New Theatre Review: A Man of No Importance
Heads up, Nunc Scions. There’s a new review up on BlogTO, all about a sweet little musical playing over at the Berkeley Upstairs. Nice show.
Heads up, Nunc Scions. There’s a new review up on BlogTO, all about a sweet little musical playing over at the Berkeley Upstairs. Nice show.
By now, you’ve probably seen Barack Obama’s speech on race and politics. And if you haven’t, you should really watch it. For my money, it was one of the best pieces of oratory I’ve ever witnessed.
Arthur C. Clarke, Sci-fi writer, futurist and astronomer, has died. He was 90. He was best known as the mind behind 2001: A Space Odyssey. But personally, I’ll always remember him for Childhood’s End. A damn good book. If you haven’t yet, you should read it. Clarke was also a committed futurist who predicted the [...]
Man, I love Iron Maiden. In addition to recording some of the most gleefully cheesy and hard-rockin’ songs of recent memory, beyond their 14 album-and-28-year career, they also travel the globe in a custom painted 757. Piloted by their lead singer. No kidding, Bruce Dickinson is a bona-fide pilot. Talk about a frontman. Check out [...]
Here’s a sad lesson: if you ever really want to know what’s going on in the USA, watch UK news. Here’s an absolutely crushing news piece that aired on the BBC: Yes, that’s right. Tent cities, latter-day Hoovervilles, are back. Never read The Grapes of Wrath? Well, now you won’t have to. Just go drive [...]
The Project for Excellence in Journalism has just released its annualy report, The State if the News Media 2008. Sounds like a bit of a snorefest, I know. But this year’s report actually has a lot to say about how the Internet is affecting mainstream journalism. Presented here are the highlights, in ascending order of significance.