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 »
George W. Bush has made a lot of gaffes in his time as president but this one is mind-bogglingly bad. At a Thursday press conference W. blurted out this classic line… “I heard somebody say, Where’s Mandela?’ Well, Mandela’s dead because Saddam Hussein killed all the Mandelas,” So in one fell swoop he had a […] More »
An ingenious solution to a common modern clothing problem, the missing sock. Make a toy dog! When you’re done, donate them to kids who’ll give them a home. You don’t even have to spay or neuter them. Ah the eternal battle of young vs. old captured on video. Atlantic Monthly writer Michael Hirschorn thinks there’s […] More »
The above items have absolutely nothing in common except for the fact I find them entertaining. Author William Gibson’s new book has been getting pretty good press, but the folks at Boing Boing calls this Washington Post interview one of the best they’ve read. We have to admit that we’re not big soccer fans but […] More »
We hope you’re all having a good long weekend. Let’s get right to the links: Now that Fall is just around the corner, all those tasty crops should be coming to market soon. What better time to eat local. A bunch of bloggers and foodies challenge you to eat food grown as locally as possible. […] More »
Walkmans, CD players and iPods are all pretty great inventions, how else are we going to kill an hour each day on the subway? But wait, isn’t it all a little much? This article thinks that all these iPods, mp3 blogs and downloading has meant the death of silence and maybe even music itself. When […] More »
We start this week’s links with a cheesy Leann Rimes reference. We’re sorry but we couldn’t resist. But we hope you read on about the Civic Twilight Design Collective’s idea for streetlights that sync up with the phases of the moon. The award-winning idea cuts down on light pollution and power use and just looks […] More »
First of all, we’d like to congratulate our friends over at the Ryerson Review of Journalism. The students and instructor Bill Reynolds took home five awards from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication student magazine contest. Yay. Guardian columnist and climate change warrior George Monbiot rails against the rise of green consumerism. […] More »
Boing Boing pointed us to this footage of a 1941 strike by Disney animators. Neat. Houston has negotiated a contract to ensure that a third of that city’s power comes from wind! Yes, you read that right. Houston, Texas. Now if they could only cut down on that sprawl and all those suburbs we’d have […] More »
Everyone loves birds, right? Well, what could be better than recycled birdhouses. These guys make birdhouses out of recycled materials A couple make a trip from Halifax to Vancouver in a Smart car. Total diesel used, just 337 litres! We’re not a big fan of bottled water for many reasons. Apparently eco-conscious New Yorkers have […] More »
This week’s installment is a little late. I blame this very cool flash map that tells you the history of the Middle East from 3000 BCE to today, all in about 60 seconds. Here in Toronto, one of my favourite neighbourhoods gets turned into a pedsetrian zones on Sundays during the summer. This little gem […] More »