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Sometimes I Really Miss Calgary

Like when I read articles like this one where I know the business and most people in the article including Greg and Simone. Side note – I’ve long

Sappy Sunday – The Saddest Christmas Song Ever?

A lot of comments about his one in a recent MetaFilter thread about sad Christmas movies, TV & music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJi6cQtVE-c

Star Wars Uncut

The entire Star Wars movie recreated in mash-up form from 15-second, fan-submitted clips makes for a very surreal viewing experience… (via MetaFilter which mentions that the sequel is

Music Thursday?

So MeiliMondays have replaced Music Monday for the last couple months which is cool and fine but makes me want to just post a really awesome song now

“A Healthy Society” And The Role of This Book in the #skndpldr campaign of @ryanmeili

Today, Ryan Meili’s campaign announced a very unique fundraiser aimed at getting 50 people to donate $50 (or more!) for a copy of his book, “A Healthy Society”

Genius: The Nickelback Story

Very interesting story about how Nickelback has gone from Hanna, AB to one of the biggest and most successful bands on earth.

Friday Fun Link – How Much Did It Cost Google To Stream “Gangnam Style” 600 Million Times? Did They Make a Profit?

[Edit: This video is now poised to be the first YouTube clip to reach 1 billion views, amazingly in less than six months!] [Edit2: Some further analysis of

Will Ferguson Wins #Giller Prize, Is All Around Good Guy #canlit

When I worked for the Writers Guild of Alberta, the biggest part of my job was probably working with beginning and emerging writers. So you can imagine my

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