Oct
29
back together again!
7:05 pm | 1 Comment
Today, my CD collection arrived in the mail from my old place in Vancouver. And thank goodness! Since I came home and found the taped-up box by my door I’ve listened to Jack Johnson’s On and On, Dave Matthews Band’s Under the Table and Dreaming, and Odds’ Good Weird Feeling. And my roommate Jason even […]
Oct
27
protests in print permitted
3:22 pm | Leave a Comment
A Québec arbitrator ruled today that journalists at the Montréal Gazette have the right to withhold bylines from their stories as they wish, a decision that restores a form of protest to a group of journalists who are seldom willing to tolerate managerial interference of reporting.
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Oct
24
how is that fair again?
9:20 pm | 1 Comment
There’s a buzz for folks who play music on their computers, as Apple has just released iTunes for Windows, a release that figures to increase their share of the online music market exponentially. As much as I love iTunes the music player (it kills Winamp and anything made by Microsoft), I’m not a big fan […]
Oct
22
mister misery
3:44 pm | 1 Comment
Sad news today from the world of music: singer/songwriter Elliott Smith took his own life yesterday (scroll down for the story). Depressing as his songs were, the music was lush, haunting and solemn, and always got regular airplay in my rotation. I’m disappointed I won’t get the chance to see Smith live or hear any […]
Oct
20
dancing in the dark
1:30 pm | Leave a Comment
I love to watch people dance… and no, not in a weird, creepy way. So often dancing is a really pure expression of someone’s mood or their style, and there’s a vulnerability to dancing with strangers that brings a smile to my face. Check out CBC Radio 3 this week to see some great documentation […]
Oct
16
well, it’s a start
6:53 pm | Leave a Comment
Hearing that a small newspaper in Colorado has placed a moratorium on Kobe Bryant rape case “news” is like a breath of fresh air, n’est pas? Personally I tuned out mere days after the allegations against the basketball star surfaced, but still it’s encouraging to see even small signs that some journalists refuse to play […]
Oct
15
Is there no limit to the reach of the US war propaganda machine? This week a small newspaper in Washington state received two letters from local soldiers stationed in Iraq. The text in the letters was the same. Apparently a form letter was circulated through the platoons in Iraq and soldiers were asked to sign […]
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