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Monthly Archives: June 2006
The six-stage celebrity life cycle

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 as being the first to have discovered you, and … Read more

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Goodbyes make me cry

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? Or do … Read more

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Commercial cliches

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 a mindless drone who eagerly digests every marketing morsel thrown your way … Read more

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‘The Hour’ moves to the main CBC network

George Stroumboulopoulos is a popular guy. Read more

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CBC's Diana Swain re-energized by focus on local news

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 as it were — as the … Read more

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CBC TV goes reality-crazy

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 with the Stanley Cup Finals — which drew an average … Read more

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Peter Mansbridge has left the building

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 mingling and glad-handing – stuff I’m not … Read more

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Live, Songs from Black Mountain

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 it would be a mysterious, dark and ominous record from a band returning … Read more

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Five don’ts for B-list bloggers (because there are no do’s)

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,” unless you actually are MC Hammer. 3. Don’t tell us that “music should be about the … Read more

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Celebrity life cycle: What to expect when you’re expected to live up to certain expectations

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 as being the first to have discovered you, and … Read more

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Posted on August 22, 2010

Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean will appeal a recent decision by Haiti’s electoral council rejecting his run in the country’s Nov. 28 presidential election. The former Fugees member’s candidacy was rejected beacause has hadn’t resided in the country for the past … Read more

Posted on August 22, 2010

Here are top 20 programs in Canada for the week of August 9-15, 2010. This chart shows the top TV programs for all home market stations for the week indicated. Programs are ranked based on their average minute audience. The … Read more

Posted on August 14, 2010

Here are top 20 programs in Canada for the week of August 2-8, 2010. This chart shows the top TV programs for all home market stations for the week indicated. Programs are ranked based on their average minute audience. The … Read more