from New York this morning following a long weekend with family and friends. Of course I spent most of my time out and about, but I am a freak for the Winter Olympics, so I tried to sneak a peek as much as I could as well. It was a big shock. I knew how crappy the NBC coverage was since I get the network at home, but in other years I didn’t have to rely on it – I could just switch to the CBC to get a real view of the Games. In NYC of course I didn’t have that option, and the shortcomings I’ve noted before about NBC’s coverage were all the more annoying.
Archives for 2002
Funny
: Harry Potter fans warn against dangerous effects of Bible in The Chaser News from Australia.
After my class tonight
I just plain forgot about the YULbloggers meeting and drinkfest tonight. Just as well, as I’m off for a long weekend in NY tomorrow, so I had to get ready.
I’m going to NY to visit with my brother and his wife, who live there, and my mother and stepfather, who are in the city for the winter. Back on Monday – I’m probably not going to post until then.
Courtesy of the ever-
reviving Shift Mag, The Top 25 Web Personalities. Or, as they write, “these are the rock stars of the web. If you hadn’t already heard of them, you have now.” I don’t know about rock stars, but their descriptions are pretty funny. The list includes Justin Hall, Matt Haughey, Kottke and Meg Hourihan, and more.
Dave Winer
mentioned the Superbowl commercials in Scripting News today, and wondered aloud, “What’s coming next. A link between abortion and terrorism? A link between voting Democratic and terrorism? A link between being black or jewish and terrorism?”
I suggest that the link between abortion and terrorism has already been made, albeit with relative subtlety. Go watch it again. The very last frame of the second commercial features a young woman delivering one of the “reverse testimonials” that is at the heart of the piece. She says, “My life, my body,” followed by a voice-over (female) that says, “It’s not like I was hurting anyone else.”
If that isn’t a very thinly veiled anti-abortion message that more or less equates abortion with terrorism, I’ll eat my hat.
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