Column

Atlantic News Perspective #143 (May 30, 2005)
Vandalizing Summerside, poking around in Sydney and rethinking Point Pleasant Park.
By: Iain K. MacLeod

Video

"Black History Month" by Death From Above 1979 [Quicktime]

Music & Donairs

"I Can't Put My Finger On It" by ween | Chris Applebaum

Column

Atlantic News Perspective #142 (May 24, 2005)
Messed-up maps, an oily mess and a smokeless Nova Scotia.
By: Iain K. MacLeod

Stuff

MOTOR BOOST VENTILATOR | Chinese Export Commodities Fair

Cooking

It doesn't feel like summer is approaching (tonight's forecast: low of 4 w/ patchy drizzle), but read this anyway:

Everything You Thought You Knew About Grilling Is Wrong | A Work In Progress

Film

Rubber Johnny | dir. Chris Cunningham

Column

Atlantic News Perspective #141 (May 16, 2005)
High school hit lists, losing out on lobster and PEI cracks Coastal Living.
By: Iain K. MacLeod

Music

"Baby C'Mon" by Stephen Malkmus (courtesy of Matador Records)

Music

"I Turn My Camera On" by Spoon (courtesy of Matador Records...outside the US/Canada)

Music

"Twin Cinema" by The New Pornographers (courtesy of Matador Records)

Free Advertising

From Matador Records: Finally, we'd like to offer a shout-out (ie. "fuck you") to the cowards and thought-cops at the Ad Dept at Paste Magazine who have deemed our proposed advertisement for 'Face The Truth' to be beyond the bounds of "good taste." God forbid that anything might challenge the sensibilities of Paste's Yep Roc-loving, Starbucks-guzzling, Wes Anderson-worshipping readership. Seriously, if there's anything we or SM have done that is a poor fit with Paste's Ad Dept's narrow worldview, that is the highest compliment we've been paid since the last time Spin refused to run one of our ads.

Music

Allergic reaction ends rapping marathon | CBC Arts

Nerd Alert

Inflection Point | i, Cringely

Film

Truth In Advertising (d. Tim Hamilton) | studio2f

Column

Atlantic News Perspective #140 (May 9, 2005)
Bizarre boarder crossing, re-resurfacing the bridge and Big Brother in St. John's.
By: Iain K. MacLeod

Quote

"I myself have helped hundreds of people get off drugs. In Scientology, we have the only successful drug rehabilitation program in the world. It's called Narconon...It's a statistically proven fact that there is only one successful drug rehabilitation program in the world. Period, " Tom Cruise (SPIEGEL Interview )

Event

What? Windom Earle + Spincycle^2
When? Wed, May 11 @ 10 PM
Where? Reflections Cabaret
How much? $3 (Ladies Free)

Fake News News

Daily Show's Colbert gets own Comedy Central show | CBC Arts

News

"U.S. customs officials said he was wearing a bullet-proof vest and was carrying a chain saw, a hatchet, a sword, an assortment of knives and a can of pepper spray. Border officials confiscated the arsenal, then let Despres continue on his way." (RCMP lay charges against New Brunswick man in grisly double murder | Macleans.ca)

Column

Atlantic News Perspective #139 (May 2, 2005)
Seal hunt fiction, banning the Bible and Rosie's gay cruise.
By: Iain K. MacLeod

Picture This

The spaceship has been part of the Cavendish landscape for decades. (CBC News)