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Monthly Archives: April 2004
Quote
April 24, 2004 – 8:26 pm
“If I was a regular reader, I would want the ease of the ads being gone, and the archives in a nice little place right there. And if they don’t, fuck ‘em,” Carol Kolb, editor-in-chief of The Onion, on a new paid subscription version of the site (The Onion Sells More Laughs | Wired).
Column
April 21, 2004 – 7:48 pm
Atlantic News Perspective #112 (April 19, 2004)
Beaverbrook board bolstered, the seal hunt and absentee mayors.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Column
April 16, 2004 – 5:44 pm
Atlantic News Perspective #111 (April 12, 2004)
Owning Anne of Green Gables, the tower of Halifax and a grandmother pushing drugs.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Critics
April 9, 2004 – 4:11 pm
“The worst thing in the world is to confuse values and categories. If someone who is writing about cars embodies all of the values of good criticism, then it doesn’t matter what category it falls into. We often find literary value in the strangest places, which is what makes reading interesting and exciting to begin [...]
Column
April 8, 2004 – 11:51 am
Atlantic News Perspective #110 (April 5, 2004)
Massive striking on the rock, vials of mink blood and cruising to Saint John.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Film
April 8, 2004 – 11:45 am
“Under the 2000 policy statement, the government hopes to have eight to 10 movies on a par with Men with Brooms appearing in Canadian cinemas by the end of 2006.” Telefilm head defends L.A. deal | The Globe & Mail
Reaction = Shutter.
Organized Crime Religion
April 6, 2004 – 11:08 pm
A great recipe for turning a narrow-minded opinion into divine morality starts with a quote from the good book (and I’m not talking about In Me Own Words: The Autobiography of Bigfoot):
And behold, one came to Him and said, “Teacher, what good things shall I do that I might attain eternal life?” And He said [...]
Column
April 2, 2004 – 10:31 am
Atlantic News Perspective #109 (Mar 29, 2004)
Rancid meatballs, sex in schools and Bootleggers.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
