Mondoville Daily Scroll: October 30

Today on the Scroll: creative class reassured on hometown stage; reasons why internet orthodoxy merits a resistance; the latest national news disaster rant; non-contest-winning VJ gets job of his alleged dreams; and the inevitable Christmas box set from the new world headquarters of G-Funk.

Richard Florida at Creative Places + Spaces Conference [TreeHugger]: From the industrial revolution, to the great suburban experiment, to Tor-Buff Chester — or, like the recent split-run cover story Florida wrote for The Atlantic, whatever nearest mega-region he’s speaking in that day. A preview of forthcoming book The Great Reset was performed live as part of a two-day motivational confab at Carlu that sounds like two days of reassuring abstraction. [See also Torontoist and detractors Creative Class Struggle]

Resisting Internet Orthodoxy [Jesse Hirsh]: Lots of talking points for a Halloween party! “Television, radio and publishing, while becoming less dominant everyday, still set the tone for how we should be sharing stories and analyzing the world. The orthodoxy that governs the operation of these industries not only stifles society, but also threatens their survival.”

CBC’s new news is scaaaary [Rick Salutin, Globe and Mail]: Five days later, the hits just keep on coming — no choice when your column runs on Friday.

MuchMusic Announces Its Newest VJ Jesse Giddings [press release]: Not a contest winner, but a guy they determinedly hired, who moved from Langley, B.C. to Toronto last year with the goal of working for Much — although the seasoned bass player paid the bills as a male model. Tattooed on his arm: “May My Love Speak Louder Than My Words.” And he loves the Twitter, or any other social networking platform that is now a prerequisite for the job.

Bring Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur and Dr. Dre home this holiday season [press release]: Straight outta Parkdale, a three-disc 60-track hits anthology from Toronto-based gangsta oldies label Death Row Records out next month — packed with a limited edition T-shirt.

… and more all day today @mondoville.