Balancing

I saw Miss Sloane at the cinema last night. Worth the time, worth the money...for reasons of timing more than anything else. More people should see it.

I think I'm going to skip Designated Survivor on TV for reasons of emotional health. Maybe things will change in time, but for now?

Some sad news I want to note: we're losing The Vinyl Cafe on Radio One for the time being. It seems that Stuart McLean's cancer issues are more stubborn than we'd all hoped. Hoping that he and his medical team have better hunting this go-round...

Sunday Edition: A Political Prescription of Note?

Michael Enright in conversation with Prof. Michael Sander on the state of liberal democracy. We may find some constructive criticism in this conversation, advice that can be of real and helpful use in the months and years ahead.

(We might also want to listen to a conversation about sleep from the same program.)

A tradition shared by American newsrooms...

...of pizza. Details in this article at poynter.org.

The Poynter Institute is among the news services - and teachers of journalistic skills - that I keep bookmarked on my web browser and visit less often than I really should. Especially in these times. Recommended reading.

Spark: How Fake News Spreads

Something I'm listening to on the radio right now: Nora Young interviewing Jonathan Albright of Elon University.

Audio is available here:

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/spark/339-fake-news-synthetic-ears-and-more-1.3894283/how-fake-news-spreads-1.3895022

Getting Through the Day

Some shopping, some laundry, some other house chores, some time with family. Even a few more job applications filed, because the search doesn't stop. Not even on weekends, which Human Resources and Social Development Canada says you can allow for in such things. Frankly, if I see a job I want? A job I think I can do reasonably well? I am going to apply for it. It's simply due diligence, right? I want a steady job, like anyone else. And to do a good job of it once I have it.