Ford Nation, a one-hour news-talk show hosted by embattled Mayor Rob Ford and his brother, city councilman Doug Ford, has been cancelled by the conservative cable network Sun News less than 24 hours after the initial episode aired – despite the fact that it was the most-watched program in the network’s history.
Tag: 11.19.13
Why Is The Word “The” So Difficult To Define?
“It’s the most frequent word in the English language, accounting for around four percent of all the words we write or speak. It’s everywhere, all the time, so clearly it must be doing something important. Words have meaning. That’s fundamental, isn’t it? So what does ‘the,’ a word that seems to be supporting a significant portion of the entire weight of our language, mean? It must mean something, right?
The Word “Because” Gets A Whole New Function
Why? Because Internet.
Black U.S. Student Alleges Discrimination At Bolshoi Ballet Academy
Precious Adams, an 18-year-old dancer from metro Detroit scheduled to graduate from the Academy this spring, says that she has been ordered out of auditions, advised to experiment with bleaching her skin, and told to “try and rub the black off.”
British Drive To Create 50,000 New Arts Jobs For Young People
“The national strategy, called Building a Creative Nation, is calling upon the UK’s 107,000 creative sector employers to each recruit a person aged 16 to 24 by 2016. The initiative is designed to ensure that young people are able to gain paid jobs in arts organisations.”
They’re Not Dead Yet! Monty Python To Do Reunion Show
“The five surviving members of the Flying Circus – John Cleese, 74, Terry Gilliam, 72, Terry Jones, 71, Eric Idle, 70, and Michael Palin, 70 – are set to re-form for a stage show, the details of which are due to be revealed on Thursday.” Says Jones, “I hope to be able to pay off my mortgage!”
Terry Gilliam To Make 7th Attempt At Ill-Starred Don Quixote Project
“It is the film project that refuses to die in the face of freak storms, wholesale cast changes and struggles with Hollywood financiers. Terry Gilliam has once again vowed to bring his long-awaited, regularly abandoned” script The Man Who Killed Don Quixote “to the big screen almost a decade and a half after it was supposed to wrap.”
Bullying And Harassment Rife In UK Theatre Industry: Survey
“More than half of theatre professionals – including backstage staff, performers and creatives – have been bullied, harassed or discriminated against in the workplace, with women more likely than men to be the victim of abuse.”
Peter Maxwell Davies: Our Culture Is In Grave Danger
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies said the situation has reached a “serious tipping point” whereby centuries of great works could be lost to future generations more interested in “vacuous celebrity culture and inane talent shows.”
How David Hockney Became The World’s Leading iPad Artist
“Where Jan van Eyck might have used convex mirrors to create a larger field of view on his canvas, Hockney turns to a modern equivalent: video cameras.”