Gergiev, Shostakovich, TskhinvaliTurns out the great Russian conductor Valery Gergiev is Ossetian and, having made his career in St. Petersburg, a friend of...
Access to Delays and Evasion at CIDAIn April 2007, some 16 months ago, I submitted an Access-to-Information request to the Canadian International Development Agency...
Georgia/Russia: Hard to say goodbyeThe commander of Russia’s invasion force says he doesn’t expect to leave Georgia for 10 days, anyway. They were supposed to be...
McCain should stay out of supermarketsApologies for not blogging much lately. It’s been hectic . However, next week I’ll be doing a full on-line extravaganza from the...
Robot, Go Home!While we count the seconds until 90210 , we should take time to remember The Ben Stiller Show ’s "Melrose Heights 90210," where...
Revival MeetingIt’s official: nobody gets to see 90210 before the premiere . Not officially anyway. I guess it’s possible that the network really...
Radio 2: It’s CBC for "Whatevah"The public broadcaster’s fancy radio network unveils its programming plans for the autumn. From the Inkless emailbox:
And "Sham" Is Right In the TitleI’m assuming that most of you have at some point come across the already-legendary Shamwow! commercials starring "comedian" Vince...
Biden?Apparently, that’s the buzz . He’s been my preferred Democratic Veep candidate all through this cycle: experienced, wise to...
Maybe John Estacio will write the Right Side Up operaThis is actually really, really good. Potter explains what the hell it is. UPDATE: Listening to the Rebel Cell player at Baba’s...