Yesterday, I took Paco to our local branch of the library. Admitidly, it's a small branch, more of a hallway with bookshelves in it. But there were no Canadian Canadian dictionaries. The only Canadian cookbook was Baby Food Wonders, and one by Lumier Head Chef, and Vancouver celebrity Rob Feenie. If I want to whip up some Maple Glazed Pork Belly, I'm set.
For a lack of recipes, I dropped all of the old, freezer-burnt chicken into a pot with some water and onions, rolled up eight gooeyMatza balls, and three hours later, I eliminated any need to take Jewish classes in case Michael asks me to convert. This excersize in Canadiana is bringing me closer to being a Jew.
Anyway - the DJ question. Ben's totally right, finding a DJ that only mixes Canadian material would be impossible. But I think it's still legal in this excersize. It's actually similar to a copyright case that came down against a mash-up arists a couple of years ago, where he was sued successfully for copyright violation for using other songs without permission. I think that in both cases, the song is an original creation, made using a medium that recycles information. And the fact that it's original piece of work by a Canadian artist, means I can listen to it. I can't find the link because it's on an American site. I'm starting to be annoyed at this.
Watched "Prisoners of Beckett" last night, a NFB-Swedish co-pro. "Stars" one of the most unintentionally funny people I've ever seen. It's worth seeing for him alone.
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that was one of the worst docs ever made, and very bizarre. but it does really make you ask the question what is canadian? a National Film Board of Canada funded doc about a flamboyant swedish actor who worked with prisoners to stage France's premiere absurdist playwright? the "film maker" is swedish too. why did they do it english? and how did that become Canadian?
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