Category: PopCulture

Rookie Calgary MLA Is Early Victim of the “Human Search Engine”

An engaging article about the ability of humans, rather than machines (eg. regular Google searches), to track down and then amplify interesting or especially incriminating finds. I have

You Can’t Defend Public Libraries and Oppose File Sharing

Libraries and file-sharing do not differ in principle. The purpose of libraries was – is – to make culture and knowledge available to as many as possible, as

Music Monday – “Take one last look/At the place you are leaving”

Tom Waits with a song that’s a perfect tribute as David Letterman heads towards his final show this Wednesday. Also from Rolling Stone… Top Ten Profound Letterman Moments

Norm MacDonald Gets Emotional During Final Stand-Up Set On Late Night with David Letterman

David Letterman’s final show is this Wednesday and he’s been having a farewell run of top-notch and personal favourite guests all of whom are paying tribute to Letterman’s

Music Monday – “When the night has come/And the land is dark/And the moon is the only light we’ll see” (RIP Ben E. King)

Is there a better coming-of-age movie than “Stand By Me”? And the title song of that movie is part of the reason it had such an impact on

How Popular Are The Various Netflix Original Series?

On the recommendation of a co-worker, Shea and I are working through “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”, a Netflix original series. (That link will go to Wikiwand.com – a

Music Monday – “My boy’s gonna play in the big league/My boy’s gonna turn some heads/My boy’s gonna play in the big league/My boy’s gonna knock ’em dead.”

Important Blog announcement: Hockey themed posts shall continue as long as the Flames are in the playoffs. One of the greatest hockey songs of all-time… (Hmm, maybe that

Yeah Baby! #Flames Eliminate The Canucks to Move To Round Two of #StanleyCup Playoffs

In 2004, I attended the Alberta Book Awards on the same evening as game six of the Canucks-Flames first round playoff series. As one of the event organizers,

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