The Powerlessness of Positive Thinking - New Media and Politics

 I found this over at Pharyngula. It's an entertaining and eye-opening ten minute talk about the doctrine of positive thinking being used to quell dissent - for social control. Barbara Ehrenreich has an answer though: realism and collective power. Watch for yourself and see if you don't agree,


Win A Pair of Tickets To See Islands on Friday Night

Want to go see Islands on Friday night at Le Belmont in Montreal? Easy! Tune in to Hooked on Sonics tonight (Thursday) from 6-8pm for your shot at winning a pair of passes to the show!


Nuits D'Afrique And CJLO!


Summer is back and so is Montreal's most famous world music festival, Festival International Nuits D’Afrique.  From July 13 to 25, 2010 the Nuits d'Afrique invites you to come and dialogue through music with hundreds of artists, singers, and dancers from over 30 countries! With 53 shows this year, come and celebrate African, Caribbean and Latin-American culture, diversity and métissage on our indoor shows or our free outdoor stages. 


Dobet Gnahoré @ Nuits D'Afrique


Dobet Gnahoré
kicked off the 24th Festival Nuits D’Afrique in fine form. Literally.

Propelling herself into mid-air, spinning on the floor like a breakdancer, and gyrating torso muscles you didn’t know existed, Gnahoré demonstrated the breadth of her talents, which are deeply rooted in the traditions of Africa.

Then there’s her voice. Deep and robust, it seems to emanate from within her soul, from an ancient place connected to shamans and tribesmen who came before.


Win A Pair of Passes to the Fantasia International Film Festival!

Music lovers and film freaks, you're in for a nice surprise! CJLO is giving away passes to the Fantasia International Film Festival! Interested? For your chance to win a pair of passes* to this year's festival, submit the name of your favourite 2010 Fantasia DJ... now with three ways to enter!

1) Email contest@cjlo.com
2) Send a Twitter direct message to @CJLO1690AM
3) Post the answer on our Facebook Wall and we'll select winners out of a hat.


The Flaming Lips @ Metropolis

As July has begun with a sauna of a heatwave in Montreal, the thought of attending a show at Metropolis is the slightest bit daunting, especially when the Humidex is approaching 40 in the celsius column.


CJLO Takes on Fantasia 2010

For the sixth year in a row, CJLO is proud to rock Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival! Bringing films from right here and around the world to screens at Concordia's downtown campus and across the city, Fantasia is North America's premiere genre film festival. Kung-fu, horror, sci-fi, anime, fantasy, action, documentaries from the edge, classic films and films soon to become classics... Fantasia has something for everyone!


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