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When culture gets overinflated, yet refuses to pop, I want to be there with the needle. Enlightened cynics of the world unite! Express your love or hatred of things from the sacred to the mundane.

By the way, there's a good chance any podcast you listen to may have language not suitable for children. If you don't want to take a chance on hearing the occasional f-bomb, don't listen.

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thinglets: Keep Your Mouth Shut

via nfb.ca

One of the bigger poster propaganda campaigns of the Allies during WWII was a series of cautionary tale against spreading gossip of where allied troops might be for fear of Nazi spies infiltrating North America and Western Europe.

The godfather of Canadian animation, Norman McLaren, had this take on the subject which is an interesting amalgam of some really striking images conveying a very basic thought.

McLaren, as always, finds a unique way to convey messaging that was done many times previously and many times after.

Check out his other stuff at nfb.ca and youtube.com.

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lovehate podcast 187: Is The Church Of Tim Horton Next Out Of NYC?

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What if the US remembered that Canadians burned down the White House in the War of 1812? Would they tear down the 14 Tim Horton's location in NYC in the same way they're opposed to a mosque?

Note: all regular content of me ranting in this podcast is Creative Commons, but I took the unusual step of adding a song at the end. I cannot attest to their views on the issue or inclusion in my rants... deliberations.

If you like the song (it's called The War of 1812 (The White House Burned) by Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie) find somewhere to buy it online... I couldn't find a link or I would have provided it here. Here's their website store regardless.

Filed under  //  canada   mosque   nyc   religion   tim hortons   united states   war of 1812   wtc  
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lovehate podcast 185: Ice Ice Baby

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Before the quadruple Manhattan-sized ice cube may or may not reach Canada in one to two years, do we have to stop, collaborate and listen?

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lovehate podcast 183: Return of The Giant Hogweed

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A vicious killer plant has invaded Canada ala Little Shop of Horrors. And I for one would like to welcome our Giant Hogweed masters...

Filed under  //  canada   creepy   plant   poison  
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lovehate podcast 170: When Copyright Equals Creativity, Art Equals Craft

image courtesy wikimedia.org

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Today's spark for my rage... on some podcast I listened to, someone inferred that strong copyright legislation inspires creativity. Needless to say, I disagree.

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thinglets: How Did Canada Sell Itself To The World In 1970?

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A classic from the NFB called "The City". Just be aware there is a couple of minutes of darkscreen video while the music is grooving off the top. If you can't live with that, skip ahead. From the www.nfb.ca website description:

An animated fantasy that shows Canadians as urbanized people developing a vast wilderness with the aid of the latest technologies. Shown as part of the Urban Environment exhibit in the Canadian pavilion at the international exposition, Osaka '70.

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lovehate podcast 162: What Can You Get For One Billion These Days?

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Stephen Harper: We are NOT amused!

EDIT: I realized I was so pissed off that I dropped Hockley Valley as the G8 site when it's actually Deerhurst... big diff.

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CLHT 02 - Retro Canadian Radio Rock Podcast

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This week I got some Radio-Friendly Canadian Rock of the 80s. Hopefully it kickstarts some very cool memories for you. While almost everything else on lovehatethings is Creative Commons, this is not, and if the CRIA or any of the artists order me to take this down, I'll gladly comply. But until then, if you dig it, maybe you'll go and buy it, which will make everyone happy in the end.

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thinglets: A Surreal Canadiana Look At The Afterlife

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Some wild animation from over 30 years ago provided by the greatest Canadian website around: www.nfb.ca

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thinglets: What If Cars Represented Life On Earth?

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At over 40 years old, not much has changed in our relationship with our vehicles. Suffice to say, if aliens looked at our culture from overhead, they would think that cars represented intelligent life on earth. Love the nfb.ca.

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