Pretty much any press event where we get to pass through a giant synthetic rolling fog entryway into the guts of the CBC building is alright with us. But the mood at the "All-New 2" formal launch party yesterday was kinda sorta awkwardly sombre, with lots of cross-armed silent protests (not to be confused with the not-so-silent protests of months past) emanating from certain attendees as the network celebrated its two week countdown to the......

Was there ever a more perfect Canada Reads match than Rufus Wainwright and Leonard Cohen's Beautiful Losers? No. Sadly, a breaking bulletin from CBC headquarters informs us that Rufus has bailed, due to a 'scheduling conflict,' leaving jazzy Molly Johnson to defend the title. Can she do it? According to the release: "It's a good match, given that I almost named my band, Infidels, Beautiful Losers!" We're rooting for you Molly. Of course, Rufus had......