Weekly roundup August 5-11

Articles/Columns

Dallas airport passengers silently salute the return of a fallen hero Global News

‘Since I got my bike, I’ve stopped playing ‘Fortnite’’ The Boston Globe

Behind the Lens: How the Tilt-a-Whirl Became a Fixture of State Fairs Governing

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Me: Aw, shit. Is google telling me to go up those awful stairs on my bike? I better do a street view to double check.
Street view: [Confused cyclists consulting their phones to see if they're really supposed to haul those bikes up the goddamn stairs] pic.twitter.com/jjxdhmOugW

— michael 🥑🏗️🏚️🏢🏣🏬🌆🚴‍♂️🛫🗽 (@hamilt0n) August 10, 2019

Weekly roundup July 29 - August 4

Articles/Columns

The Perils of Professional Dress The Walrus

Don’t Worry, We Will Both Find Out (Just Not Together) Ghostrunner on First

Lessons in ugly – understanding Edmonton’s downtown library fiasco National Post

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Person 1: welcome home. Did you have a good day looking at screens at work?
Person 2: yes, my screens were good. How were your screens?
1: they were less good, so I’d like to watch something on the big screen in our house.
2: okay, but I might use my small screen while we watch.

— Paul Musgrave (@profmusgrave) July 29, 2019

2019 Bike Ride 9

I was up early again today, for no reason, so I jumped out of bed and went riding. First around Nun’s Island where I sat at the southern point of the island. Then across the ice control structure for the Champlain Bridge and along the strip of land between the Saint Lawrence River and the Seaway, and quickly through Parc Jean-Drapeau before heading home.

Total trip distance: 30.23 km

Moving time: 1h 33m

2019 Bike Ride 8

It was another free Bixi Sunday so I met up with someone and we biked along the Lachine Canal then down to Parc Angrignon. We walked through the park in a sun downpour that was quite refreshing in the hot afternoon. Next, we rode along the Lachine Aquaduct and down to Verdun for lunch before heading back toward home.

Total trip distance: 20.67 km

Weekly roundup July 22-28

Articles/Columns

A Convicted Criminal’s Guide to Curbing Corruption in Brazil Americas Quarterly

Life And Death Under The Dome Toronto Star

A Lost Literature University of Toronto Magazine

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This made me laugh way too hard for a monday :D pic.twitter.com/BunP0n602b

— Liz Quilty ♡ (@LizQuilty) July 21, 2019

Flying into Los Angeles on the 4th — quite the spectacle. pic.twitter.com/lT62n3VjDh

— Matt Hamilton (@MattHjourno) July 5, 2019

2019 Bike Ride 7

Headed out east to see the paths around the Olympic park and then back through the Plateau to get croissants at my favourite place (Au Kouing-Amann), but they are on vacation for another couple weeks. Today’s ride took me through a bunch of areas that I have not even walked yet, but I will definitely get back over there to explore.

Total trip distance: 29.33 km

Weekly roundup July 15-21

Articles/Columns

The Radical Egalitarian Politics Of Weird Al’s “UHF” Current Affairs

I’m an Engineer, and I’m Not Buying Into ‘Smart’ Cities The New York Times

Where does the Sidewalk End? In Etobicoke, of course Toronto Star

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My dear husband, explaining @Dulles_Airport Mobile Lounges to his brother: “Dulles basically has moon buggies to ferry you around.” pic.twitter.com/ku2MTG8mbb

— Christina Saull (@MiddleSeatView) July 20, 2019