Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Post-Polaris sober second thought

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Two days after the Polaris gala, Helen Spitzer and I are sober, well-slept and somewhat more coherent than yesterday . Today, we get down to...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Post-Polaris hangover, 2009 Edition

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Continuing our interrupted not-very-traditional annual post-Polaris kvetching , I turn this post over to the lovely lady Helen Spitzer as w...
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Sunday, September 20, 2009

Polaris 09: Joel Plaskett, Chad Van Gaalen

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Final day of pre- Polaris pondering, after days one , two , three , four (cue the Feist). The more time I've spent with the shortlist ...
Saturday, September 19, 2009

Polaris 09: Metric, Patrick Watson

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Day four of pre- Polaris pondering, following days one , two and three . Metric – Fantasies (Last Gang) The album: Metric are every in...
Friday, September 18, 2009

Polaris 09: K'naan, Malajube

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Day three of pre- Polaris pondering, following days one and two . Weekend planning note for Torontonians: K'naan is playing the Phoeni...
Thursday, September 17, 2009

Polaris 09: Great Lake Swimmers, Hey Rosetta

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Day two of pre- Polaris pondering. Day one is here . The Polaris gala will be held Monday night, September 21. The nominees: Great Lake Swi...
Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Polaris 09: Elliot Brood, Fucked Up

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This year’s Polaris Prize is perhaps the most wide-open race in the short history of the award. It’s proven difficult to predict in the pas...
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Thursday, September 03, 2009

Nicholas Jennings

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Canadians are not good at mythmaking, and it can be argued that we suffer from an abnormally high cultural amnesia. It’s always been hard en...
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