American sales pitch for oil sandsMost of the debate in Washington concerning oil sands has focused on environmental concerns ("Dirty oil!") versus energy security...
TV Satirizing TVAs TV starts to trickle back, tonight we get such longed-for works of genius as the Paula Abdul CBS show and the return of V (or...
No Way Burgess Meredith’s Disco DancingEvery once in a while I like to go hunting for old network promos, just to see how they sold their fall lineups. (This is actually...
Is TV More Ephemeral Than Ever?Yesterday I made a snarky comment that was at least partly serious. I said that most cult flop TV shows are like American Idol...
Ring Out the Old Year, Ring In the New, Ring-a-Ding-DingDo you have favourite movie and/or TV scenes involving New Year’s Eve or Day? This is the one that always comes to mind, if only...
New Year’s Marxin’ EveHaving looked at the list of New Year’s Eve specials and found them all wanting (even CNN’s combination of Anderson Cooper and...
The Ancient World of 1996, Preserved For Us All To SeeSomeone discovered that Warner Brothers’ official website for the movie Space Jam , created when the movie was released in...
MUSIC: The Centenary That Never EndsBecause classical music depends mostly on the work of dead composers, but still feels the need (like every other form of...