the blog

Where would we be if there was no coffee in the world? I suppose chocolate bars would be bigger sellers. Reefer Madness! It’s so nice when the media does the politicians’ job for them. Quoth the Globe and Mail’s Campbell Clark on A4, second paragraph (the ‘nut’ graph, for j-skoolers). “New attention has been focused… Continue reading Godless potheads seize the day

Wow, I don’t know if it’s the scandalous lack of sleep or the onset of a cold, but I just don’t have the rage this morning. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still pissed off, but just not really pissed off like most mornings. But I’ll see what I can do. Don’t trip as you backpedal… Continue reading Too tired to be enraged

I want to thank everyone who’s given me positive feedback on this thing. I guess people are actually reading it, so that’s cool. Also, keep posting comments, see if we can’t get nore debates going on some of this stuff. Also, tell your friends about the site, I’d love for word to get around about… Continue reading The Toronto Star gets a cookie

Well, it appears as though claims about the Alberta shooter’s marijuana grow-op were slightly exaggerated. Though every outlet led with the “shootout at a grow op” angle last week, it appears his operation was rather small and inconsequential to the whole thing. The media can be forgiven somewhat for that, given that RCMP commissioner Guiliano… Continue reading Set your faces to stun

I’d like to give mad ‘props’ to my wonderful friend Laura for pointing out the inherent hypocrisy of every journalist who accepted one of those sexy Liberal tote bags at this weekend’s convention. Remember that next time any journalist ever complains about politicians not fully disclosing their own conflicts of interest. . . way to… Continue reading Tote Bags of objectivity

To the loyal and dedicated readers of Megalomedia (he says with an optimistic tone), I guess it’s time to tell you that there won’t be Friday updates for the forseeable future. I don’t have my early-ass access to the news on Fridays and therefore, don’t feel right doing this bad boy up. And coverage begat… Continue reading It’s the spin cycle, and I’m feeling agitated

Wow, I just re-read the last few posts… they’ve been LONG. Sorry ’bout that. I’ll try to keep these more inline with the MTV generation’s preference for brief, easily digested tidbits. Why won’t he call? The fascination with what George W. Bush thinks carried on today. The Post actually led with a story called “BUSH… Continue reading Canada and U.S. headed towards war, I would assume

When I started this thing, I worried that I wouldn’t have enough material every day. So far, so good. Jayson Blair was a douche bag Ham and cheese sandwiches breed terrorism, Public Safety officials said today. Look ma, I’m a journalist! There’s a disturbing trend in the media today – more and more stories are… Continue reading On columns and sources

It only seems fitting that the first victim of my astute and whimsical musings is the National Post, given that it represents much of what is wrong with the world. Have you mongered your fear lately? The Post elected to lead today with a lovely little piece by Clifford Krauss headlined “NORAD IN JEOPARDY: EXPERTS”… Continue reading Post-bash-apalooza

Damn skippy. I hate blogs. I hate the word blog. And I hate that everyone and their puppy feels the need to tell the world what they think. But I also hate the modern Canadian media, and if there’s even a remote chance that someone might read this and think critically about what they digest… Continue reading What the hell? A Joe Boughner weblog?