tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920723001020621055.post3672695623579972749..comments2024-03-28T07:46:36.279-07:00Comments on On bounced rent cheques and teary-eyed excuses: Fortress of nerd-domB. Glen Rotchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05815057617780242871noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920723001020621055.post-63397537871163637642015-04-21T08:14:41.533-07:002015-04-21T08:14:41.533-07:00Hi Elise,
My comment was less about whether these ...Hi Elise,<br />My comment was less about whether these authors were wonderful readers or trained actors but rather whether they were interesting, controversial and engaging public intellectuals. I'm sure Anne-Marie McDonald is very good reader, and she presents well on TV, but would I pay to see/hear her? Does she challenge the public with her discourse? I worry more about the audiences who have more of an appetite for KK's booty than the thoughts of an engaged mind who knows how to stir the pot. At least KK knows how to get media attention. B. Glen Rotchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05815057617780242871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7920723001020621055.post-62234418052119448772015-04-21T07:59:17.435-07:002015-04-21T07:59:17.435-07:00The only woman you could find to mention was Kim K...The only woman you could find to mention was Kim Kardashian, for her butt? How about Ann-Marie MacDonald, who is, as Timothy Findlay was, a trained actor, and a wonderful reader, speaker and presenter?Elisenoreply@blogger.com