Big Peanut: Everybody's enemy now...
From the wires: "There is new information available about the recent salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter from a plant in Georgia.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said at least 12 times over the past two years the Peanut Corporation of America has knowingly sold products that had tested positive for salmonella."
I know at least one anthropomorphic arachide bigwig who just dropped his cane and let his monocle fall out of his eye in rage that his plot to poison America has been foiled...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Thanks, language, for being confusing.
From CBC Arts:
For the first time in the 34-year history of the César Awards, a Quebec actor has been nominated for the French film awards.
Marc-André Grondin is nominated as most promising young male actor for his role in the film Le Premier Jour Du Reste de Ta Vie (The First Day of the Rest of Your Life). ...
Oh, neat! First time ever? But what about...
Marie-José Crozes [double sic!] was nominated as most promising young female actress in 2004 for her role in Denys Arcand film The Barbarian Invasions.
Oh, first Quebec ACTOR, not first Quebec ACTRESS...
OK, so there's nothing, strictly speaking, wrong with what the CBC has done here... But some news sources use actor as a gender neutral term and others use actor and actress, so I was confused... I wish there was a universal style guide for this - and, frankly, I think the old way was much clearer. Can we go back, though?
From CBC Arts:
For the first time in the 34-year history of the César Awards, a Quebec actor has been nominated for the French film awards.
Marc-André Grondin is nominated as most promising young male actor for his role in the film Le Premier Jour Du Reste de Ta Vie (The First Day of the Rest of Your Life). ...
Oh, neat! First time ever? But what about...
Marie-José Crozes [double sic!] was nominated as most promising young female actress in 2004 for her role in Denys Arcand film The Barbarian Invasions.
Oh, first Quebec ACTOR, not first Quebec ACTRESS...
OK, so there's nothing, strictly speaking, wrong with what the CBC has done here... But some news sources use actor as a gender neutral term and others use actor and actress, so I was confused... I wish there was a universal style guide for this - and, frankly, I think the old way was much clearer. Can we go back, though?
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
The long-awaited return of... CBC Arts Headline Watch!
Today's doozy: "Errors are human, says Wikipedia founder"
I look forward to tomorrow's follow-up story on what Jimmy Wales thinks of forgiveness...
(Past editions of CBC Arts Headline and Lede Watch here...)
Today's doozy: "Errors are human, says Wikipedia founder"
I look forward to tomorrow's follow-up story on what Jimmy Wales thinks of forgiveness...
(Past editions of CBC Arts Headline and Lede Watch here...)
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Things that make you go hmm....
Have you noticed that every time the Canadiens have faced the Leafs so far this season (and again for the rest of the regular season), the Habs have played a game the night before and the Leafs have had the night before off? Is this some sort of attempt to even out the teams by tiring the Habs out? CONSPIRACY.
Have you noticed that every time the Canadiens have faced the Leafs so far this season (and again for the rest of the regular season), the Habs have played a game the night before and the Leafs have had the night before off? Is this some sort of attempt to even out the teams by tiring the Habs out? CONSPIRACY.
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