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Got a Chapters gift card for Christmas and used it to pick up Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five years in New York that changed music forever, by Will Hermes. Think about it: Punk, salsa, hip hop, new wave, new minimalist classical music from Philip Glass … all were born in New York in [...]
Fri, January 6 2012 » Main Page, Minutiae, Music Monday et al » Comments Off
I shot a gigapixel’s worth of photos in 2011. Some were better than others. Hopefully you’ll agree that I’m highlighting the better ones. Where possible, I’ll link back to the gallery on Google Plus or wherever I posted it first. The G+ photos are larger.
Sun, January 1 2012 » Main Page, photos » 2 Comments
We’ve had a newsmaker of the year identified. We’ve had at least two takes on the top news stories of the year. Now what was the best journalism in Canada for 2011?
Sat, December 31 2011 » Main Page, Media » 1 Comment
I shot a whole whack of photos at the Kensington Market Solstice parade on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Here’s a sample — and here’s video of the lighting of the fire sculpture: Red Pepper Spectacle Arts organizes this annual shindig. Donate to them, if you get the chance. This is a very grassroots event and deserves [...]
Thu, December 22 2011 » Main Page, photos » Comments Off
Wilf Dinnick posted a link to this video via his Twitter account. Watch and be amazed:
Sun, November 13 2011 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
That’s a question I attempt to answer. But I’ll need other people’s help to do a really, really good job.
Sun, November 13 2011 » Main Page, Media » 10 Comments
Here’s the first Storify effort I’ve carried out for CTVNews.ca – Occupy Wall Street Timeline.* * Note: Updated to about 8 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, 2011 Update I created a second one: Occupy Canada – A timeline and what’s happening The tool is still a bit buggy and there seems to be a lot [...]
Wed, October 12 2011 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
From NPR on Tuesday: Bernard Wilson, 64, who helped define the sound of Philadelphia soul in the 1970s, died Sunday at a hospital in New Jersey after suffering a stroke and a heart attack. Wilson’s velvet baritone backed up the hits he performed with Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, including “If You Don’t Know [...]
Wed, December 29 2010 » Main Page, Minutiae, Music Monday et al » Comments Off
I reflexively retweeted this: globeandmail Canadians trust doctors less, journalists more: poll http://tgam.ca/BPxT And how much trust is that? What company are journalists keeping? From the Montreal Gazette story: Speaking of media, national trust in journalists increased by one per cent, to 32 per cent, placing reporters a notch below auto mechanics, but one above [...]
Tue, December 28 2010 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
A New York Times article asks whether Jon Stewart of The Daily Show fame is to our times what CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow was to the news media of the 1950s. My tweeted response? Jon Stewart has his Murrow-esque moments mainly when he abandons his comedic persona & plays a journalist on TV.
Mon, December 27 2010 » Main Page, Media, politics » 6 Comments
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