I wonder if it’s time to get a new computer (again)
I bought my current laptop “slightly used” a couple of years ago, from a Mac-loyal friend who had given Windows a try at her boyfriend’s suggestion and had wound up regretting it. To be fair to Windows, I don’t think this particular computer was ever the best case for it; even at the time, she […]
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Register to vote (for Fresh Talks) in the Canadian Comedy Awards
Yesterday the good people at the Canadian Comedy Awards posted their list of 2011 nominees, and lo and behold, this clip from Fresh Talks – a man who bears a very suspicious resemblance to my brother – has been nominated for Best Web Clip. You can play a role in the outcome by registering as […]
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Link (and “Sponsor Me” Pitch) of the Day: AIDS Walk for Life
Yesterday I signed up for the AIDS Walk for Life, which is sponsored by Scotiabank and will be held in over forty cities across Canada. It will be the third time I’ve done the Toronto walk, which benefits the AIDS Committee of Toronto. You’ve all been extremely generous in the past; together we raised hundred […]
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Published today: Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine review on Chart
My latest review for Chart covers the second and latest release by Jello Biafra and his new band, the Guantanamo School of Medicine. I thought it was quite a decent record, and if you’d like to know why, you can read the review. That’s how the whole thing works.
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You Ought to Read “The Running Man”
It wouldn’t have been a weekend out in cottage country without an old novel, and this time around I decided to go with The Running Man. It’s one of the more notable books that Stephen King wrote as Richard Bachman, and it’s one of his better ventures into science fiction and social commentary. You may […]
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Link of the Day: Stepping Stone
“Stepping Stone was founded in 1987 and is the only organization in the Maritimes that deals specifically with street life and sex work from a harm reduction model. Our offices and drop-in centre are located in a modest, non-residential house, where many of our staff members are former sex-workers. Our support is crucial to the […]
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Never return to a blank page
Ernest Hemmingway believed that the best thing for a writer to do when things were going well was to stop writing. As he explained, “if everything’s going well and you know exactly where the end of the chapter’s going to go and you know just what the people are going to do, you don’t go […]
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Yesterday’s News: Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Hey, my brother turns thirty today! Happy birthday, Jon! Let’s celebrate with a look at some of the stuff that happened on the web on the last day of your twenties. That’s the same as an actual gift, right? The Globe and Mail pointed out that the new federal budget is “short on details” when […]
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Link of the Day: OneShare
“Whether their passion is all things Disney or their hearts belong to Harley, stock ownership is the ultimate way to connect someone to their favorite company. Stock ownership through OneShare means many things: annual reports, voting rights, invitations to the annual shareholder meetings, bragging rights, and don’t forget the cool share they get to hang […]
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