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The war to control the questioning continues on Parliament Hill. About two dozen reporters walked away from a scrum opportunity on Tuesday after the PMO insisted on taking names from a list. Here's some excerpts from the CP story on CTV.ca: The Prime Minister's Office insists on choosing who gets to ask questions based on a list [...]
Wed, May 24 2006 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
The Anaheim Mighty Ducks started flapping their wings tonight, but the Edmonton Oilers hung on for a 5-4 win and 3-0 hammerlock on the series, with Game 4 set for Thursday in Edmonton. That, I would note, is a day off for me, so I can actually watch the game and drink beer like a (not-so) civilized [...]
Wed, May 24 2006 » Main Page, Minutiae » Comments Off
I'm looking forward to see how much the critic-battered The Da Vinci Code's numbers drop from the May 20-21 weekend (although next weekend is a holiday in the U.S.). In North America, the opening weekend box office was $77 million US, which is far from a record. Worldwide, the number was $224 million US, which according [...]
Wed, May 24 2006 » Film, Main Page, Minutiae » Comments Off
Here's the link. If you come across any cool World Cup links, please either drop me a line (the link's at top right) or leave a comment on this post.