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I Ran So Far: Andy Samberg’s love letter to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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If you haven’t seen this video yet, do yourself a favour. Well worth repeated viewings: More »

This season’s new Black? Racism.

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While the tidal wave of F/W 07/08 floods retailers with fresh stock, inciting everyday consumers to buy and accessorize for this seasons latest must-have fashions, there is a growing concern of the whitebreading of fashion to levels not seen since the 60’s. Paris, long the bastion of pomp and pretension, recently presented the latest collections […] More »

Weekend links: Parking ain’t free, more songs about biking and food?, wither the BookMobile?

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There’s lots of great links this week so let’s get to it. Shawn Micallef on the Spacing blog points out this article about the very high cost of parking. No, we don’t mean the $5 an hour you pay in Downtown Toronto or Vancouver. In other traffic related news, the Guardian has a bike blogger! […] More »

Friendster begot MySpace begot Facebook begot WTF?!?

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With the popularity of social networking ripping across the globe like a fast mutating hantavirus, is it not an eventuality that niche social networks would evolve to address every self microcosm of lifestyle? Compiled below is the unofficial This Magazine list of social networking sites and their respective niches. Enjoy and feel free to add […] More »

Throne Speech must address environment, Afghanistan, ‘prosperity gap,’ Layton says

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U of T’s The Varsity has just posted a broad-ranging interview with Smilin’ Jack Layton, in which he says the NDP won’t support a Conservative Throne Speech unless it includes new directions on the Afghan mission, the environment and what he calls the “prosperity gap.” “We want to see a fundamental change of direction on […] More »