Canada’s Junos and Quebec’s Felix Awards celebrate Canadian musicians. But where the Felix finds its winners from artists who make their careers almost entirely in Canada, the Junos have been increasingly dominated by Canadians who have struck it big south of the border.
Tag: 04.03.04
Movies On Demand. Anytime. Anywhere.
New wireless technology allows people to download and watch movies wherever and whenever they want. “With an extended battery life that lasts about six hours, the software allows consumers to download movies at superfast speeds and then view them on a plane. It will be like having a Blockbuster video store in your laptop. You’ll be able to download your personal movie to your personal handheld video player while waiting in line for a coffee, then go home and either watch it on the small screen in bed or plug the computer cable into a large display screen in your living room.”
On Campus: Political Litmus Test?
David Horowitz is “spearheading a campaign to end what he calls discrimination against conservative faculty and students. At its core is an ‘academic bill of rights,’ written by Mr. Horowitz, that asks universities, among other things, to include both conservative and liberal viewpoints in their selection of campus speakers and syllabuses for courses and to choose faculty members ‘with a view toward fostering a plurality of methodologies and perspectives’.”