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Ghostbuster zines from the Canzine Hollywood Piracy Zine Challenge are now online! http://t.co/RoAMEQTU
2009,
14:37 GMT
Twits: Actors Dramatize Celebrity Tweets
Posted by: Hal
Okay this is one of the stranger things I’ve seen in terms of a mainstream website (in this case, the Washington Post) exploring social media. It features actors very seriously uttering the tweets of people like Courtney Love, Tila Tequila and P. Diddy, who says for instance, “I am destiny [sic.]to do something GREAT today! Are you? You can if you believe.”
So check out the two videos that have been posted and let me know what you think. In all honesty, I don’t know what to make of this. Thoughts?
2009,
0:23 GMT
Hal and Bill Wasik on Spark
Posted by: Hal
Here’s a discussion I had on Nora Young’s CBC Radio show Spark with Bill Wasik (inventor of the flash mob and author of And Then There’s Is, a good book about viral culture).
The topic is Why do people post regrettable videos online? Like, you know, the kind that can get them arrested and stuff.
Actually the link takes you to the podcast of the whole episode. Enjoy the whole thing, it’s the season premiere!
For some reason I’ve been doing a lot of radio lately…Which is good. I love radio.
2009,
20:07 GMT
Radio Appearances: Q and the State We’re In
Posted by: Hal
Thursday (yesterday) I was on CBC Radio’s Q talking about the ethics of Reality TV. You can download a podcast of the entire episode by clicking here.
On Saturday night (late night) a piece I recorded for the great Radio Netherlands show The State We’re In will air overnight on the CBC as part of their latest episode entitled “The Right to Complain”. But you don’t have to stay up all night to hear it, you can hear my piece (about how I learned to accept my status as a kvetch), and all the other great segments, right now online by clicking here.
2009,
18:38 GMT
E. Starts Kindergarten
Posted by: Hal
Okay, apologies, I’ve been back from vacation for a week and haven’t posted a word. I guess at least half my brain (the thinking part) is still in a canoe up North. But life goes on and there is lots to tell you about.
First off, the now 4 year old E. started kindergarten this morning. She was fine with it, even seemed to be excited about the concept. Her class is only two doors down from her day-care room so it wasn’t like any kind of major new concept or anything. Being the insensitive and clue-less male I am, I wasn’t even planning to tag along for the drop off until W., at the very last minute, made me feel guilty for staying behind. So I pulled on a pair of shorts and tagged along. It wasn’t until the moment of truth was before us that I really realized why I’d been pressed into service: It was because mommy was feeling a bit emotional about the whole thing. Sensitive fellow that I am, I didn’t even think about that part of it. Well, okay, I didn’t really think about any part of it.
In the end nobody cried –– at least nobody cried in my family. There were a whole bunch of other kids bawling their eyes out. so we’ll see how it all went later. I promised E. an ice-cream to celebrate her ascendancy to the ranks of the regularly brainwashed.
Other news coming up soon: update on the doc; surveillance camera footage logs!; what Hal did on his summer vacation; Fall Peep events; plus various bizarre peep news from around the globe! Check back, there will be frequent updates in this space moving forward.
2009,
15:06 GMT
Shit My Dad Says - hilarious Twitter Feed
Posted by: Hal
I’m back and I’m posting. Let’s start it off with a funny twitter feed called Shit My Dad Says by a 28 year old who lives with his 78 year old dad. Check this out, it’s my brand of humour. Here are a few samples:
The Bloggist
Hey, I’m Hal Niedzviecki. I’m a writer/thinker who lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with my wife and daughter. Up till now I’ve always considered myself a private person. But at the same time I’m fascinated by people who effortlessly open themselves up to the whole world. So I’ve… more...
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