Curated knowlege, trenchant insights & witty bon mots
The mud the opposition has thrown at the Liberals in the last few months simply isn't sticking. According to a new Ipsos-Reid poll for CTV and The Globe and Mail, the Liberals have many positives right now that hint they could form a majority government. Here's the Globe and Mail and CTV.ca stories. CTV.ca did a [...]
Mon, February 21 2005 » Main Page » Comments Off
The Toronto Star's Lynda Hurst offers a much better look at where U.S. nuclear weapons policy is going than the NYT did a few week ago. Some excerpts: Since the war on terror began, the headlines and billion-dollar budget allocations have focused on the missile-defence system and ever-smarter conventional bombs. But many security analysts say [...]
Mon, February 21 2005 » Main Page » Comments Off
In a continuation of her railing about the uneven deal women appear to be getting, the NYT's Maureen Dowd takes on the topic of “road beef.” Some excerpts: With steroid-infused sensitivity, the former Oakland A's slugger (Jose Canseco) also explained a couple of other words in the baseball argot: Any girl you met on the [...]
Mon, February 21 2005 » Main Page, Minutiae » 7 Comments
Sounds like a great Weekly World News headline, doesn't? Wrongo! It's the Beeb! An excerpt: 'Gorilla breast fetish' women sue Koko the gorilla can understand 2,000 words of spoken English Two women sacked from their jobs caring for a gorilla in the US have sued their ex-employer for allegedly ordering them to show the animal [...]
Mon, February 21 2005 » Main Page » Comments Off
This AP story looks at some of the issues surrounding the departure of CNN executive Jordan Eason (background), the power of the blogosphere — and the timidity of news organizations. An excerpt (it was posted on Yahoo! News): … Even some bloggers were stunned by how fast he was gone. “I think we were all surprised,” [...]
Mon, February 21 2005 » Main Page » Comments Off
CNN Headline News is much like CTV Newsnet; a continuously rotating “wheel” of news briefs. Well, the U.S. version is undergoing a make-over. An excerpt from the AP story on Yahoo! News: The network will debut a new prime-time lineup that dispenses with its usual continuous “wheel” of news. Like all-news radio stations, Headline News has [...]
Mon, February 21 2005 » Main Page » Comments Off
One of the most original voices in American journalism has apparently ended his own life. Hunter S. Thompson was found dead in his home near Aspen, Co. An excerpt from the CTV.ca story: Hunter S. Thompson, the prominent countercultural writer who personified “gonzo journalism,” has reportedly been found dead. He apparently died of a gunshot [...]
Mon, February 21 2005 » Main Page » Comments Off