Feb 28 2009
Never Cry Wolf and The Snow Walker are based on works by Farley Mowat and should be seen together. If you like one, chances are you’ll like the other. The drama is magnified in both movies by the desolate and beautiful landscape of Canada’s north. In Never Cry Wolf, a scientist spends six months [...]
Feb 26 2009
A single-take, single-shot video from a Newfoundland band called Hey Rosetta, directed by local St. John’s filmmaker, Jordan Canning. Best viewed in HQ mode.
I’m not into much rock music, if that’s what this is, but these guys are very good at what they do and only getting better. They’re gonna be big.
Feb 25 2009
In An Americano With an Extra Shot of Guilt, Please, Darren Barefoot observes the hypocrisy of a coffee shop, which he sums up nicely:
We’re entirely comfortable selling you an environmentally insensitive product, but want you to feel guilty about giving us your money. Plus, [as filmgoer juan points out on Flickr] we’ve been unwilling or [...]
Feb 25 2009
I been listening to a lot of Old Man Luedecke lately. His music grows on you.
Skip to the 45-second mark.
UPDATE: He’s on eMusic. “The Joy of Cooking” is another great song.
Feb 24 2009
“In space, no one can hear you scream.” Damn straight. (Those are the words at the end of the trailer.) I recently saw Alien in a theatre for the first time, and it was way better than any of the times I watched it on a TV screen — and I’ve seen it many [...]
Feb 24 2009
Computerworld Canada’s 2008 Salary Calculator:
Access up-to-date information from our 2008 IT Salary Survey, including salaries, cash bonuses, and percentage increases over 2007
Find how much you’re underpaid.
Feb 18 2009
A founder and editor of The Onion gave a great speech at the 2008 National FFRF Convention. Funny stuff. An excerpt:
Atheist. It’s a cold and prickly word, like Recidivist. Rapist. Terrorist. Anal cyst. It’s a terrible word. Agnostic is no better. It sounds clinical. It’s two letters off from diagnostic. “I’m sorry to have [...]
