* The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Foundation in the US is providing newborn babies with a free classical CD called Smart Symphonies, based on the long held theory that classical music is beneficial to infants’ brain stimulation. (Toronto Star)
* The National Post reported today the figures on public funds that went to produce the lesbian porn film Bubbles Galore; $60,000 from the Canada Council, almost $10,000 from the Ontario Film Development Corporation and $40,000 from the Ontario Arts Council.
* The Toronto Sun is reporting today that changes to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act will allow for “gun-toting envirocops” with power to get warrants, do search and seizure, surveillance and “issue on-the-spot ‘cease-and-desist’ orders to prevent pollution.”