Feeling sick. Not doing much of anything right now. Vegging. Surfing. Gonna watch a movie. I’m hoping to kick this cold by next week. I have a somewhat busy week ahead, as the last real week of classes for the semester. Play performance Monday. Tuesday, a lecture and review for an exam. Wednesday and Thursday, I’m having the writing students do an unusual assignment — writing me letters about my class. Thursday, a lecture on “The Canadian Identity”. Then that’s it. A final exam on the following Tuesday, and piles of essays to read but a lot of time to …
Month: December 2006
British TV Documentaries
Lately I’ve been watching a few downloaded documentaries from British TV. Most of the ones I’ve seen so far have been quite good. I will probably comment on Dawkins’ documentary on religion, bearing the provocative title Root of All Evil?, in a few days, but for now, I’m too busy to post about that at the length it deserves. However, I just watched Thomas Balmès’ documentary on Nokia’s ethical appraisal issues, titled Made in China, and posted the following review at AllConsuming. As much as I think it’s important to discuss the plight of exploited workers in factories in places …
More Mockery of Kim Jong Il? Oh Yeah!
A channel at Youtube devoted to mocking Kim Jong Il? You just know I’m subscribed now.
Take Anything You Want
This has got to be the weirdest “pro” English lesson I’ve ever seen: And this Korean dorm-made response is even weirder.
Cahoots Ad
That womens’ magazine I write for, Cahoots, has a new ad up. Check it out, pass it on. (PS I didn’t have anything to do with the ad itself. I’m just spreading the word.)