Nature walks may help those with depression
If you’re fighting clinical depression, a walk among the trees tops a stroll along an urban street when it comes to boosting cognitive performance, claims a new study.
Mon, May 21 2012 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page » Comments Off
I feel loss
Disco diva Donna Summer has died of cancer at age 63. She provided the voice, with Giorgio Moroder producing, for this landmark song:
Thu, May 17 2012 » Main Page, Minutiae, Music Monday et al, multimedia » Comments Off
Conrad Black’s plan for a low-profile, post-prison life
The Globe and Mail’s Paul Waldie communicated with Canada’s most high-profile ex-convict, who plans a simple life of writing public books, conducting private business and trying to lose weight.
Tue, May 15 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
What’s new in depression
TVO’s The Agenda had a recent episode on depression with four practitioners holding forth with new thoughts about how to treat this illness. Here are some notes.
Sun, May 13 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
‘Globe and Mail’ to seek furlough volunteers
In response to a slowdown in advertising sales, the Globe and Mail will be asking staff to accept unpaid furloughs this summer as one way to cut costs.
Thu, May 10 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
‘Globe and Mail’ to introduce metered paywall
From The Globe and Mail: Publisher and chief executive officer Phillip Crawley told an all-staff meeting Thursday that the paper will implement a metered paywall system this fall, asking readers to pay if they read more than a certain number of articles each month. The number of free articles per month hasn’t yet been established, [...]
Thu, May 10 2012 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
About those digital riches for newspapers
It seems that replacing print dollars with even digital dimes will be tougher than newspaper organizations thought. Digital ad sales are stagnant or even falling at some news companies.
Wed, May 9 2012 » Main Page, Media » 1 Comment
Is journalism being replaced?
New technologies, new habits, news ennui among young people and many other factors are driving journalism’s decline, writes Stijn Debrouwere. But he offers some ways for news companies to thrive in the everyone’s-a-publisher, good-enough-news that we find ourselves in today. Fungible is a really good essay. Read it. The summary: A treatise on fungibility, or, [...]
Mon, May 7 2012 » Main Page » Comments Off
Jan Wong’s memoir of workplace depression now out
Former Globe and Mail journalist Jan Wong has self-published a book about her descent into, and recovery from, severe depression. It will have a priority place on my personal reading list. You can hear Wong talk about her book on May 7 at 7 p.m. at the North York Central Library.
Sat, May 5 2012 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Conrad Black is coming home?!?!
Lord Black of Crossharbour, a former Canadian citizen, is getting approved for temporary residency in Canada despite being a convicted criminal, the Globe and Mail is reporting.