by Rob Cottingham | May 26, 2005 | Comedy
From the great folks at Terminal City, news that Yuk Yuks feels kind of possessive with its signed comics: Sometimes jokes are no laughing matter. A local comedian who organises a monthly talent showcase says the Canadian comedy chain Yuk Yuk’s is warning it will... by Rob Cottingham | May 26, 2005 | Politics
So it turns out that “No Child Left Behind” isn’t just an empty Republican promise on education… it’s also a recruiting strategy for the U.S. military: This federal law [the “No Child Left Behind Act”] that is supposed to help... by Rob Cottingham | May 26, 2005 | Politics
If there’s a word you rarely associate with the political left, it might just be “glee”. (It might also be “highly-paid”. But let’s run with “glee”.) Well, rarely-associate no longer. Scott Piatkowski revels in... by Rob Cottingham | May 25, 2005 | Politics
There’s a white flag if I ever saw one. From cbc.ca, the American Family Association (sic) is throwing in the towel in its fight with Disney: “We feel after nine years of boycotting Disney we have made our point,” the head of the American Family... by Rob Cottingham | May 24, 2005 | Blogging, Communicating, Media Mix, Politics, Technology
Andrew Coyne has shut down the comments section of his blog: I don’t like to be in the censorship business, or picking and choosing which comments to allow and which to reject, and I don’t have the time to monitor hundreds of comments every day. I...
