Stage 1: It’s all about the exposure Following your big break, people begin to stand up and take notice that you have that certain “It Factor.” Everyone wants to claim status... Read the full post

Anyone who has ever sat down to compose a letter or email is eventually faced with the dilemma of how to sign off. Do I just sign my name? Do I write cheers to seem friendly and informal?... Read the full post

In this day and age of being bombarded with advertisements everywhere you turn, it helps to insulate yourself with some good old-fashioned critical thinking. But what if you’re... Read the full post

George Stroumboulopoulos is a popular guy. Aside from helming the hit CBC Newsworld show The Hour, which will be moving to the main network following The National in the fall, he’s... Read the full post

For more than a decade, CBC local news outlets have become all too familiar with cutbacks. Since 1991, a litany of local news staffers have found themselves out of a job — or cutback... Read the full post

The CBC picked a good time to preview their upcoming TV season last Thursday. For the first time in years, the public broadcaster had Canada’s most-watched program of the week... Read the full post

Surprisingly, I had a really good time at the CBC TV 2006-2007 Season Preview last week. I say surprising because I usually shut down at these kind of events, since they’re all about... Read the full post

After hearing Live’s seventh release I couldn’t help but think that it has the most misleading album title since R.E.M.’s UP. Songs from Black Mountain sounds like... Read the full post

1. Don’t forget to remind people who you are, especially if you are the original “Becky” from Roseanne. 2. Don’t repeatedly write: “It’s Hammertime,”... Read the full post

Stage 1: It’s all about the exposure Following your big break, people begin to stand up and take notice that you have that certain “It Factor.” Everyone wants to... Read the full post