Monthly Archives: July 2008

Death is imminent

By caniceleung | Published: July 25, 2008
Off today’s DJ wire, bright and early: Crocs plummeted 44% premarket after the footware maker slashed its second-quarter guidance and offered a disappointing outlook for the year, reflecting a “challenging” U.S. marketplace and slower-than-expected growth internationally. Take that, NAS:CROX. Your time is up.
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Natural selection in the confectionary world

By caniceleung | Published: July 24, 2008
I don’t get it, but I LOL’ed: Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I make it my duty to continue the strength and robustness of the candy as a species. To this end, I hold M&M duels. Taking two candies between my thumb and forefinger, I apply pressure, squeezing them together until one […]
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For all the true heads

By caniceleung | Published: July 23, 2008
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Media watchdogs and all that

By caniceleung | Published: July 18, 2008
Today I found out I won third place in the Consumer Magazine: Investigations and Analysis category at the 2008 AEJMC awards for my Review story on Harvey Cashore. It’s nice to know people read my 6,000 word self-indulgent (me, not Harvey) opus on a then-unknown CBC journalist, yeah? Since then he’s been featured on J-Source […]
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Things I want this week.

By caniceleung | Published: July 11, 2008
Poul Jensen for Selig Z chair
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