• Posts Tagged ‘cbc’

    The Round Bus with Ashley Varela: May 3, 2013

    by  • May 3, 2013 • Andrew Forbes, Ashley Varela, Baseball, Basketball, Bryan Jay Ibeas, Cheap Throat, eBooks, Featured, Football, Hockey, Ian Orti, Media, Mike Spry • 0 Comments

    The Round Bus

    Friday is here again and much of North America is bathed in the warm, benevolent light of the springtime sun. New beginnings for all, but none newer or bigger than for Jason Collins, whose understated and eloquent announcement that he is gay has brought on a celebration in some corners, and a lot of...

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    Time for the CBC to Put Don Cherry to Bed (Redux)

    by  • February 25, 2013 • Features, Hockey, Mike Spry • 6 Comments

    Cherry0001

    For this week’s column I was poised to write a response to Don Cherry’s latest uninformed, naïve, and strangely jingoistic and insulated Coach’s Corner rant. I hadn’t seen the segment, having re-allocated the time once spent during the Hockey Night in Canada telecast watching Cherry to checking email, topping up adult beverages, and sketching...

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    While the Rest of Us Watch

    by  • June 5, 2012 • Features, Hockey, Mike Spry • 12 Comments

    CBC Hearts

    The Downward Spiral of Hockey Night in Canada FALLING IN LOVE IS EASY. We’re conditioned for it. It can happen in an instant, a natural sensation born of basic human need and desire. Sometimes it lasts a few seconds, like when your eyes meet another’s on a morning subway commute or when a song reminds...

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