Things I think about or just find and want to share. https://craigmcn.ca/ Thu, 21 May 2026 22:52:22 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 22:52:22 +0000 Jekyll v3.10.0 The em dash has been doing honest literary work since Shakespeare, but AI models trained on classic literature adopted the habit and now overuse it so relentlessly that people call it the "ChatGPT hyphen." Blaming the punctuation is the wrong diagnosis. Thu, 21 May 2026 22:47:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/in-defence-of-the-em-dash.html https://craigmcn.ca/in-defence-of-the-em-dash.html Thoughtful Thursday 99% Invisible language punctuation productivity AI Opinion This week's instalment of Music Monday is Tainted Love. The 1964 Gloria Jones original and a 1981 cover by Soft Cell. Mon, 11 May 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/tainted-love.html https://craigmcn.ca/tainted-love.html covers music video Gloria Jones Soft Cell People Music Monday This week's instalment of Music Monday is All Along the Watchtower. The 1967 Bob Dylan original and a 1968 cover by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Mon, 04 May 2026 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/all-along-the-watchtower.html https://craigmcn.ca/all-along-the-watchtower.html covers music video Bob Dylan The Jimi Hendrix Experience People Music Monday This week’s instalment of Music Monday is Best of You. The 2005 Foo Fighters original and a 2006 acoustic version. Mon, 31 Oct 2022 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/best-of-you.html https://craigmcn.ca/best-of-you.html music video Foo Fighters acoustic People Music Monday This week’s instalment of Music Monday is As It Was. The 2022 Harry Styles original and a 2022 cover by Tate McRae. Mon, 24 Oct 2022 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/as-it-was.html https://craigmcn.ca/as-it-was.html covers music video Harry Styles Tate McRae People Music Monday This week’s instalment of Music Monday is I Go Blind. The 1986 54-40 original and a 1995 cover by Hootie & the Blowfish. Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/i-go-blind.html https://craigmcn.ca/i-go-blind.html covers music video 54-40 Hootie & the Blowfish People Music Monday This week’s instalment of Music Monday is Blue. The 1971 Joni Mitchell original and a 1996 cover by Sarah McLachlan. Mon, 20 Dec 2021 19:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/blue-2.html https://craigmcn.ca/blue-2.html covers music video Joni Mitchell Sarah McLachlan People Music Monday This week’s instalment of Music Monday is This Flight Tonight. The 1971 Joni Mitchell original and a 1973 cover by Nazareth. Mon, 13 Dec 2021 19:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/this-flight-tonight.html https://craigmcn.ca/this-flight-tonight.html covers music video Joni Mitchell Nazareth People Music Monday This week’s instalment of Music Monday is Falling. The 2019 Harry Styles original and a 2021 cover by Jungkook. Mon, 08 Nov 2021 19:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/falling.html https://craigmcn.ca/falling.html covers music video Harry Styles Jungkook People Music Monday This week’s instalment of Music Monday is Sledgehammer. The 1986 Peter Gabriel original and a 2020 cover by Harry Styles. Mon, 18 Oct 2021 18:45:00 +0000 https://craigmcn.ca/sledgehammer-2.html https://craigmcn.ca/sledgehammer-2.html covers music video Peter Gabriel Harry Styles People Music Monday