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French pop giant Serge Gainsbourg and actress Brigitte Bardot teamed up in the late 1960s for this atmospheric little ditty – Bonnie and Clyde (that’s the YouTube version; this Grooveshark one has better audio but no visuals). The tune was no doubt inspired by the movie. Decades later, French hip-hop star MC Solaar would sample the shit out [...]
Thu, April 29 2010 » Film, Main Page, Minutiae, Music Monday et al, multimedia » Comments Off
I don’t know what to think of Jon Stewart in his Daily Show persona. Does he pick fights for ratings, because he’s a genuine warrior on the battlefield of public discourse, or a bit of both? This April 24 NYT article talks about his current head-butting with Fox News:
Thu, April 29 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
As far as I’m concerned, the Michener Award is the most prestigious in Canadian journalism because it’s about public service. For that reason, I’m thrilled that my CTV News colleagues at the venerable current affairs show W5 are finalists for Beyond Justice?, which looks at three fatal shootings of civilians in B.C. by RCMP officers. [...]