Weekly round up: May 23 - 29
29 May 2011Articles
University revolutionizes Winnipeg's food scene from The Globe and Mail
The lessons of philanthropy from The Economist
Don't worry, Ontario. Your government will still 'enforce good behaviour' from National Post
The Catalan kings from The Economist
Mexican cinemas in India from The Economist
Layton attempts to clear the air on when and how Quebec could secede from Canadian Press (Go Stephane Dion calling out Layton on his 50%+1 as a clear majority.)
I completely agree with Harper... circa 1996 from Ottawa Citizen
Reach out, reach out and touch someone
New program aims to interest girls in engineering from WISN Milwaukee (A way of getting girls into engineering that I can agree with.)
Chris Selley: Layton the bridge builder from National Post
Tweets
Oh for the love of God. No reform: just more $$. RT @timhudak: Health Spending Under @TimHudak to Increase by $6 Billion https://t.co/vUryjci
— Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) May 24, 2011
CBC genius: "Know what the iDesk needs behind it? A big shitty-fonted scrolling newsbar like it's 19 fucking 45." Technology!
— Andrew Stoeten (@AndrewStoeten) May 24, 2011
Banned utterly: "stakeholders." Anyone who uses this term w/ a straight face is a member of a tribe with whom I have no diplomatic relations
— Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) May 26, 2011
Will the #LPC have their own 39 member strong shadow cab-- oh, wait. They're 5 members short. #toosoon? #toosoon. #cdnpoli
— Christopher White (@CWhite20XX) May 26, 2011
Copy editor: “I’ve been specially trained to give a shit.”
— Overheard Newsroom (@OHnewsroom) May 27, 2011
Video
With a venn diagram via Revolutions
Great little video from the Toronto Standard about a bookbinder, Don Taylor, via Dan Misener
Bookbinder: Toronto Standard presents 'Made in Toronto' - The Bookbinder: Don Taylor from Toronto Standard on Vimeo.
Boom Boom Pow performed acoustically by DANTèS via The Anti-Hit List
Boom Boom Pow DANTèS from AS HUMAN PATTERN on Vimeo.