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As CBC's new afternoon show Freestyle ended for another day, I found my heart singing with relief. It is simply not a very good show. The music sucks and Kelly Ryan and Cameron Phillips have not gelled yet as hosts. Do a Technorati search on Freestyle CBC to see what I mean. This discussion at [...]
Thu, November 24 2005 » Main Page » Comments Off
The rootsy U.S. band Marah produced a top-10 11 list for recording a Christmas single (it showed up in my inbox). REASONS TO MAKE A MARAH CHRISTMAS RECORDBY: MARAH (1) Christmas music makes most people really happy. Giddy even. That's the whole point of music in the first place. (2) Really good holiday songs allow [...]
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Former prime minister Brian Mulroney, who never met a microphone he didn't like, has launched a lawsuit for breach of confidence against Peter Newman, author of The Secret Mulroney Tapes: Unguarded Confessions of a Prime Minister. The National Post first reported the story. Here's an excerpt from the CTV.ca story: Mulroney says his one-time friend [...]
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“Exit with honour” is becoming a new buzzword as the Bush administration realizes it doesn't have support for an open-ended commitment to keeping large numbers of troops on the ground in Iraq. An excerpt from The Globe and Mail story: State Secretary Condoleezza Rice, one of the few senior figures surrounding President George W. Bush [...]
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I just came in from outside. While out there, I felt little tiny pellets strike my face that could safely be described as frozen precipitation. Weather forecasters are predicting that by Thursday night, five to 10 centimetres (yes, you read that correctly) of snow could fall on Toronto. Pray for us, Canada.
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The Christmas lights have hatched! The Christmas lights have hatched! Or blossomed. Or been turned on. Whatever. They're out there. And they are unquestionably one of the best things about this season!
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I saw Syriana, and boy, is my head sore. So is one of my shoulders. Why? Because writer/director Stephen Gaghan spent two hours of my life figuratively sitting beside me, beating me over the head and poking my shoulder as he tried to make his cinematic argument. But even though his presence was figurative, he did [...]
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