How dumbed-down can things get?
Article Abstract:
The National Hockey League's use of a video-enhanced puck in its 1996 All Star Game illustrates the disturbing modern tendency to treat the public like ignorant fools. This trend toward gross oversimplification is also evident in Canadian political discourse.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
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Canadian scenery: the great unifier
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Travel, particularly travel by ferry, is a unifying force in Canada. The more of Canada each Canadian sees, the more they like one another. Ferry travel not only get Canadians where they want to go, but gets them there in a relaxed state.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1996
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