by Rob Cottingham | Dec 5, 2005 | Blogging, Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Politics, Technology
Samuel Goldwyn once famously answered criticism that his company’s films lacked artistic merit with a biting, “Pictures are for entertainment. Messages should be delivered by Western Union.” That’s more or less where J. Kelly Nestruck stands,... by Rob Cottingham | Nov 30, 2005 | Blogging, Politics
Several NDP campaigns are blogging, and at least one is podcasting – and I think that deserves some recognition. So this page is going to serve as a repository for the Web 2.0-enabled NDP candidates. I’ve almost certainly missed some, and others will... by Rob Cottingham | Nov 29, 2005 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Politics
The phenomenally busy Russell McOrmond notes that, with the end of this Parliament, Bill C-60 is no more: Bill C-60 has died on the Order Paper, but you can be sure that whoever forms the next government will table a similar bill (likely with a different number). We... by Rob Cottingham | Nov 29, 2005 | Politics
And election day is… January 23, 2006. As one veteran political organizer I spoke to this morning said, “That’s way too much underwear to buy.”* Okay, political junkies: deep breaths. Deeeeeep breaths. Calm down, and take the next two months in... by Rob Cottingham | Nov 29, 2005 | Communicating, Politics, Speechwriting
Scott Piatkowski alerted me yesterday to CTV’s contest, Political Idol: If you believe you have what it takes, here’s how it works: Question Period viewers are asked to send in a minute-long written campaign speech on a topic of their choice to... by Rob Cottingham | Nov 25, 2005 | Everything Else, Politics, Technology
With all the protests that the impending federal election campaign will likely impinge on Christmas and Hanukkah celebrations, there hasn’t been one word about how badly it will interfere with the speculation over what Steve Jobs will be announcing at Macworld...