Air Canada redefines Canadian map

Air Canada sent an email promoting their Canada East-West flight passes that piqued my interest. So I checked out the Eastern and Western offers and was proud to see that Manitoba (my home province) was included in both.However, my glee was short-lived. When I tried...

Why it’s so hard to write fiction

Because you can’t make this stuff up: http://hubbub.typepad.com/blog/2007/04/print_magazine_.htmlAnd oh by the way, I subscribed, to Blogger & Podcaster blog and online edition.(I’m not sure I’m ready for print.)

Surf’s down

Today in the Globe and Mail, Keith McArthur (subscription required) writes about how the Television Bureau of Canada (TVB), an organization that ‘markets the benefits, values and effectiveness of the TV medium to advertisers and agencies’, wants to ‘protect the...

Keep it short(y)

I saw a terrific noir-ish movie this weekend. The Lookout is written and directed by Scott Frank (who also wrote the script for Get Shorty and Out of Sight). The film is smart, dark, witty, fast-paced and generally surprising, with excellent acting from the entire...

From counter…to culture

It takes a lot longer for an idea to go from the fringes to mainstream acceptance than many people might think.And because of that, once it’s reached widespread acceptance, the idea – any idea – can seem like old hat to anyone who embraced it early on.Take global...