CultureThe Céline commercial universe: And now a high note from our sponsorsFrom rotisserie chicken to the plop, plop, fizz, fizz of a dissolving multi-vitamin, Canada’s greatest songstress has lent her voice or name to just about everything
UncategorizedBeware the French Fry Burger Have we finally hit the wall when it comes to fast-food innovation?
GeneralEverybody’s got a price (Updated)As I was watching my beloved Habs drop yet another game last Thursday—seriously guys, Colorado?—the same Loto-Québec...
UncategorizedGet Ready For 15-minute Half-HoursThis has already been highlighted in the "Need To Know" section, but I had to link to it from this blog as well : There’s nothing...
UncategorizedTwo TV-Related Articles Worth Reading1. David Simon, creator of The Wire (aka "TV for people who claim not to own TV sets") says that television as a medium has...
UncategorizedBest Cigarette Advertising Campaign EvahThis was just e-mailed to me, and I can’t believe I didn’t think to look for it online: my favourite cigarette ad campaign ever...
UncategorizedNo More Historically-Normal Commercial LoadsThis was announced unofficially a while ago, but it’s now more or less official (and therefore okay for me to mention a second...
UncategorizedHarry and Louise: A PrimerWith the U.S. discussing health-care reform again, a lot of people are bringing up the classic ’90s TV characters "Harry and...
UncategorizedBad News For Advocates of Longer EpisodesFox’s experiment with "remote-free TV" -- a fancy DVR-era name for returning to the old practice of having longer episodes and...