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Some Thoughts on The Documentary “Mitt”

Watched the Netflix exclusive documentary “Mitt” tonight. It promises to be a behind-the-scenes look at Mitt Romney’s rise to Presidential nominee beginning with his losing effort to secure the Republican nomination in 2008, his successful effort to gain that nomination in 2012, only to ultimately lose to Barack Obama. You can find reviews saying this […]

¶ Posted 30 January 2014 § Politics § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, unitedstates

Restoring Classic Film Theatres in Saskatchewan: Rural and Urban Success Stories @officialrpl #sask #yqr #indianhead #wolseley

The Nite Hawk Theatre that I grew up with in my hometown of Indian Head, Saskatchewan was recently facing the threat of being closed and sold to developers after the long-time owners decided to retire rather than pay for the necessary upgrades to digital equipment. This would be a terrible loss as the theatre is […]

¶ Posted 22 January 2014 § Family § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Saskatchewan § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, saskatchewan

“Remember, Remember the Fifth of November” (This Isn’t A Movie Anymore; It’s A Warning)

Do you know the connection between Guy Fawkes, the movie “V for Vendetta” and the Anonymous movement? Or that today, was the Million Mask March at locations around the world? If you do, you probably also understand why a variety of worldwide movements and groups – from Anonymous to Occupy to WikiLeaks among others – are […]

¶ Posted 05 November 2013 § Meme § Politics § PopCulture § UK § United States § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: economics, history, language, philosophy, unitedstates

Myers-Briggs Results as Cultural Touchstones

Which of the 16 Myers-Briggs Personality Type are you? (I usually test as ENFP as I did when I just re-did the test right now.) Below are some graphics to help map your personality type to well-known pop culture figures… Marvel Universe… Star Wars… Harry Potter… Animal Kingdom… Other male pop culture figures: …and […]

¶ Posted 30 October 2013 § Humour § Infographic § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

I Know We Get To See Hedley At The Grey Cup in Regina…

…but I’d much prefer a half-time show like this one: Here’s a Today show report on how they do it (hint: there’s (even) an app for that!) (Oh, and full credit to my lovely and way-more-witty-than-I-am wife for that Hedley joke in the title of this post!)

¶ Posted 29 October 2013 § Canada § Sports § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, unitedstates

How Much Happens Every 60 Seconds On The Internet?

A lot!

¶ Posted 30 July 2013 § Infographic § Internet § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: cool, copyright, facebook, google, music, television, twitter, wikipedia

Saturday Snap – An Unintentional Star Wars Kinda Day

Pace went to a birthday party today and got a bubble tube as part of the goody bag treats. As soon as we got home, he suggested using it as a “light saver” so we could play Star Wars. (I also have to note that after the party, Pace told us that he was the […]