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Oh No They Didn't: Twitter Reacts To $20K Dished Out To Bring Reality Stars To Alberta

The Huffington Post Alberta | Posted 08.29.2012 | Canada Alberta
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Did Travel Alberta and the Edmonton Economic Development Corp. dish out too much money to bring "Bachelorette" stars Ashley Hebert and J.P. Rosenbaum ...

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Reality Stars Take In Edmonton And Guess Who Paid For It

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.28.2012 | Canada Alberta
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EDMONTON - Officials with Travel Alberta say the economic benefit will outweigh the cost of bringing reality TV stars to Edmonton last weekend. The p...

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Theatre Reviews Need More Than a "Like"

Keith Tomasek | Posted 08.18.2012 | Canada
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Keith Tomasek

Unfortunately for lovers of thoughtful writing, the rise of amateur critiques has corresponded with the fall of professional theatre criticism. Some theatres are even adding a "Twitter section" where audience members can tweet with impunity during a show. Today news organizations are employing fewer full-time journalists to report on arts and culture, and 140 characters is a bit short for a decent review.

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