Monthly Archives: August 2009

‘Peter Gzowski’s Book About This Country in the Morning’

One cannot regzowskify the CBC

ژيان قميشی

!ژيان قميشی

Teaser (2)

Yet another teaser

Bang-up ‘rock docs’ set to be marred by one little thing

Jian Ghofuckingmeshi is narrating to “rock docs”

‘You know, you are the only blonde here’

Susan Ormiston’s Afghan Diary

Susan Ormiston

The manager jerks open the door of another van, orders a passenger out and pushes me into the front seat. Stuffed in the back are five Afghan men who are no doubt wondering about this blond intruder, a woman no less. It’s a race down the hill for two kilometres. People seem to emerge from […]

Teaser (1)

Teaser: That’s apparently a pipe

How a star is born

That pesky Strombo pops up everywhere!

Eight iTunesable CBC shows

TV, Eh? comes up with a list of Canadian shows downloadable at iTunes, including eight by the Corpse

Asymmetry strikes PEI

PEI will soon be the only province without its own all-local 90-minute newscast

One way or another, Tea Makers will be improved

We’re making some changes. For the better. Starting with comments. Plus we’re adding Meta Tea Makers

Second time lucky for CBC iApps

The CBC Radio iApp seems to work fine. Unlike the News subsite

Long-forgotten Newsworld graphics (2)

This one’s the bastardized version

Herb Colling

I didn’t get cut. I was eligible for early retirement, and opted for the voluntary program. I was going to retire within a couple of years anyway, so it just accelerated my plans a bit. I’ve had a good run with CBC. It’s been a good employer to me, and I was lucky for the […]