In a Comment at a recent post, I’ve referred to commonalities between Bridget Jones’s Baby and The King’s Speech. In the current post, I will explore themes related to storytelling, Erving Goffman, storylines, narrative arcs, frames and framing, and related topics. These topics are of interest to me because I have been exploring the nature […]
An Oct. 14, 2016 CBC article by CBC investigative reporter John Lancaster is entitled: “Justin Di Ciano’s ties to Dunpar Homes under investigation: Complaint alleges Di Ciano may have benefited ‘financially and politically’ from developer.” The opening paragraphs read: The city of Toronto’s integrity commissioner has launched an investigation into Etobicoke councillor Justin Di Ciano’s ties […]
An Oct. 12, 2016 Etobicoke Guardian article is entitled: “Public meeting to discuss fate of Mimico waterfront plan at OMB.” The brief article reads: Ontario Municipal Board appeals against the Mimico Secondary Plan will be discussed at a community meeting. Mimico Residents’ Association and Mimico Lakeshore Community Network co-host a meeting, titled Threat to the […]
I recently inadvertently overrode my WordPress Theme on Dashboard at WordPress, and ended up with my custom layout – developed over the years by Walden Design and Maestra Web Design – replaced by a standard, off-the-shelf WordPress Theme. With thanks to Walden and Maestra – and with thanks to the fact I had a Dropbox backup […]
Dundas Connects is a City of Mississauga website inciting input from Mississauga residents in planning for the next steps for Dundas Street. A tweet from the City of Mississauga @citymississauga reads: Come out to our next #DundasConnects public meeting & tell us what you think about options for Dundas’ future! http://www.dundasconnects.ca The Dundas Connects website notes: “Our online […]
Click here for previous posts regarding Etobicoke-Lakeshore MPP Peter Milczyn > [The following message is from MPP Peter Milczyn’s Constituency Office. I have not posted the images that are included with the message except for a few. However, a majority of the links are included; the ones not included can be found through a browser […]
An Oct. 8, 2015 fivethirtyeight.com article is entitled: “Will The Trump Tape Have A Bigger Effect On The Race Than Past Controversies?” Partisan activation The article includes a reference to the concept – which I found most interesting to read about – of partisan activation. In the following excerpt (given time constraints) I have not […]
An Oct. 7, 2016 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Toronto man cleared of charges he already served time for: Three years after he was released from prison, Nosakhare Ohenhen was acquitted of all charges — the very same charges for which he spent six years in prison.” The opening paragraphs read: In 2010, a judge […]
The following message is from Jem Cain: Hi Folks, I thought you might be interested in this event and may want to share the information with friends, on your website, blog or social media. The In Situ event scheduled for Oct 27,28 & 29th at the Small Arms Building – on Lakeshore @ Dixie Rd. […]
An Oct. 7, 2016 Guardian article is entitled: “Why television writing has become the new home of verbal complexity: The high literary style of Woolf and Nabokov was long ago condemned as elitist and replaced by bland accessibility. But there is now a return to verbal complexity, not least in the unlikely medium of TV.” Good […]