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About Gabriel

I’ve lived in more than fifty places. I've been paid to pick stones out of fields, take backstage photos of Britney Spears, and report on Internet privacy issues. My photos have been published in several newspapers, and a couple of magazines.

Canadian Inventions — ‘Standard Time’

Posted on February 9, 2007 by Gabriel

Dumas: Canadian “Au gré des saisons”; ‘Fixer le temps‘ (2006) . Europe Is Small And Crowded… …so having a system of timekeeping where, if it was 6pm in Paris it was five minutes sooner in London, kind of made sense. Or … Continue reading →

Posted in America, Canada, Canadian Inventions, Canadian Politics, CSN:AFU Greatest Hits, globalization, Great Britain, Humor, Humour, Punk | 7 Comments

All Aboot Canadians At The 2007 Grammy Awards

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Gabriel

Nelly Furtado: Canadian “Say It Right”; ‘Loose‘ (2006) . Canadians At The 2007 Grammy Awards: . Nelly Furtado: is nominated in the Best Pop Collaboration w. Vocals category for her collaboration with Timbaland. Neil Young: is nominated in three categories … Continue reading →

Posted in America, Canada, Canadian Movies, Canadian Music, Canadian News, Canadian Politics, European Union, Great Britain, Humor, Humour, Punk | 3 Comments

Monday’s Top Three News Stories (ABC, PBS, CBC, CTV): 02/05/07

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Gabriel

Malajube: Canadian “Montreal -40C”; ‘Trompe l’oeil ‘ (2006) . 1) The First Three News Stories On ABC: World News Tonight, 6.30pm 02/05/07: A) Bitter Cold Snap: Fifty-eight straight hours of sub-zero weather across the American mid-West, including a wind chilled … Continue reading →

Posted in America, Canada, Canadian News, Canadian Politics, Climate Change, CSN:AFU Monday's News, Humor, Humour, Kyoto, Punk, Quebec | 7 Comments

Canadian Inventions — The Lightbulb

Posted on February 4, 2007 by Gabriel

Hawksley Workman: Canadian “Striptease”; ‘(Last Night We Were) The Delicious Wolves’ (2001) Thomas Edison was still dicking with his wire while a couple of Canadians were busy inventing the lightbulb. On July 24, 1874, Henry (or James, but probably Henry) … Continue reading →

Posted in America, Canada, Canadian Inventions, Canadian Music, Canadian News, Canadian Politics, CSN:AFU Greatest Hits, Great Britain, Humor, Humour, Punk | 8 Comments

The Top Five Stories On Canadian News (CBC): 02/02/07

Posted on February 3, 2007 by Gabriel

K-OS: Canadian “The Seekwell”; ‘Atlantis‘ (2006) . The First Five News Stories On CBC, 10pm 02/02/07: 01) Climate Change Report: The Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change released their report today. Apparently nothing good will ever happen ever again. Rising sea levels, … Continue reading →

Posted in America, Canada, Canadian Politics, Climate Change, Conservative Party of Canada, European Union, Humor, Humour, Kyoto, Liberal Party of Canada, Punk, Quebec, Quebec Politics | 5 Comments

All Aboot The Three Era’s Of Canadian Music: Young; Naked, and; Swollen Members

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Gabriel

Le Volume Etait Au Maximum: Canadian “les teenage gluesniffers”; ‘Radio Maximum‘ (2005) . The Problem: When you’re a country of 33,000,000 people living beside a country ten times larger who also happens to be the world’s unparalleled cultural powerhouse, your … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Canadian Music, Canadian Politics, Hockey, Humor, Humour, Punk, Quebec, Quebec Politics, Weed | 4 Comments