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heart and soul officially sucks

by | Jul 23, 2004 | pre-wp

“Almost four weeks after its July 2 release on 98 screens, America’s Heart and Soul has taken $311,572. This week it was showing on just 13 screens in the entire US mainland.” – Guardian Unlimited Disney’s flag waving, stomach-churning...

aspirin’s misleading message

by | Jul 21, 2004 | pre-wp

Bayer, the makers of Aspirin, desperate for more market share, are now branding their headache drug as a cure-all for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Last night, during the National on CBC, I saw a completely irresponsible commercial for Extra Strength Aspirin, which...

ratboy writes good

by | Jul 20, 2004 | pre-wp

Tony Walsh (aka Ratboy, Zero Grace and the evil genius behind ClickableCulture) has a great new article on Mindjack. Multiplayer Gaming’s Quiet Revolution details the evolution of the expression of emotions in online environments, from text-based emoticons...

paul gipe says what

by | Jul 19, 2004 | pre-wp

Paul Gipe speaks about wind power tomorrow (Tuesday July 20th) at Toronto’s C’est What pub. Paul is an author and advocate for the power of wind energy and his Wind Works site is a great resource. His talk is part of a Speakers Series, organised...

stopping sprawl

by | Jul 16, 2004 | pre-wp

When my partner and I drove across Canada last summer, we saw some of the most amazing scenery in the world. But in every city and town along the highway, we were confronted with the blight of urban sprawl. From Thunder Bay Ontario to Medicine Hat Alberta, we saw...