lenaitch
Senior Member
And that seems to be a big part of the problem.I don't pay for any of my news sources.
And that seems to be a big part of the problem.I don't pay for any of my news sources.
And that seems to be a big part of the problem.
And Mr S, without fail, picks up every issue of Food and Drink at the LCBO. Great recipes and menu ideas for free.
I always sit down with it and tell myself that I'm going to skip articles that have seem to be of no interest to me on their surface.....it's a lie....I read the whole thing.I find The Economist worth paying for, and I actually consume most of it most weeks (80% or so). Most other publications I read I am only skimming and reading a small number of pieces I find interesting.
hahaha, harsh but fair. I have to read about stabbings and shootings because I'm half expecting it to be someone I know every bloody time. Sad, but true. Comes with growing up poor in a poor neighbourhood and keeping lifelong acquaintances and friends.I don't specifically read any local media and it is generally poor quality journalism. I absolutely do not care who got stabbed or shot or which house burned down. If no one except those immediately affected are going to remember an event in a year, I don't really consider it worth reading about.
The thing I like the about The Economist is that they go reasonably in depth on topics most print media only skim the surface on and it gives good perspective on international news, so I pick up on things I would not know about through more NA-focused aggregators and blogs.
...and ORF.
I always sit down with it and tell myself that I'm going to skip articles that have seem to be of no interest to me on their surface.....it's a lie....I read the whole thing.
Even any rare articles about Canada only because it's interesting to get an outsider's perspective.
hahaha, harsh but fair.
Do you read their sister publication 1843 at all?
I’m even worse when it comes to free news sites that depend on ad revenue, as I’ve been running Adblock for years. News aside, it’s made YouTube a far better experience. Since I refuse to see ads, I don’t mind paying for my news sites directly.I mainly use the CBC app for domestic, and the BBC app for international. I also use DW and ORF. None of these charge a fee, which isn't my fault.
Yup. Fair point.I mainly use the CBC app for domestic, and the BBC app for international. I also use DW and ORF. None of these charge a fee, which isn't my fault.
When I see that magazine and the other heavy marketing the LCBO does my default thought is, you have a near monopoly on booze, you don’t need to advertise. Lower the prices instead.I always grab Food and Drink because it's cocktail porn.
It's not advertising, it's cocktail porn!When I see that magazine and the other heavy marketing the LCBO does my default thought is, you have a near monopoly on booze, you don’t need to advertise.
There's a decent reason why there are minimum pricing standards. Now, whether or not minimum pricing is good harm reduction policy is the real question.Lower the prices instead.
No. Though I almost always order a martini (always straight, always gin) at the airport bar before I board. Otherwise it’s Glenfiddich, various stouts and whatever non-domestic red wine the LCBO has on sale that day for under $10. I don’t need a book, but I’d like lower prices.It's not advertising, it's cocktail porn!
You're not a cocktail guy, are you?
*nods approvingly*No. Though I almost always order a martini (always straight, always gin) at the airport bar before I board.
Yeah, I don't need a book either, I just grab it for cocktail ideas. As I said about the lower prices though......it would take a serious re-working of drugs policy in this country, which we don't seem to have the political will for in most corners.I don’t need a book, but I’d like lower prices.
I find most cocktails disappointing as they usually involve sugar. I've mostly conditioned myself not to like sugar alcoholic beverages (same with coffee/tea). So I can enjoy a Caesar and whatnot, but mostly I just drink wine, whiskey, gin (with soda) etc. I do like the Jameson Cold Brew (coffee infused) whiskey, as a flavoured alcohol goes. The sweetened ones I have a hard time enjoying.