by Rob Cottingham | Mar 30, 2007 | Politics
I just read about this, and can’t believe it: Carmel Belanger, one of the brightest lights of any campaign I’ve ever worked on, has passed away. She worked with the federal NDP for 25 years, and never failed to rise to every occasion – from dire news... by Rob Cottingham | Mar 29, 2007 | Everything Else
Via Kevin Drum, this LA Times story: Circuit City Stores Inc. has a message for some of its best-paid employees: Work for less or work somewhere else. The electronics retailer on Wednesday laid off 3,400 people who earned “well above” the local market rate... by Rob Cottingham | Mar 26, 2007 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Technology
This just in; Tod Maffin has the details. They’re responding to huge demand: We first introduced podcasts in 2005, and the demand has been growing ever since, with downloads now averaging more than one million per month. CBC Radio 3, Quirks and Quarks and Ideas... by Rob Cottingham | Mar 25, 2007 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn
If you’re a parent with kids under, oh, ten or so, then Saturday Night Live has just delivered the vengeance you’ve been waiting for on Dora the Explorer. Animated at a gorgeous three frames an hour, written by stunned gerbils and voiced by telemarketers... by Rob Cottingham | Mar 25, 2007 | Politics, Technology
This is a year old, but it’s still very, very cool. The campaign is called “Irrepressible.info – an effort by Amnesty International to draw attention to the way too many governments are censoring the Internet, and punishing those who use it to speak...
