Link of the Day: Steve Larkin
“Steve Larkin is an internationally respected spoken word artist, a lecturer in performance poetry and storytelling, the founder of the UK’s largest poetry slam organisation, and a singer/song-writer.” He’s also an old friend of my wife from her days in Oxford, and a new friend of mine following a stay in our basement this weekend. […]
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It’s Friday, so here’s the video for “I Rhyme the World in 80 Days” by Kish
These days, Andrew Kishino makes a decent living as a voice actor. But back in the day, when he was known as Kish, he made a notable dent in the world of Canadian hip hop. Specifically, he scored a hit in 1991 with “I Rhyme the World in 80 Days.” Sadly, not much followed in […]
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Link of the Day: Canadian Donor’s Guide
“The Canadian Donor’s Guide to fundraising organizations in Canada… is the only authoritative annual directory to charity in Canada, primarily used in planned giving. Donors, Philanthropists, Lawyers, Accountants, Trust Officers, Will and Estate Planning Officers, Taxation Professionals, Financial, Insurance and Investment Advisors, and other professionals use the Canadian Donor’s Guide to make decisions on philanthropy: […]
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You ought to read “The Bird Factory”
Earlier this year, I took a creative writing course at the School of Continuing Studies at U of T. It was a great experience, and a lot of the credit for that should go to the instructor, Toronto author David Layton. Although he’s the son of poet Irving Layton – and no relation to Jack […]
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Link of the Day: The Molson Canadian Red Leaf Project
“The Molson Canadian Red Leaf Project is our ongoing commitment to give back to the land that gives us so much. We’re hosting 20 events across the country with Evergreen, and we’ll plant 100,000 trees from coast to coast in partnership with Tree Canada. “But that’s just the beginning. Join us and millions of Canadians […]
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Another day, another dollar
Yesterday, when I showed up for work, my boss asked me what I was doing there. He reminded me that because of some overtime we all put in back in April, we’d been given time off on the Monday after each summer long weekend. So I replied to a few emails, and I took the […]
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Link of the Day: People for Good
Lately, you may have seen ads for People for Good scattered throughout the city. Their mission is “to make the world a better place, one good deed at a time. It may sound ambitious but it’s easier than you’d think.” The site asks for no donations, and simply exists to advance the idea of doing […]
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The Summerworks funding cut may be the first of many from the federal government
Toronto’s annual Summerworks theatre and music festival has just lost its funding from the federal government’s Department of Canadian Heritage. The annual grant, which would have provided an estimated $48,000, represents about 20% of the total budget for the festival, which is scheduled to begin in just a few weeks. Critics of the announcement suggest […]
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You ought to read “Bomb the Suburbs”
This one is a bit of an underground classic. It’s a collection of stories, essays and cultural critiques by Billy Wimsatt, an author, activist and future political organizer from Chicago. You can preview it if you like, courtesy of Google Books. First published in 1994, the book and its subsequent promotional tour generated a cult […]
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