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Show #5-21 – May 28, 2006
Tabloids
They are bigger than ever and we're buying them like they're going out of style. Not long ago tabloids were filled with images of 3-headed monkeys and alien sightings. Now they are celebrity machines packed with gossip and unfounded rumors. Do celebrities have the right to kvetch about intrusive paparazzi or are they in fact indebted to the tabloids for their immense popularity?
Camille Paglia
Famed pop culture critic and feminist Camille Paglia is back and she still has lots to say! Her new book Break Blow Burn is an in-depth analysis of poetry's effect, or lack of effect, on society. And in true Paglia style she happily veered off topic and gave us her view on the current state of artistic expression in America.
Douglas Coupland
Author, filmmaker and instillation artist, who else but Canadian icon Douglas Coupland - And he's written a new book: JPod. We met with the multi talented artist at his home in Vancouver where he gave us an intimate look at how he balances the delicate divide between the worlds of literature and the visual arts.
Carte Blanche
Speaking of Douglas Coupland, he has written the introduction to a new collection of photographs entitled “Carte Blanche”. It’s a superbly packaged assortment of the best and the brightest photographers in Canada.
Hugh Cornwell
Hugh Cornwell used to be a member of the well-known punk rock group The Stranglers. He still performs as a solo artist, or with a small band, but he’s turned his keen intellect to writing. His autobiography, which sums up everything, is entitled ”A Multitude of Sins”
Brian Wright McLeod
Brian Wright McLeod has spent his adult life dedicating himself to reporting, exposing and furthering native culture. His encyclopedia of native music is indispensable for anyone interested in the subject. It covers the traditional, to the sacred, to rock and roll. Brian also has a show on Sirius satellite radio, which is where KCC caught up with him
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