And now CFNY is dead

Alan Cross is gone from Corus Radio

His last day was the 30th, and we find out (via a third party) a week later that's gone from the company. Given the Martin Streek fiasco, this shouldn't be surprising.

With any luck, Alan will come to an agreement to continue on with the Ongoing History of New Music. Or failing that he can talk to Brian Ibbott about how he is able to podcast using most any music he chooses, and make OHoNM a podcast.

I'll still listen to the Edge in the afternoon and evening when I'm around a radio, but it's not must listen to any more. I'm just as happy bouncing around from station to station to find something that I want to listen to.

Homerism sucks

I'm just watching the Anaheim/Minnesota game, and Francois Beauchemin and Marion Gaborik just got coincidental minors for roughing. Both deserved it. However, if you listen to the announcers, Gaborik is the dirtiest player in the game for reacting to two punches to the head by punching Beauchemin in the face (Beauchemin has a fractured jaw and is wearing a protective cage). I mean, it's one thing to criticize Gaborik for swinging at somebody with a broken jaw; it's another to ignore that the player with the broken jaw provoked the incident by playing dirty himself.

(Oh, and punching a player in the back of the head isn't a penalty, it's a good play by Chris Pronger to clear out the front of the net.)

Again with the Pussycat Dolls

Let me understand this - you have 4 people left. One person admittedly can't dance and they have a horrible solo performance. Another has a strong performance and is a really good dancer. You decide to keep the non-dancer because the other is "generic"? Meanwhile, the only thing non-generic about the non-dancer is her backstory?

(Yes, I know that I already said they were setting Asia up for the win. And yes, I know that this is basic storytelling: the bad person - Melissa S. - mocks the good person - Chelsea - only to get her comeupance. But still, come on now.)