FCC FolliesYesterday the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in FCC v. Fox, with Fox challenging the FCC fines of "fleeting expletives"...
Obama taps NAFTA architectThe first hard news of the Barack Obama era bodes well for Canada. Various U.S. media reports say the President-elect has asked...
post-election pre-future imagineering challengeDon’t you wish elections ended like Animal House ? I refer not to a wildly destructive parade in which cartoonish villains...
Text of Obama’s speechRemarks of President-Elect Barack Obama—as prepared for delivery Election Night Tuesday, November 4 , 2008 Chicago, Illinois If...
The Magic Hologram LadyThe best part of the election coverage, by far, is Jessica Yellin, the magic hologram lady on CNN. Cutting-edge video...
TV Thoughts From the Nerve-WrackedThis is the worst time to be obsessed with the U.S. election, when there are no results, not even those inaccurate exit polls, and...
Good morning, daddy! Ain’t you heard?Music for a day’s long, happy wait. John Coltrane, Alabama , 1963.
History Effect > Bradley Effect?and realized it was not only relevant to this post, but also taken at our local polling place. Finally, Election Day is finally...
Musical Musings, or: Your Favourite Use of Licensed Music In a TV Show?Election obsession fever has got me good (but it’s socially acceptable this time around, so I’m OK), so I was looking for a...