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Article: The worst Canadian: when popular history turns nasty.(Editorial)
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- Manitoba History
- Article date:
- October 1, 2007
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These days it seems that North Americans have become fascinated with best and worst lists. Blackwell's catalogue of worst dressed Hollywood celebrities has become a fixture at Oscar time, Canadian Idol and American Idol television competitions revel as much in the bad performances as they do in the good, while (according to my daughters) TV's Much Music channel dines out regularly on countdowns of the year's worst songs and videos.
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