Dictation Bridge Has Reached Its Funding Goal

I had my doubts they were going to make it, but the Dictation Bridge project that we’ve been plugging here and there has reached its $20000 goal. Last week, the DictationBridge Indie Go-Go campaign reached its entire $20,000 goal with about 8 hours left in a 60 day fundraising effort. The DictationBridge team had 12 …

Dancing Cooker Bomb, Dance, Dance, Yeah!

Four-year-old's cucumber drawing prompts de-radicalisation call https://t.co/nQwC10KvsC pic.twitter.com/UChxLpnqjz — BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) March 11, 2016 Yes, this is a thing that really happened. Just wait until you hear why. It might be even dumber than you’re expecting. A nursery suggested referring a four-year-old boy to a de-radicalisation programme after he mispronounced the word “cucumber”, …

Surprise Surprise, There Is New Steven Page Music

If you have Spotify and haven’t already, you need to check out the discover weekly feature. Every week (I want to say Monday but I don’t always get around to it right away so that may have changed without me noticing), some sort of magical algorithms generate you a two hourish long playlist of songs …

And As We Look At The Radar, We Can See A Strong System Of Silly Lawsuits Heading For The Area

Montreal businessman sues weatherman over bad forecast; claims he cancelled events based on rain, that never came In what could be a precedent-setting case, a Montreal-area racetrack operator is suing a local weatherman over an incorrect forecast. Jacques Guertin, president of Projets Speciaux Sanair, which operates a racetrack southeast of Montreal, was in small-claims court …

It’s Still Real To Them, Dammit!

I think that by now, most folks (children excluded of course) know what pro wrestling is. I hate to use the phrase sports entertainment, but it’s pretty accurate. There was a time when it was treated more like sport than entertainment by pretty much everyone, but in America, those days are mostly long gone. I …

This Being A Day Ending In Y, The Fight Network Has Added Another Wrestling Show

It’s even a Canadian one. Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, today announced a programming deal with independent Canadian professional wrestling organization WrestleCentre to broadcast a weekly 1-hour series across the U.S., Canada and globally in over 30 countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. …

What A Whole New World Should Really Sound Like

I imagine most of you recognize that song and the movie scene it comes from. It’s pretty famous, dare I say iconic. Growing up in a house with younger siblings, I’ve seen it a million times. Yet somehow, even though I’ve spent a decent chunk of time on the radio and in recording studios, I’ve …

All My Rowdy Kids Are Here For Monday Night, But They’re Staying In The Car So They Won’t Bother Us

Perhaps I’m the idiot here, but it strikes me that bringing your three small children into your friend’s house while you watch football there would, believe it or not, cause you far less trouble than leaving them in the car…in Pennsylvania…in January. But I guess there’s no explaining that to the kind of guy who …