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| So here's us, on the raggedy edge.
And the eyes they were / a colour I can't remember / which says more / from verse to verse — A.C. Newman, There are Maybe 10 or 12 |
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Philip Pullman on Censorship
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Tags: Censorship, Constitution, Human Rights, Philip Pullman
Calling it Like it is for the Liberal Party of Canada
As much as I want to like Michael Igantieff, he has yet to bring a vision to the Liberal Party of Canada that will draw voters who are content with the Conservative government away.
Robert Fowler called it as he saw it over the weekend.
‘The Liberal Party today is not the party that governed this country for 30 of my 39 years in public service,’ Mr. Fowler said. ‘Liberals have yet to present Canadians with a cogent vision, one with a fully articulated international dimension of where they stand and what they represent.’”:http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/liberal-party-in-danger-of-losing-its-soul-ex-diplomat-says/article1515222/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheGlobeAndMail-National+%28The+Globe+and+Mail+-+National+News%29
Apathy towards politicians has given us a situation where Canadians are now willing to accept government that is “good enough” and that is truly sad.
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Tags: Canada, Conservative, Conservative government, Government, Liberal, Liberal Party of Canada, Michael Ignatieff, Parties, Politics
Serena Ryder - Racing in the Street
Serena Ryder’s distinctive and raspy voice has rendered The Sisters of Mercy unlistenable to me when sung by virtually any other artist (one tribute albums’ misguided assignment of this song to Sting and the Chieftans can only be described as horrific.) Her cover of Bruce Springsteen’s Racing in the Street is as beautiful a rendition of that song as any. Serena’s show at the Vancouver Livecity Downtown venue for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was as fine a way to go out as I can imagine. With her grandmother in the audience it was a very fun night. An immense talent from just outside the little town of Peterborough, Ontario.
Posted by skooter at 10:56 PM
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Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Serena Ryder, Sting, Vancouver Olympics
Orange Bears
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Tags: Orange, Public Art, Sculpture
Jack Donaghy as the Next Darth Vader
Tina Fey loves a good Star Wars tribute, and this week’s 30 Rock paid it in the form of encasing Don Geiss in a cryogenic chamber reminiscent of Han Solo in Carnbonite.
With Jack Donaghy presiding over the funeral, does this make Alec Baldwin Darth Vader?
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Tags: 30 Rock, Han Solo, Jack Donaghy, Star Wars, Tina Fey
The iPad Doesn’t Threaten Publishing
The New York Times writes on the state of the publishing business today and includes a red herring comment about the iPad’s impact on the business:
With the rise of electronic books, makers of reading devices and online retailers are putting pressure on prices and the traditional book publishing business model. And, as with record labels and newspapers, digital media raises the question of what part the traditional book publisher will play in the future.
“If book publishers are supposed to be the gatekeepers,” said Kurt Andersen, the novelist and host of “Studio 360,” a public radio program, “tell me exactly what they’re closing the gate to.”
In the case of “The Last Train From Hiroshima,” the author, Charles Pellegrino, said he had been duped by a source and insisted that other sources the publisher questioned definitely existed.
While the iPad may have an impact on the publishing business, it’s got little to do with the situation related to The Last Train From Hiroshima. It may be that the iPad is the device that tips electronic books into the mainstream (Amazon’s Kindle was, without a doubt, the first chink the armour) but the true impact of the digital age on publishing relates to the culture of immediacy that’s developed in our society. The rush to publish faster than ever appears to have pretty much eliminated any fact checking that ever happened.
The same problem has had an impact on the mainstream news media.
I lament for the days when we had time for careful reflection; when we had time to research, consider, absorb and truly understand instead of just skimming. I worry that this is the standard lament for previous generations that happens as we all age, but I fear that something different is happening now.
It seems as if a question that can’t be answered by clicking on one of google’s top ten links is dismissed as irrelevant, too complicated, or simply too time consuming to answer.
When even authors and journalists seem to ignore the importance of accuracy and understanding, is there hope for the rest of us?
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Tags: Articles, Books, New York Times, Publishing
Dan Mangan Live at CBC Studio One
Video from what seems likely to be one of the most memorable nights of live music of 2010.
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Tags: CBC Radio 3, Dan Mangan
Stephen Brunt - On The Olympics
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This entry is filed under Canada, Sports, Vancouver.
Tags: Brian Williams, Olympics, Sports, Stephen Brunt, Vancouver 2010
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BC Superweek 2006
Tour de Gastown
Garibaldi Lake
River from Upper Lake to Lower Lake
Algonquin Park
Reflected Clouds
california coast
Rocks and Waves, Westport, California
B.C. Farms
Anarchist Mountain, east of Osoyoos
redwood forest
Elk, Prairie Creek State Park
Joffre Lake
Red Racer Lager & Molson Canadian cooling in Upper Joffre Lake
marie and martin's wedding
Rogers and McDonnell families (including Skipper & Elsa)
