Farewell to the Granville Book Company
The Vancouver Courier has a superb obituary for the Granville Book Company, one of my favourite downtown haunts. What probably killed the bookstore the most was the money pouring into the area from the Bonnis group to remake it as a nighttime entertainment district....Supreme Court says yes to MP3 players (and the 21st century)
From the Canadian Press, Top court refuses to hear appeal on MP3 players The fight over a levy on iPods and other digital music players ended today when the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear any further arguments on the matter. That means there will be no levy...Baby, if you’ve ever wondered…
If Live 8 has served no other purpose, it has spurred a fascinating dialogue about the role of culture in politics, the limits of charity-based political analysis, and just why it is that Bono is about ninety times smarter than the president of the most powerful...Bill C-60: Drop your MP3s and back away with your hands over your head
New federal legislation (Bill C-60, available here in PDF format) has been quietly unveiled in Ottawa. The early word is that it’s the nicest present that Canadian consumers have given to record labels, movie studios and other publishers in a long time. Because...Global Frequency and open-source TV programming
It’s not quite the revolution… but it’s certainly new. Screenwriter John Rogers adapted the Warren Ellis comic Global Frequency for television, and garnered enough interest from WB to shoot a pilot episode. (Here in Vancouver, no less. Thanks for the...
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Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
