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The Last Post (Here) 8 Jan 2009 | 09:45 am
It's a new year, and I'm abandoning this blog for good. Although I am not abandoning blogging, I will just be using my own website blog. All your links can update with http://www.jonathanball.com/?cat...
Chinese Democracy 29 Nov 2008 | 12:09 pm
The day came and went. Chinese Democracy exists. The best review of the album is by Chuck Klosterman, writing for The Onion: I've maintained a decent living by making easy jokes about Axl Rose for th...
The Best Thing Ever 27 Nov 2008 | 05:58 pm
The jury is in agreement, and this is the best thing ever: And so is this: And this:
My Fifteen Seconds of Fame 27 Nov 2008 | 05:54 pm
I am in the news (kind-of), the Okanagan College News anyway. I have copied the full article for your reading displeasure: Kevin McPherson signs book deals English professor Kevin McPherson signed t...
Here's looking at you, kid. 19 Nov 2008 | 02:03 pm
This is a blog update just for Peter Norman, my only fan/reader of this blog. I am sorry to be away for so long. I am slowly shifting my blog over to my website, www.jonathanball.com, but it's still i...
Wow. 8 Oct 2008 | 03:53 am
It is stunning that only today are the Conservatives slated to unveil their election platform... one week away from election day, AFTER the debate, AFTER the early polls have opened and closed... peop...
Stephen King on novels in the 21st century 10 May 2008 | 03:08 am
novels are still the best entertainment option. Even a hardcover is cheaper than two tickets to the local multiplex, especially once you throw in gas, parking, and babysitting. Also, a book lasts long...
The Waking Eyes --- "All Empires Fall" 9 May 2008 | 06:19 am
Winnipeg's "The Waking Eyes" are putting out their new album, peep the video on Youtube by searching "All Empires Fall" . . . it's a nice video, but I prefer the one below, a live shoot directed by yo...
Avant-Garde Basketball Player Penalized for Travelling 22 Mar 2008 | 11:52 am
The avant-garde artist known only as "Dehzi," who has become infamous for his unorthodox contributions to professional sports, was penalized for travelling in a basketball game on friday. During the ...
"Lunch Time Street Beef" with Johnny LaRue! 20 Mar 2008 | 12:50 pm
This is my favourite SCTV sketch, with John Candy as Johnny LaRue. The lack of people on the street was a recurring joke with Street Beef. But in this particular episode, Johnny LaRue has been reprima...
