Category Archives: Journalism

MoneySense magazine ranks Hawkesbury 150th out of 190 cities, people ask ‘what the fuck is MoneySense magazine?’

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Gabriel

. For a few years MoneySense, a Toronto-based magazine, has been ranking cities in Canada from best to worst. For the third year in a row they’ve decided Hawkesbury is one of the worst places to live in Canada, and … Continue reading →

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The greatest Christmas movie miracle of all time

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Gabriel

. This originally appeared as a column in the December 22 print and online editions of the North Bay / Nippissing News, the weekly newspaper I’ve been writing for recently. I’ve been recovering from some fairly serious illnesses over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Entertainment, Humor, Humour, Journalism, Writing | Tagged | 1 Comment

How the death of Steve Jobs could save Canadians

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Gabriel

. This originally appeared as a column in the November 3 print and online editions of the North Bay / Nippissing News, the weekly newspaper I’ve been writing for recently. I’ve been recovering from some fairly serious illnesses over the … Continue reading →

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Hi There, My Name Is…

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Gabriel

My name is Gabriel Landriault. Admitting this is kind of a big deal, at least to me, because I’ve been blogging anonymously for almost five years. Not including the six years I pretended my four Geocities accounts didn’t exist, I … Continue reading →

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Saving Newspapers From Their Slow Suicide

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Gabriel

Fifteen years ago no one in news reporting knew what to do with the Internet. The general consensus of analysts was newspapers should put their content online, but the only way to make money was to offer it a paid … Continue reading →

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