Everyone was thrilled by the exploits of Newark Mayor Cory Booker when he saved his neighbor from a burning building.
Well perhaps his Republican opponents were less than enthused by the Super Hero Mayor.
Ellen did a video interview with Mayor Booker, posted it on her website and on YouTube then pulled it. Continue reading
All the hot entertainment acts get to play The White House. It’s the equivalent of a Royal Command Performance.
Telegraph.co.uk video of Mumford and Sons at The White House
So when British Prime Minister Cameron showed up for a tent show on March 14th, President Obama invited the hottest British act – Mumford and Sons.
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Avatar 3D on Panasonic HDTV (click or larger image)
There is nothing in home theatre that compares with the excitement of watching a 3D movie.
Your next TV may be a 3D capable set, despite the naysayers in the media.
3D picture quality is superb and active 3D glasses are no longer a barrier to the 3D effect. Continue reading
When you subsidize an organization, it has no reason to be competitive. That’s the CBC.They are not really trying to keep up with the times.
The CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards is a great idea to promote Canadian talent. Unfortunately Radio 3 don’t have the time or initiative to make their web page compatible with mobile devices that most of the audience use. Continue reading
22 Minutes Movember contest - Olivia Chow with what's his name (photo Facebook)
I was splitting my sides laughing after this week’s episode of 22 Minutes
The show is getting funnier despite being in its thousandth season. Eat your heart out Carl Reiner.
Flushed with optimism, I jumped on my computer and entered their Facebook Movember contest.
It’s one of those crazy things you do for fun not the prize. Grow a mustache and take your picture. Continue reading
PBS Guthrie Theatre HMS Pinafore
HMS Pinafore, Gilbert and Sullivan’s most popular and comedic operetta, kicks off the fall season at PBS today.
The satiric comment on British mores for pomp circumstance and class idiocy gets a broad and bawdy performance by the company at the Guthrie Theatre.
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Living in the Material World
Three versions of documentary will release on October 10, 2011 but only in UK and EU, pity!
Beatles and George Harrison fans will able to get three versions of Martin Scorsese’s documentary: DVD, Blu-Ray and Deluxe Edition Blu-Ray. Unless your player is all-regions you’re out of luck.
For North American fans, that source is not going to work since both the DVD and Blu-Ray formats are restricted to the UK, Europe, the ,Middle East and South Africa. The Blu-Ray disk will also play in Greenland, French territories, Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Continue reading
In a story entitled Ebert closes TED conference with emotional talk – and a laugh, CNN secretly calls the moment at the TED conference “ugly.”
Thanks CNN for perpetuating the discrimination against people with disabilities as “ugly” when they look different.
How do I know? Check out the original title for the story which is found in the permalink – roger-ebert-closes-ted-conference-on-ugly-note
That’s what Richard Galant, the writer who set the story up in WordPress, called his draft. Then he published the story with that ugly title. Continue reading
Dharma auditions for Bob Dylan's band in 1999 segment of Greg and Dharma
The episode from Greg and Dharma is called Play Lady Play. Greg plays the know-it-all who misses seeing Bob Dylan because he dismisses Dharma’s band as inconsequential.
Dylan plays straight man, accompanied by T Bone Burnett and other musicians.
The cameo by Dylan was unannounced and surprised viewers back in 1999.
As usual, the YouTube copy has been taken down. The German language version follows the story break.
Dharma & Bob from dagb on Vimeo.
CBC and The Star falsify tax costs for 'the story' - click for larger graph
In the rush to get a headline, both CBC and The Star have resorted to distorting the facts about companies who help Canadians with disabilities.
When the basic facts in a story are wrong, how can we rely on the rest of the story for balanced reporting?
The truth behind the Disability Tax Credit is the real scandal. Continue reading
Nodar Kumaritashvili, died on dangerous luge track in Vancouver officials ignored warning
The death of Georgian luge athlete Nodar Muaritashvili may have been preventable according to secret emails uncovered by the CBC.
Vancouver Olympic organizers (VANOC) were warned long in advance that the track was too dangerous and too fast.
In March 2009, VANOC head John Furlong wrote “Embedded in this note (cryptic as it may be) is a warning that the track is in their view too fast and someone could get badly hurt. An athlete gets badly injured or worse, and I think the case could be made we were warned and did nothing.” CBC Continue reading