The good news is that, now that’s caught the media’s attention, TTC washrooms may finally clean up their act. The bad news is that, until today, I didn’t know there were washrooms in subway stations.

Am I the only one?

Also down the drain is a significant portion of CBC TV’s new material. Today, Tod Maffin talks about promoting our television. Out of the three shows discussed, jPod was the only one I’d seen. I was actually a regular watcher until it was sent to the gallows of the Friday night slot. Even so, I think I was tuned in mainly out of loyalty to the book. The show had a pretty stellar cast, but no performance could save a retelling of the Coupland masterpiece sans all the good stuff. McDonald’s, Toblerone, Jeff Probst. Coupland names names; it’s one of the things that makes him great. The television series was watered down.

Of course, David Kopp was fun to look at.

Yes, please!

And speaking of attractive singers, Madonna is currently being honoured by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Since she was announced as one of the five successful candidates, there’s been some outcry because apparently Madonna’s not Rock and Roll enough. Point taken, but what about Leonard Cohen? I mean, c’mon. Walk into any record store and you’ll see that the musical genre is quickly becoming a thing of the past.