Entries Tagged as 'newspapers'

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

A New Addition to Edmonton’s Culinary Blogosphere

I’ve mentioned on this blog that the last six months have been a bustling one in Edmonton’s online food scene. A number of voices have joined the fray recently, and I do believe the more the merrier – everyone has a unique perspective on food, and there is seemingly an unlimited number of topics to [...]

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Thoughts on Blogging and Photography in the Restaurant Sphere

Two years ago, when I started this blog, I never thought I would have to defend what I chose to cover. At some point, the majority of my posts became food-related, and I embraced this topic, developing various streams of content, including cooking trials, restaurant reviews, and a weekly roundup of culinary stories. Last month, [...]

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

The Globe & Mail’s Epic Fail

It’s no secret that I love The Globe & Mail. The Life section (and in particular the weekly feature on food and wine), John Ibbitson’s coverage of the American Presidential election, Stephanie Nolan’s pieces on the state of African countries, and in general, my default interest in national and international news (as opposed to local [...]

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

Daily Competition

Apparently 24 Hours (a free daily produced by Quebecor Media, who also prints various Suns across Canada) is rising in popularity. I read an article in The Globe & Mail today about how “as much as 15 or 20 per cent of the content offered in Sun Media’s paid dailies” were also printed in their [...]

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

The Return of the Free Daily

May 17, 2006 was a sad day. That was the day on which the last paper edition of Dose was published. For months prior, Dose had been my happy morning companion: friendly, unpretentious fluff that still managed to inform. When it died, my morning coffee became a paperless experience. Back to work on Tuesday, I [...]