by Rob Cottingham | Jun 11, 2008 | Politics
I only ever met Ed Tchorzewski a few times, but had the occasion to speak with him frequently by phone over the course of a campaign or two. He combined a fast, lethal wit with a sharp strategic mind, an uncanny gift for earthy metaphors (“Forget it –... by Rob Cottingham | Nov 26, 2007 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Technology
Friends, our long national nightmare is over. As the CBC is reporting, TiVo is officially on its way across the border: The TiVo set-top device, which allows viewers to record shows and skip commercials, will be available across Canada – except in Quebec –... by Rob Cottingham | Feb 20, 2007 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Politics
If she isn’t there already, Mary Walsh enters the quotation books: He may be a senior federal cabinet minister, but Peter MacKay, who was booed at the East Coast Music Awards gala Sunday in Halifax, says he’s also human. During his speech at the Metro... by Rob Cottingham | Dec 1, 2006 | Blogging, Media Mix, Politics
…may not be from the convention floor, or even on CPAC. No, I expect I’ll be getting most of my leadershippy goodness from The Tyee’s Election Central Blog. They have a great crew of bloggers this year, and – unlike the rest of the media, as far as I... by Rob Cottingham | Nov 3, 2006 | Everything Else
Bill Doskoch wants Canada to have a more modern insulting nickname than Soviet Canuckistan… and ideally, one that wasn’t coined by a raving xenophobe: [I]f somebody — anybody — has a more au courant idea for an amusing replacement for Soviet...