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And the Oscar for Most Wooden Performance In A Workplace Promotional Video Goes To…

Posted 12 March 2010 § Main Page § Work ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – "I got a letter from the government the other day/Opened it and read it/It said they were suckers/They wanted me for their army or whatever"

When I was in England in 1995, this song (and the album it appeared on) were consistently rated at or near the top of the “best of” lists for that year by the NME, Melody Maker and Q.

Posted 09 March 2010 § Main Page § MusicMonday § UK ‡ Comments (0) °

Music Monday – "We are the 'what' in 'what's new'."

The Olympics are over and the reactions are all over the place from claims from a perhaps unexpected source (Dave Bidini, not the National Post) that Canada has been changed for the better forever to claims that the debt will weigh down on our citizens for decades.  Anyhow, for today's Music Monday, I thought I'd […]

Posted 01 March 2010 § Canada § Main Page § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) °

Saturday Snap – Archival Footage of "Sask Sampler Book Archive Launch"

I recently bought a gizmo to convert old VHS tapes and other analog signals to a digital format.  As I was getting it set-up for the first time, I picked a couple clips I had from around ten years ago – one where I'm featured fairly prominently and one where you get to see my […]

Posted 27 February 2010 § Canada § Main Page § PopCulture § SaturdaySnap § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

FTRW 2010 – ChatRoulette

It's not book related but nothing says Freedom of Expression like the newest buzz site of the Internet, ChatRoulette.   The site is exactly what it says – you hit the site and you see a chat window for yourself and one for a random person somewhere in the world.  As soon as you get bored […]

Posted 25 February 2010 § Censorship § Internet § Main Page § Meme ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Music Monday – "But like the rise and fall of a country squall/I'm getting ready to fade away"

Hard to believe that today marks two years since Willie P. Bennett passed away.  Fred Eaglesmith has apparently started covering a Willie P. song at the end of his concerts as a tribute to his long-time sideman… 

Posted 15 February 2010 § Main Page § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – Winter Olympics Begin (February 12, 2010)

Not sure if you heard but apparently the Wet & Rainy Olympics are in Canada this year and the opening ceremonies are tonight.  The Olympics are once again a lightning rod of controversy and having them on our own doorstep has perhaps brought this home in a way that doesn't happen when they're in Italy […]

Posted 12 February 2010 § Canada § FridayFunLink § Library § Main Page § PopCulture § Sports ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

FTRW 2010 – Music Monday – Ten Most Controversial Music Videos of All-Time

I know I could get my entire month's worth of Freedom to Read Week Month “Music Monday” clips out of this list but I'll post them as a group since that's how I found them. 

Posted 09 February 2010 § Censorship § List § Main Page § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Saturday Snap – RPL Joins SILS (from local CTV station)

Used a poor man's hack (point iPhone at TV) to get a clip from our local TV news about RPL joining our new province-wide consortium onto YouTube.  Sorry for the crappy sound…

Posted 07 February 2010 § Library § Main Page § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

FTRW 2010 – Friday Fun Link – List of Films That Most Frequently Use The Word "Fuck"

Looking for a good date movie?  I'm just kidding but this list of “Films That Most Frequently Use The Word 'Fuck'” does remind me of a funny anecdote from my youth.  A friend had introduced me to “Reservoir Dogs” soon after it came out on video and I quickly became a Tarantino junkie.  When I […]

Posted 06 February 2010 § Censorship § FridayFunLink § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: