tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post4252595274948944698..comments2024-02-08T09:27:27.492-05:00Comments on Canadian Magazines: Quote, unquote: On being the next MTV and why everyone in Canada is a C minusD. B. Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959665689155236724noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-14133168296488287532013-05-27T20:38:56.183-04:002013-05-27T20:38:56.183-04:00Shane smith hangs out with a lot of older "CE...Shane smith hangs out with a lot of older "CEO types"-<br />Astonishing that Charlie Rose validates this GenX -chasing media whore. <br />Disappointing. Deplorable and generally difficult to watch this douchebag. <br />No wonder his friend secretly want to sell the company and get away from him.<br /><br />8:34 pmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-26515614240363894142012-01-08T12:21:24.931-05:002012-01-08T12:21:24.931-05:00Anyone who has seen Page One, the recent film abou...Anyone who has seen <i>Page One</i>, the recent film about the <i>New York Times</i>, has seen Shane Smith receive a comeuppance from NYT media columnist David Carr. Here, from a story by Anthony DeRosa at Reuters (http://blogs.reuters.com/anthony-derosa/2011/06/14/page-one-film-breathes-life-into-the-new-york-times/) is the gist:<br /><br />"There’s a scene midway through Page One when D. B. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959665689155236724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-8319815354440487822012-01-08T10:50:17.778-05:002012-01-08T10:50:17.778-05:00I actually met some of the Vice guys at a trade sh...I actually met some of the Vice guys at a trade show once. They aren't really the douche's that you think they are. But, they can be. Vice is a success story and it is a money making machine. I recall reading Vice when it was published on newsprint. I always caution people to never forget their roots. There are some staggeringly amazing creative things happening in Canadian magazine Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-3421414422276347012012-01-06T10:49:12.958-05:002012-01-06T10:49:12.958-05:00Fromt the Forbes story...
"Eventually, the 4...Fromt the Forbes story... <br />"Eventually, the 41-year-old settles on a Gewürztraminer and a request. “Sometimes they make the little bread into toasts for the caviar,” he says. “We’ll get the caviar with extra crème fraîche and extra onions, and if you can just toast those little bastards, that’d be great.”<br />Now if those aren't the words of a true ass... (And the kicker? Dude Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-19222092208850534872012-01-06T09:59:27.311-05:002012-01-06T09:59:27.311-05:00Sorry, didn't have time to read the piece... W...Sorry, didn't have time to read the piece... Why does Larry The Cable Guy hate Canada so much?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-22187264492886315402012-01-05T22:02:50.079-05:002012-01-05T22:02:50.079-05:00Man, dude is even fat like an American. For some r...Man, dude is even fat like an American. For some reason, I pictured the Vice guys as skinny and non-goateed, sort of like the Beastie BoysEarl of Nossexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-7780120127051520292012-01-05T18:45:42.792-05:002012-01-05T18:45:42.792-05:00I coulda been SO much greater if I didn't have...I coulda been SO much greater if I didn't have the handicap of being born in Canada!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-23781838017076861812012-01-05T12:28:41.089-05:002012-01-05T12:28:41.089-05:00what on earth is an "average hater" ?what on earth is an "average hater" ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-23470659316844284042012-01-05T11:48:43.499-05:002012-01-05T11:48:43.499-05:00If he wasn't the co-founder of a media empire ...If he wasn't the co-founder of a media empire whose content was originally one small step up from fart gags, he may be taken more seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-21006976189409366242012-01-04T20:33:25.713-05:002012-01-04T20:33:25.713-05:00Spoken like a hater yourself.Spoken like a hater yourself.D. B. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959665689155236724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-29141647359481807642012-01-04T17:48:02.014-05:002012-01-04T17:48:02.014-05:00His words hurt because they're true, my friend...His words hurt because they're true, my friends. Too many average haters in Canada—especially in the "creative" industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-78311364705451223662012-01-04T11:42:31.838-05:002012-01-04T11:42:31.838-05:00once a douchebag, always a douchebagonce a douchebag, always a douchebagAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-56606492329418159172012-01-04T10:30:57.377-05:002012-01-04T10:30:57.377-05:00No doubt Mr. Smith will return all that government...No doubt Mr. Smith will return all that government money?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com