It’s hard to imagine, but I’m still struck by the incredible lack of trees in most Canadian major cities. I say most since I’ve visited most, and recently, Vancouver and Victoria, both really surprise me by their lack of urban greenery. There are spots, like the UBC campus, which abut parks and have [...]
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Interesting denouement to the so-called Rushdie Affair. Salman Rushdie, well known Indian/British author, most famous for the Satanic Verses and Midnight’s Children, earned an apology today from writers of a tell-all spy book. The writers had included or manufactured anecdotes about Rushdie’s period of protection while he was under fatwah from clerics [...] Sometimes I am really surprised by Art. I can capitalize the concept in this case, since these are experiences I really esteem and they are infrequent. Falling into an exhibit of Christopher Pratt at the AGNS, his massive paintings underground… that was memorable. Another happy discovery was Andy Goldsworthy. Recent controversy over Warhammer Online, the MMO based on the Warhammer franchise, saw the one of the founders and CEO, Mark Jacobs, ejected from the business. He and others sold the operating company (Mythic Entertainment) to Electronic Arts for $70 odd million I believe in 2006. Scott “Lum the Mad” Jennings has [...] We’ll, I guess I’ll start this. Let’s see if I can make it a tradition. About three years ago I had a bad moment in one of Canada’s largest book chains. I was trying to find a Graham Greene novel, and the price of the only copy available was almost two and a half times that of the listed US sales price. Even more expensive after the probable conversion [...] Your specific role and responsibility is to “raise the bar.” It’s not sufficient to meet the goals with quality or to create sustainable results, to not leave bodies in the road and completely alienate your peers. You are judged on exceeding all expectations all the time. This is a performance culture. It’s [...] |
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