Wikipedia locked its “Paul Revere” page because Sarah Palin’s fans are aggressively wrong
Sarah Palin has been taking some heat this week, after offering up a colourful but wildly incorrect take on the Paul Revere story. “He who warned, uh, the British that they weren’t going to be taking away our arms, uh, by ringing those bells and making sure as he’s riding his horse through town to […]
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Yesterday’s News: Monday, 6 June 2011
Here’s a look at what you might have missed if you were busy enjoying your Sunday: The Globe and Mail reported on the page who disrupted Friday’s Speech from the Throne with a “Stop Harper” sign, her firing, and the wave of support she’s received since They also reported on a group of Toronto researchers […]
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Link of the Day: Fresh
The Fresh restaurants are easily the most well-known vegetarian restaurants in Toronto, and in my humble opinion, they’re also the best. If you haven’t paid your nearest one a visit yet, then you’re overdue – especially if you’ve been toying with the idea of vegetarianism, and you’re looking for a vegetarian meal done right.
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Back on Monday
I’m headed out of town for the weekend, and it’s pretty unlikely that I’ll be able to get connected while I’m gone. Besides, I’m aiming to spend the weekend relaxing, not blogging. I’ll be back on Monday with a whole bunch of new links and pithy observations. Don’t miss it!
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Yesterday’s News: Thursday, 2 June 2011
Here we go again with another round of links and curiosities. Buckle up, faithful reader! The Globe and Mail reported that Dimitri Soudas, director of communications for the Prime Minister’s Office, is stepping down They also noted that it’s apparently much easier for a terror suspect to get onto no-fly watch lists than it is […]
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Link of the Day: The Autism Site
Just a few months after adding the Veterans Site to their portfolio, the good people who run the Hunger Site and related projects have added yet another site to the roster. The Autism Site operates on the same simple premise: you click a button once a day, and for each click, the site’s sponsors will […]
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Dylan Reibling’s “Record” on Bravo! tonight
If you’ll be at home this evening, and you’ve got cable, then you ought to tune into Bravo! at 10:00 PM to catch tonight’s episode of In Short, an eight-part series exploring the seven deadly sins through an assortment of short films. One of tonight’s shorts is Record, an excellent short film by director and […]
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Link of the Day: Send a Kid to Camp
“Wednesday, June 1, 2011,” which is today, “is a special day for Tim Hortons Restaurant Owners, team members and guests. It’s Camp Day! Camp Day is the one day a year when Tim Hortons Restaurant Owners across Canada and the United States donate every penny from coffee sales to the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation… “Every […]
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