Yesterday’s News: Tuesday, 31 May 2011
It’s that time again. Let’s take a look at a bunch of interesting stuff that happened yesterday, on the web and around the world. The Globe and Mail reported that stress disorders affect 25% of Canadian soldiers returning from Afghanistan They’ve also reported that Mayor Rob Ford is calling on a court to delay a […]
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Link of the Day: The Right Livelihood Award
“The Right Livelihood Award honours and supports those offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today.” In many countries and circles, the award is known as a sort of alternative Nobel Prize. “Presented annually in Stockholm at a ceremony in the Swedish Parliament, the Right Livelihood Award is usually shared […]
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Kids don’t know squat about logical fallacies
If you’ve been around since the eighties, then you probably remember watching this commercial when you were a kid. And if you do, then chances are you also remember the day when you realized that the dirtbags at Tonka had been making a fool out of you. “Wow!” you’d say to yourself as a kid. […]
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Yesterday’s News: Monday, 30 May 2011
We haven’t done one of these in a while, and I’d like to get back in the habit of it. So here’s a look at a bunch of interesting stuff that happened yesterday, on the web and elsewhere. The Globe and Mail reported on the mysterious disappearance of “dozens of pages” from the archived RCMP […]
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Link of the Day: Archaos
“On this site we are archiving the incredible Archaos Circus which roamed around Europe (mostly) in the late 1980’s early 1990’s creating beauty and destruction wherever they went by blowing up stuff, juggling chainsaws and inspiring a generation. The site is dedicated to the memory of Archaos founder and father Pierrot Bidon and the other […]
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T.G.I. didn’t throw up
As I carefully scanned the ingredients list on the back of a packet of T.G.I. Friday’s Cheddar and Bacon Flavoured Potato Skins Snack Chips to make sure they were vegetarian, I couldn’t help but feel like a bit of an idiot. People tend to want to know why someone who they’ve just discovered is a […]
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It’s Friday, so here’s the video for “Shout to the Top!” by the Style Council
It’s a gray, rainy morning here in Toronto, and if that doesn’t call for an uplifting track on the one hand while evoking England during the Thatcher era on the other, then frankly, I don’t know what does. In light of both of these instincts, I think the choice for this week’s video is obvious. […]
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Link of the Day: The Wikipedia entry for “potrzebie”
This one, courtesy of Wikipedia, is for all the former Mad Magazine readers out there. Never let it be said that Wikipedia isn’t needlessly detailed about some pretty quirky stuff. If you really want to get lost in Wikipedia, go ahead and click the link about halfway down the page to the article on metasyntactic […]
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Published today: Cynthesis review on Chart
This wasn’t really a bad album, especially not for a debut. There were strong points, and their were weak points. I just thought the weak outnumbered the strong – which is funny, in a way, because “the weak outnumbered the strong” is a lyric tailor-made for a concept album like this. Speaking of Chart, I’ve […]
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Link of the Day: Drinkaware
“Drinkaware aims to change the UK’s drinking habits for the better. We promote responsible drinking and find innovative ways to challenge the national drinking culture to help reduce alcohol misuse and minimise alcohol-related harm.” I spotted the web address for this site of the side of a can of Foster’s when I was in the […]
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