Link of the Day: Support Make Media Matter
The Pepsi Refresh Project is giving away over a million dollars in grants to support a wide range of great ideas. One of those ideas is Make Media Matter, a really impressive project that’s currently being developed by the good people at Journalists for Human Rights. JHR needs your vote in order to benefit from […]
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Canadian Journalists for Free Expression G20 survey
A group called Canadian Journalists for Free Expression is currently conducting a survey of “journalists who believe their freedom of expression was compromised by police/security personnel during the G20 security operation.” The CJFE intends to produce a public report based on the results of this survey. Now, it isn’t tough to guess what that report […]
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Literal and ecological footprints alike
Guess what, fellow hippies? The ridiculously environmentally friendly shoes I ordered finally came in the mail yesterday! “The sole of the shoe is biodegradable!” the company’s website boasts. “The midsole is made of EVA with Eco-Pure and the outsole is made of recycled rubber and natural rubber with Eco-Pure added. The Eco-Pure additive makes the […]
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Link of the Day: Owen Pallett’s free EP
Toronto’s own Owen Pallett just released an EP through Domino called Lewis Takes Off His Shirt. For a limited time, if you’re willing to give the folks at Domino your email address, you can download the whole thing for free.
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Thanks for visiting! But you know what I’d really like to talk about?
The day I wrote this about the G20 was the single busiest day in my humble little blog’s history. More people visited my site that day than on any previous day, and the average day since has put the typical day before that post to shame. Since then, there have been two other days that […]
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Ford and Forde weigh in on the G20 inquiry
Mayoral candidate Rob Ford must really want to make sure we all know how much he supports the police. It was recently reported in Eye Weekly that among other things, he praised the service for their handling of the G20. That’s good, but then he went on to say that there shouldn’t be an inquiry, […]
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Link of the Day: “The House That Drips Blood on Alex”
Well, it looks like Tommy Wiseau has got a new movie coming out. Check out the trailer, which is weird, and either intentionally or unintentionally funny. At the moment, the web address at the end redirects to the same clip. My first impression of the film? If I had to sum it up, I’d go […]
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AIDS Walk Update: Holy moly!
Wow, you guys! Within a few short hours of posting the first in what I figure will be a series of weekly updates on my AIDS Walk for Life fundraising progress, I received a very generous donation from an anonymous sponsor! I actually know who he is, and he’s awesome, but I’m going to go […]
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Link of the Day: The David Allen Company
“The David Allen Company is a professional training, coaching, and management consulting organization, based in Ojai, California, USA. Its purpose is to improve the quality of life by providing the world’s best information, education, and products that enhance personal and organizational productivity. “Founded in 1996 by veteran management consultant, trainer, and best-selling author, David Allen […]
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