VanRamblings (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
As we do each year, VanRamblings will survey coverage of our annual Vancouver International Film Festival, in various media. The Vancouver Sun ran this story about the winner of the 15th annual Dragons & Tigers Award for Young Cinema,...
Thinking Anglicans (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
The opening address of the Primate, Archbishop Peter Akinola, can be found here (PDF). Also available is the synod’s Message to the Nation. And this Pastoral Letter to the Church. Some critical comments on parts of the opening address have...
Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelfh (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
Paul Newman has died at the age of 83. The blue-eyed heartthrob was one of those lucky performers able to enjoy his craft for decades. Newman appeared in Mark Harris’ Bang the Drum Slowly which was a production of the U.S. Steel Hour. You can watch the program here: Bang the Drum Slowly
Technibble (Free subscription) | 21/09/2008
Mark Harris of Sophos posted his predictions about the headlines that malware authors will use in order to lure computer users to their message. The main theme in his predictions is about the US Presidential elections and all four important figures (Obama, McCain, Biden, and Palin) are included. He notes that the company is holding a contest [...]
PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
Gay rights organisation Stonewall has branded the latest stunt from protesters Fathers 4 Justice "obvious homophobia."
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
A man who fathered a child for a lesbian couple angrily confronted a group of Fathers 4 Justice protesters as they demonstrated with a banner against "Lesbo Dads".
EADT24 - News (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
A SEWAGE plant manager tried to cover up the release of toxic effluent into a waterway by falsifying documents and telling staff to stay quiet, a court heard.
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Weird. That's the only word to describe the fall TV season, which is the biggest casualty of the 100-day writers strike.
Ed Driscoll.com (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Late last month, the Whiskey's Place blog wrote:Much has been made by any number of commenters, from Steve Sailer, to John Derbyshire, to Spengler, to Mark Steyn, to in particular, Ed Driscoll, about the pathetic state of popular culture. Blogger...
Save The GOP (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
An automated telephone poll shows U.S. Rep. Chris Carney, D-Dimock Township, barely leading Republican Chris Hackett in the 10th Congressional District race, but the margin of his lead and the survey’s methodology left Carney’s campaign skeptical of the results. The poll of 623 likely voters, sponsored by D.C.-based publication “Roll Call,” showed Carney winning 49 percent [...]
The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
THE National Lottery raised £1.36billion for good causes this year, up from £1.34billion.
intheboatshed.net (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Isolde, built by Mark Harris Boatbuilder Mark Harris has just completed Isolde, a sweet, quick little gaffer, and she’s for sale. He’ll make more if you ask nicely and promise to pay him… Read all about her at his website woodenboatbuilding.co.uk. Your email: Subscribe Unsubscribe a2a_linkname="Isolde - [...]
I Am A TV Junkie, A Blog For The Cl (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
Okay, these stories aren't about the critical issues of our day, they're about, well ... 90210 and The Mary Tyler Moore Show on DVD.Dave Itzkoff in his oral history of...
TVShowsOnDVD.com News (Free subscription) | 31/08/2008
By David Lambert - A story written by Mark Harris and posted at the New York Times website (free registration required) explains that Fox Home Entertainment has confirmed that all the remaining seasons... (more)
Save The GOP (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
So it’s come to this… The leaders of Savethe GOP.com have momentarily taken leave of their senses and allowed me, Press 7 for Celtic, to begin posting. Don’t worry, I’m sure it won’t last long. A little about myself, for the morbidly curious: I’m originally from Western NY. I went to grad school at George Washington University, where I met [...]
