by Rob Cottingham | Jan 25, 2006 | Blogging, Everything Else, Media Mix
The Washington Post recently shut off comments on its post.blog, following a flurry of angry ripostes to its ombudsman’s clumsy handling of complaints over the paper’s coverage of the Jack Abramoff affair. Commenting has been partly restored; you now have... by Rob Cottingham | Jan 11, 2006 | Everything Else
You know, I’d hoped we’d moved on as a society, maybe even grown up a little, but apparently not. The blonde joke — harbinger of everything I hate about so-called “lad culture” — has made a comeback. by Rob Cottingham | Jan 4, 2006 | Comedy, Vancouver
The LaffRiotGirls are looking for Vancouver’s funniest new female comic: Think you have what it takes to be a stand up comedian? E-mail laffriotgirls (at) shaw (dot) ca to sign up for our Fourth Annual Comedy Competition. This year’s competition will take... by Rob Cottingham | Dec 31, 2005 | Everything Else, How to..., Technology
Who knows why Apple decided not to allow you to export your contacts from the OS X Address Book application? Maybe it’s fear of feature bloat; maybe it’s a sinister attempt to lock you in once you’ve started using their app. One thing’s for... by Rob Cottingham | Dec 19, 2005 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Vancouver
Over at James Sherritt’s blog, we learn that the Ridge Theatre will close permanently on December 23. Yeah, that Ridge: fantastic popcorn. Great flicks during the film festival. The best marquee in the Lower Mainland. Here’s the official announcement.... by Rob Cottingham | Dec 18, 2005 | Everything Else
There’s been fantastic response to my post on blogging/podcasting NDP candidates. Thanks to everyone who’s contributed suggestions and let me know about their own blogs. I’ve updated the OPML file several times since I first posted it, so if you were...