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Film Study: The 70s Movies That Turned Boomers Left

For those whose frame of reference stretches back to the cradle of the Boomers, there is a direct link between today's perpetually indignant blue hairs and the movies they were fed in their formative years.

I Don't Like Mondays →More I Don't Like Mondays

Bruce Dowbiggin · July 21, 2026

Rogers Pulls The Plug On Sports Talk Radio. We Saw It Coming.

Rogers shuttered six sports talk stations this week, including Vancouver and Calgary. For those of us who built careers in the format, it was inevitable — and it still stings.

Bruce Dowbiggin · July 14, 2026

The NHL Draft Lottery Is Broken — And The League Is Fine With That

Canadian teams are now weighing whether to draft Americans at all. Both Tkachuks have fled. Matthews and Hellebuyck are on the way.

Bruce Dowbiggin · July 7, 2026

Hockey Night In Canada Is Dead. The Suits Killed It Slowly.

The HNIC brand is no more. For those of us who covered the show — and fought with it — the death notice came decades ago. The suits just took their time signing the certificate.

The Usual Suspects →More The Usual Suspects

Bruce Dowbiggin · July 30, 2026

Film Study: The 70s Movies That Turned Boomers Left

There is a direct link between today's perpetually indignant blue hairs and the movies they were fed in their formative years. 1970s progressive themes and cultural guilt are not recent phenomenons.

Bruce Dowbiggin · July 23, 2026

Grave Talkers, Wind Walkers, Media Grovelers: How FN Have Owned The Narrative

First Nations leadership has become expert at controlling the story — and a compliant media has been only too happy to hand over the pen.

Bruce Dowbiggin · July 16, 2026

Justin Embraces Full Bieber; Canada Embraces Suicidal Empathy

When a nation's political class takes its emotional cues from a pop star's public breakdown, you have to wonder who's running the country — and whether they know the difference between governance and group therapy.

Do Androids Dream of Culture? →More Do Androids Dream

Robin Harvey · December 17, 2025

Podcast Studies: Practice into Theory

Podcasts have become so ubiquitous it's easy to forget they are relative newcomers to the digital broadcast scene. A recently released academic work is an important read for podcast listeners, content creators, and those who promote this rapidly evolving medium.

Robin Harvey · September 20, 2025

The Midnight Project: An Exceptional Read

Skilled satire, adroit wit and whimsy combine with engaging prose and intriguing characters to make Canadian author Christy Climenhage's debut novel an often-exceptional read.

April 25, 2025

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