Americans watched more television than ever last year
According to a recent item over at the A.V. Club, which cites a report in the New York Times, 2010 was the year that Americans watched more television that ever before. And when they say “television,” they mainly mean “CBS.” If there’s a bright spot to this story, it’s surely the fact that every single […]
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Link of the Day: The Comics Curmudgeon
Launched in 2004, and formerly titled “I Read the Comics So You Don’t Have To,” the Comics Curmudgeon is a blog based on the simple premise of a guy named Josh reading the day’s comics and mocking them. But it’s done with such wit and dedication that it’s rare to find a post that’s not […]
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It pays to be a Rush fan
My friend Rich recently shared this story with a few of us via email. We’d all just seen the rather excellent Rush documentary, Beyond the Lighted Stage, and I guess it seemed like an appropriate epilogue. Thanks, Rich!
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Link of the Day: TPS Links
“TPSlinks is a community automated notification system that delivers vital information to residents and business owners within the city of Toronto. TPSlinks will utilize sophisticated software by strategically sending information to a selected geographic area made possible through a community member sign–up webpage. “Messages will be prepared and delivered by local Divisional Toronto Police Service […]
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“It Can’t Happen Here (in Outer Space)”
I finally watched Starship Troopers a little while back, and I rather liked it. Like many Paul Verhoeven films, I found that half the fun was in trying to guess which actors got the point of the film, and which ones clearly didn’t. Neil Patrick Harris got it, for example. Michael Ironside totally got it, […]
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It’s Friday, so here’s the video for “You Can Call Me Al” by Paul Simon
A terrific song from an amazing album, sure, but you’ve also got to love the video. It’s a very simple concept, and it’s done very well. Chevy Chase and Paul Simon have a real comic rapport here that you don’t get to see in a lot of videos, the former hamming it up while the […]
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Link of the Day: Digital DJ Tips
“Digital DJ Tips helps DJs from beginners to professionals to DJ properly using portable digital DJ gear. “Covering equipment, software, DJ culture, and – via ‘The Guest List’ email newsletter – online music and DJ apps, it is a modern blog for digital DJs on the move; the kind of DJs who prefer portable DJ […]
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I’ve stopped taking the elevator and started taking the stairs like some kind of big man
The elevator service at my job is terrible. It’s so terrible, in fact, that I’ve actually been able to bond over it with friends and loved ones who work in the same building. My brother’s girlfriend Jocelyn used to work a few flights up, and back when I was first getting to know her, it […]
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Link of the Day: FoodShare
“FoodShare tries to take a multifaceted, innovative and long-term approach to hunger and food issues. This means that we’re involved in diverse actions: grassroots program delivery, advocacy for social assistance reform, job creation and training, nutrition education, farmland preservation and campaigns for comprehensive food labelling are just a few examples of the areas we work […]
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