my nasty website

OK here's the site: http://manu.rcc.ryerson.ca/~gelmer/

I welcome feedback as I'm about to make it suave. An homage to myself. Or at least less ugly.

The death of news (again)

If there wasn't yet enough anecdotal evidence already telling us about the death of news...

Apparently the Annenberg Center has found in their surveys of American public opinion that more Americans defined Bill O'Reilly (that really pushy condescending right wing nut on Fox) as a "journalist" than Bob Woodward (Washington Post).

here's the link from the CBC:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2005/06/14/Arts/poll050614.html

Streisand tells the truth

Barbara Streisand's truth alerts!:

http://barbrastreisand.com/news_alertTalk.html

suicide bombers -- the case for "context"

from
http://www.peaceinchechnya.org/reports.htm
A report from The American Council for Peace in Chechnya


"...ACPC is releasing this comprehensive study on suicide bombings associated with the war in Chechnya. As the author has noted, suicide bombers are typically not motivated by ideology, but more often by a desire for revenge and retribution in the vicious cycle of violence created by the Kremlin's five year war in Chechnya. Though this study was prepared prior to the terrorist acts in North Ossetia, we hope that it will provide much-needed background on understanding the aims and motivations of suicide bombers in Chechnya."

"The Take"

Avi Lewis and Naomi Kline's documentary . "The Take" opens this weekend in Canada (www.thetake.org), autonomists will be dancing in the aisles.

Hope to get tickets to see it at Atom Agoyan's new intimate cinema "Camera" on Queen West, nestled in between a number of art galleries, a stones throw from the uber trendy Drake Hotel (Martini-face time palace).

Lewis will be in attendance for post-chat with the audience. Reviews on the film and venue to follow...unless its already sold out, then its off to the Horseshoe for some music.

real time riot: Boston

We receive Boston US networks here on our Bell TV satellite, odd since cable and over the air TV receives Buffalo, just down the road from le hot blog. But regardless having previously lived in Boston we enjoy the familiarity. Last night's coverage of the post-Red Sox celebrations on the city streets was a bonus: the ABC affiliate in Boston was flush with real-time crowd dispersion techniques, periodically interspersed with interviews with Red Sox players and owners (btw why do they give the sports trophies to the owners first now? that irks me). Back and forth: cops in riot gear, champagne over Pedro; horses charging, fan on the street comment, close up of arrest, 'thank you god' from player x, y, z...etc. Late night of viewing...

new blog title

Thanks to A. Opel for inspiring the renaming of this blog (am I talking to myself...is there anyone out there?). I hope he doesn't sue me. Those Flordians are funny that way.

Eminem's new video

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/10/26/142031/17

This video reminds me of the film _Fight Club_ without the irony.

wireless

In my previous life (the one where I lived 6 blocks from Jeb Bush) I was a thief. I stole from my neighbor. How awful...no, how unneighborly. I surfed the net on their wireless. I stole their waves. I admit it.

I didn't download, nor did I listen to net-radio. That would have been downright rude. I'm an ethical WIFI thief. My new neighbor has a password protected WIFI hub. I wonder if he/she had some nasty neighbor sucking the speed out of their last connection.

first post

Has anyone seen "The Yes Men" yet? Apparently it played at the Toronto Intl. fil festival (in my hometown), but I was oblivious to it. Then again, from what I hear all the talk (wet-blogging) and buzz happens in the lines outside the festival cinemas.