Six Word Story Every Day
By the Branta Webcrawler • Apr 14th, 2011 • Category: Branta Recommends, Call for Submissions, Graphic Stories, In Brief, Typography
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Canadians buying fewer magazines [gasp -ed.]
By the Branta Webcrawler • Mar 16th, 2011 • Category: Brave New World, Editor's Picks, In Brief, Lists, PublishingAdjusting for inflation, consumer purchases of magazines decreased by 22 per cent between 2001 and 2008, according to the study, dropping from $801-million to $623-million. The report, prepared by Hill Strategies Research of Hamilton for the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and Canadian Heritage, is based on a survey conducted by Statistics Canada of the expenditures of almost 10,000 households.
Jane Adams/The Globe and Mail
Geist on Tumblr
By the Branta Webcrawler • Feb 15th, 2011 • Category: Brave New World, From the Interweb, Graphic Stories, Happenings, In Brief
Building an “A” Layer by Layer.
By the Branta Webcrawler • Dec 14th, 2010 • Category: Editor's Picks, In Brief, Typography, Video
Photos from the 100 Canadian Singles Launch
By the Branta Webcrawler • Nov 16th, 2010 • Category: Editor's Picks, Goose Lane Authors, In Brief, News Briefs
Adventures in Book Shelving
By the Branta Webcrawler • Nov 9th, 2010 • Category: From the Interweb, Ha Ha, Happenings, In BriefBe part of a literary movement. Literally. They did this to Tony Blair’s book and I think we should do the same here. Subversively move George W. Bush’s memoir “Decision Points” to the crime section in book shops. It is going to be released NOVEMBER 9th!
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Dark horses dominate Giller field
By the Branta Webcrawler • Oct 5th, 2010 • Category: From the Interweb, Happenings, In Brief, PoetryThe 2010 finalists, revealed Tuesday in Toronto, are as subject to debate as those of any other year. But this year’s panel of Canadian broadcaster Michael Enright, U.S. novelist Claire Messud and U.K. author Ali Smith, who read 98 books by 38 publishers, cannot be accused of charting a predictable course.
Vit Wagner/The Star
How to Say a Few Words in 10 Languages That Will Soon Be Extinct
By the Branta Webcrawler • Sep 29th, 2010 • Category: Branta Recommends, Brave New World, From the Interweb, In BriefThe Unesco Interactive Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger maps 232 extinct and 2,465 endangered languages. Half of the world’s 6500 to 7000 languages are expected to disappear this century.
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Twitter versus TIFF chief Piers Handling: Too many Canadian films?
By the Branta Webcrawler • Sep 12th, 2010 • Category: Editor's Picks, From the Interweb, In Brief, RantsHandling said too many Canadians films were submitted to the festival, and the domestic industry and audience cannot properly support them. Perhaps the juiciest and most controversial quotes from Handling included, “We shouldn’t be making 250 feature films in this country. I don’t think it can sustain. Where are those films going? I mean, are they just home movie productions done on credit cards? For what audience?”
Christine Estima/cbc.ca
Brew North
By the Branta Webcrawler • Sep 2nd, 2010 • Category: Book Reviews, Editor's Picks, From the Interweb, In BriefOur history with…[beer]… is long and colourful. Author Ian Coutts has documented it with his new book Brew North: How Canadians Made Beer and Beer Made Canada.
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