Unmistakable, undeniable
A small sample of the front page of this morning’s Globe and Mail: Here’s the Newseum’s capture of the front page on a .pdf. Compare to how the same story plays on the web: http://twitpic.com/29ped1 Not the same, eh?
Thu, July 29 2010 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page » Comments Off
Is there a moral case for paywalls?
Allow me to start this post by saying I spent part of my Sunday afternoon listening to these guys, the Soup Cans, pound out some psychobilly punk in Kensington Market: Notice the absence of a paywall.
Wed, July 28 2010 » Media, Minutiae » Comments Off
A little dash of Hendrix
Tweeted the following late Wednesday evening: Heard some lousy Hendrix covers on the weekend. Here’s the real thing: ‘Voodoo Chile (slight return)’ – http://tinysong.com/sSbf Jimi Hendrix, ‘Little Wing’ – http://tinysong.com/6KkR Jimi Hendrix, ‘Bold as Love’ – http://tinysong.com/kjEr
Mon, July 26 2010 » Main Page, Music Monday et al » Comments Off
‘Restrepo,’ WikiLeaks and Afghanistan
A few days after I sit through one of the most intense war documentaries I’ve ever seen, out comes a dump of documents that suggests things are worse in Afghanistan than we might know.
Sun, July 25 2010 » * Big Picture Stuff, Film, Main Page, Media » 3 Comments
Twitter on Parade
http://isparade.jp/ Plug in your Twitter handle. Watch in amazement and delight. That will be all.
Thu, July 22 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
A decade in Toronto
I arrived in Toronto late on the afternoon of Friday, July 21, 2000. To commemorate, I’ve randomly spit out a list of likes, dislikes and memories.
Wed, July 21 2010 » Main Page, Minutiae » 3 Comments
‘Seinfeld’: The murder mystery/thriller movie trailer
Bill Dunphy, via Twitter, calls it “bloody brilliant.” I say it’s a fine bit of editing, but just this side of a classic. However, judge for yourself: BTW, there is no Seinfeld movie, but some clever person with too much time on their hands, creativity and an excellent memory for Seinfeld scenes pulled together this trailer. [...]
Tue, July 20 2010 » Film, Main Page, Minutiae, multimedia » Comments Off
James Brown and his feet of renown
This very short video gives you a taste of why James Brown was one of the most electrifying performers of all time: And this longer video is even more amazing: The song is There Was A Time, taken from the album Say It Live, Say It Loud, recorded in Dallas in 1968.
Tue, July 20 2010 » Main Page, Music Monday et al, multimedia » Comments Off
Have you seen the light?
One of my favourite scenes from The Blues Brothers. James Brown would have made one hell of a preacher!
Tue, July 20 2010 » Main Page, multimedia » Comments Off
Drunken songs
There was a gentleman on the streetcar earlier tonight who inspired me to tweet the following: An old drunk on the streetcar asked me how far to Augusta. After getting a blast of his breath, I’m now half in the bag myself. But that triggered some musical inspiration tweeted thusly (mildly edited versions of the originals):
Tue, July 20 2010 » Film, Main Page, Music Monday et al » Comments Off