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#PeeGate

LB — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 07:07:06 +0000

We have never had a sadder federal election. The incumbent Conservative Party has used a racist, race-baiting strategy we normally associate with other places. The racism that has been whipped up will take a very long time to dissolve.

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Spring

LB — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:54:39 +0000

It is very hard to post a photograph of April flowers in Vancouver without someone in Toronto taking it personally.

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“I’ve been told that the tallest building in hell has an awesome view of the emerald city”

LB — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:59:55 +0000

Heard those lyrics over the car radio last week. I did not know that the Emerald City was close enough to hell that you could actually see it from there, but that whole geography sounds a lot like Vancouver.

The Harper Song (Steve It’s Time to Leave) by John Roby

LB — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:34:27 +0000

Words and music by John Roby, a good friend of my Uncle Patrick. Video recorded and edited by Scott Stephenson. Lovely song in its own right, and a bit reminiscent of Randy Newman and Tom Lehrer.

Colour Barr

LB — Sun, 08 May 2011 22:12:27 +0000

Folding bar by my friend (and well known Toronto designer) Barr Gilmore. Available from made design. Via moco loco.

The Colour Barr is made of stainless steel, polyurethane enamel, ziricote, glass decanters, tumblers, shot glasses, cocktail shakers and various bar equipment.

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Where apathy comes from

LB — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:07:35 +0000

Brilliant talk showing that apathy is not an individual failing but rather is constructed by cultural and civic barriers that aim to stifle your participation. Dave Meslin is funny and he’s right. You may enjoy his comparison between the way city halls bury development notices in publications and the way Nike sells shoes – if city hall really wanted your input, it would communicate differently with you.

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Mary Margaret O’Hara

LB — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:15:30 +0000

For those who don’t know, Mary Margaret O’Hara is a cult Canadian musician who produced only one album, the weirdly perfect Miss America, in 1988. It’s said that she never released another album because she’s reclusive, but in fact she never stopped working publicly.

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Nanopod in nanotopia

LB — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:43:58 +0000

I have one of these white heart pendant necklaces, and easily a hundred people have asked me about it. It’s by Toronto jeweller Tosca Teran, whose studio is alternately known as Nanotopia and Nanopod.

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Musical bench.

LB — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:24:43 +0000

Great execution of a great idea in this public xylophone bench by designer Paul Aloisi for the BenchMark Project in Toronto, Canada. From the Canadian Design Resource. There would be pressure to stand up whenever anyone else came by.

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Sol Lewitt at Pearson International Airport

LB — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:02:30 +0000

Toronto has this great Sol Lewitt piece in its airport. Via The Canadian Design Resource.

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