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April 4 is ‘Talk Like Batman Day’ in Kelowna… officially!
The morning show duo at Kelowna’s Sun FM station, Sonia Sidhu and Kevin Lim, spearheaded a push to have April 4 proclaimed ‘Talk Like Batman Day.’ They started an online petition that states in part: The internet loves to celebrate silly ideas. “Sandwich Day”, “Macaron Day”, “Talk Like a Pirate Day”…so why not start our…
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Deja vu on the local news
Pack mentality makes the media look silly. Take this example that late-night host Conan O’Brien exploited: It’s likely the local stations all subscribe to the same wire service and simply coughed out the same script like a journalistic hairball into the laps of their viewers. Once upon a time, content was king. Now unique content…
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Work is worship
Here’s something a little blasphemous for Easter Sunday. In advertising genius George Lois’ punchy little book, Damn Good Advice, he states: “Work is worship.” Maybe that’s why I’m basking in the warm glow of my laptop, rather than sitting in a church pew. Lois says, “Those of us lucky enough to spend our days doing…
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New TV show Revolution a promising disappointment
It’s a geek’s nightmare: Every electronic device in the world is instantly snuffed out. No more TV. No more cellphones. No more cars. No more computers. No more modern medicine. That’s the premise behind J.J. Abrams’ (Lost, Alcatraz, Star Trek, etc.) newest television creation, Revolution. The series premiered Monday, Sept. 17, with a promising start…
David Wylie 