“In terms of who I channel, my natural inclination was Stone Phillips, who has the greatest neck in journalism…and then I also used Geraldo Rivera, because he’s got this great sense of mission. He just thinks he’s gonna change the world with this report. He’s got that early-’70s hip trench coat “busting this thing wide [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2005
Photo
July 30, 2005 – 12:25 pm
“I’m so pleased to be coming to Halifax. I should be in Bermuda. But who cares? I’m home,” said Nancy Shakleton (CBC Nova Scotia)
Aristocratic
July 30, 2005 – 11:57 am
Michael Moore and Mel Gibson are the same person, except for a few sit-ups. Moore thought his cheesy political blooper reel was going to tell people how to vote. Mel thought that his little gay S&M movie about his imaginary friend was going to help him get to heaven. George W. Bush is president and [...]
Column
July 26, 2005 – 10:30 pm
Atlantic News Perspective #151 (July 25, 2005)
Playing chicken with chickens, knifed in church and lending a harp.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Ethical Clothing
July 25, 2005 – 11:55 am
No Sweat Apparel is being sold at Outside the Lines at 6297 Quinpool Road.
Doppleganger
July 25, 2005 – 11:36 am
Looks like I have another person to add to my mistaken identity list. Someone I met on the weekend thought I worked at Neptune Theatre in downtown Halifax.
Email Swap
July 25, 2005 – 11:25 am
I posted this to a messageboard awhile ago, but I thought I would share some reasons to switch from HoTMaiL to Google Mail.
ever-increasing storage space
completely free
speed (page doesn’t have to reload to sift through messages)
forwarding ability (works well with another account)
POP downloading (you can use an e-mail program if you want)
amazing searchability
GmailStatus (Mac Os X)
interesting [...]
Column
July 18, 2005 – 8:43 pm
Atlantic News Perspective #150 (July 18, 2005)
Salmon cams, backyard wrestling and the gay market.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
The Xtian Games
July 18, 2005 – 9:41 am
Developers are aiming at more than the bottom line, however, as Washington state-based Brethren Entertainment Software makes clear in its mission statement.”As believers in Christ, we pray that God will be glorified through our work and that each of us draw nearer to him as we develop and grow as a business,” the company says.
“We [...]
Lost & Found
July 17, 2005 – 4:55 pm
Windom Earle’s “Ode To Greg’s Cat” is being used to close the weekly national CBC Radio One show “Lost & Found” hosted by Matt Rainnie.
Quote
July 17, 2005 – 12:03 pm
“If you are a lonely sort, as internet folks occasionally are, you will be relieved to know that, as always, there is someone on the internet a hundred times worse off than you are.” - Drew on the Insane Clown Posse Personal Ad Site (Klepto Pepto | .net)
Quote
July 17, 2005 – 12:32 am
“Some choice is better than none, but more choices don’t make things better,” - Carl Honoré (Time to switch off and slow down | BBC News)
Space Pen Madness
July 14, 2005 – 11:23 am
I called the Paper Garden in Barrington Place a couple weeks ago looking for a Fisher Space Pen and they said “oh yeah, we carry those but we are sold out right now.” I said, “OK” and then hear *click*. Nice. Why is it so hard to give money to some companies? Anyway, I started [...]
Books
July 14, 2005 – 1:40 am
GTD: A New Cult for the Info Age | Wired
A Guide To Getting Things Done | Wired
The Sources: David, Merlin and Marc.
Event
July 12, 2005 – 6:52 pm
alFresco filmFesto 5.0 has been announced. You can vote for your favourite John Hughes movie here.
Column
July 11, 2005 – 12:27 pm
Atlantic News Perspective #149 (July 11, 2005)
Strawberries in New Brunswick, an iceberg controversy and a broken down ambulance.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
Post (Halifax Locals)
July 10, 2005 – 9:48 pm
http://podcast.ckdu.ca/
Featuring: Popped Culture, Let’s Get Baked & What’s New Mitsou?
Column
July 4, 2005 – 11:26 am
Atlantic News Perspective #148 (July 4, 2005)
Harnessing tidal power, a drug bust off the coast and lightning strikes a church.
By: Iain K. MacLeod
