Mike Wiegele, a founding member of the Canadian Avalanche Association, featured in The P… Continue
Posted by Lindsay Szymanski on May 13, 2009 at 10:17am — 1 Comment
Oh, that's it: he's actually funny
At any rate, he was when he was 13.
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Posted by Frank Moher on May 1, 2009 at 2:25am
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Abdelrazik: Let the questions begin
By Alison@CreeksideJustice Minister Rob Nicholson announced in Question Period Friday that the government will comply with, rather than appeal, the Federal Court decision ordering it to repatriate Abousfian Abdelrazik, stranded in Sudan since 2003.Good.As Chris Selley writes: "It's all over but the thousands of unanswered questions"Here's one.How much did this July 2006 US Embassy memo figure inMedia
Citizen Kos
There's hope for the internet yet. When Michael Jackson died, the web was quickly flooded with hoax death upon hoax death (Jeff Goldblum, Britney Spears, Billy Mays -- oh wait, that one was true). But it just as quickly self-corrected. For every iteration of a false rumour came a fusillade of Twitter and Facebook replies beating it down.That's the power of the crowd at its worst and best. It'sCulture
In Kate's corner
"Yes, hello, Kettle + 8? This is the Octo-Pot calling. Stop sucking away at my 15 minutes of fame."I've never been a fan of TLC's "Jon and Kate Exploit Their Eight" (or whatever). Being party to their marital spats and exhausted parenting makes me feel uncomfortably like an 11th wheel. Most parents have, in front of friends, called their kid a brat or their spouse a hag, but everythingTechnology
Stradivari's secret
What makes the violins of Antonio Stradivari stand out in quality beyond those of any maker since? What is his secret? Perhaps there is none, and this idea that no maker can equal or surpass the Cremonese master is nonsense, hype, a myth. Perhaps Stradivari was simply a master craftsman who produced violins at the level of any master craftsman of any century. Could the average person, orLiving
8 years, 18 moves
By Jodi A. ShawIt's seven o'clock on a Saturday evening and I can't find my toothbrush. Our new bathroom is chockablock with Rubbermaid tubs filled with miscellaneous items that you have to maneuver your way through to get to the toilet. The fridge is empty (with the exception of ketchup and a bottle of 7-Up), and I've spent the last hour searching for a clean pair of pants.This is my 18th moveArts & Books
Once more with passion
BESIDE STILL WATERSBy Barry CallaghanMcArthur & Company356 pp., $29.95Review by Frank MoherIf Beside Still Waters seems like a bit of a throwback, that’s because it is; Barry Callaghan’s "new" novel is actually a revision of his 1989 The Way the Angel Spreads Her Wings. Oddly, his publisher has decided not to acknowledge this, either in publicity for the book or on its dustjacket. It has alreadyAbout
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