by Rob Cottingham | Jun 10, 2014 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn
It’s impossible not to compare John Oliver to Jon Stewart. My take on his guest-hosting The Daily Show stint was that he actually delivers a more cogent, sophisticated and nuanced rant than Jon Stewart, and that’s still the case now that he’s at HBO... by Rob Cottingham | Mar 18, 2013 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn
Owing to an inadvertent and unfortunate combination of prescription and over-the-counter medications, our TV columnist’s last “Best Picks for Kids This Week” column contained several errors. To clarify: There are no television shows entitled... by Rob Cottingham | Oct 22, 2012 | Cartoons, Culture, Arts and Popcorn
Here are my notes from Saturday’s event with Cory Doctorow in conversation with William Gibson. (I attended with Dave Eaves, which meant I got to experience two terrific conversations that afternoon.) The hour and a half ranged over everything from the... by Rob Cottingham | Jan 7, 2011 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Technology
The past decade has been a boon for music lovers (once you get past the whole most-digital-music-sucks thing). The iPod turns 10 years old this October; as you’ll no doubt recall from much of the commentary at the time, it was Apple’s biggest mistake and... by Rob Cottingham | Sep 2, 2009 | Comedy, Vancouver
I’ll be performing a stand-up set at Vancouver Twestival, the Twitter-centric fundraising event taking place Saturday, Sept. 12 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm at Ceili’s Irish Pub and Restaurant. (Sorry to disappoint, but I’m not the gentleman featured in... by Rob Cottingham | Jul 31, 2008 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Everything Else, Technology, Vancouver
A more complete blog post will follow about the incident and its aftermath… …but if you happen to have stumbled across an iPhone at the Twilight Drive-In after Get Smart (fun movie, somewhat true to the original, surprisingly fewer laughs than expected;...