Weekly roundup December 16-29

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On these dark winter days, Toronto could use a stained-glass revival Toronto Star

‘Boomerspeak’ Is Now Available for Your Parodying Pleasure WIRED

Building a rocket is hard. But building a parachute is boggling Los Angeles Times

Nike Takes the Plunge Into Modest Swimwear The New Yorker

Learning a language means failure, embarrassment and the enrichment of your life Los Angeles Times

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another life pic.twitter.com/c9KggynM2j

— poorly drawn lines (@PDLComics) December 22, 2019

Le stagiaire de CBC apprend lui aussi à faire des copier/coller. pic.twitter.com/qQKDICJeY1

— INFOMAN (@infomantv) December 17, 2019

Weekly roundup December 9-15

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The FAA said the Boeing 737 Max had a high risk of crashing, but let the plane continue flying anyway Business Insider

How a janitor at Frito-Lay invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos the Hustle

“Link In Bio” is a slow knife

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— out of context bon appetit test kitchen (@outofcontextBA) December 6, 2019

Weekly roundup December 2-8

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Court of Appeal rules Immigration Ministry can’t reject candidates who fail surprise French test CBC

Need Advice? Give It to Someone Else First Wharton Magazine

Mexico City traffic chaos a matter of life or death yahoo news

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You know that thing where you get to the cash and you and the clerk are clearly two anglos speaking heavily accented French at each other and you both realize it but neither of you wants to back down because you’re polite and proud of your French but it’s also super awkward.

— Christopher Curtis (@titocurtis) December 6, 2019

Weekly roundup November 25 - December 1

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Open Borders Are a Trillion-Dollar Idea Foreign Policy

Too many kids in Ontario are food illiterate — and it’s costing us big TVO

‘I Miss Them, Always’: A Witness Recounts El Salvador’s 1989 Jesuit Massacre NPR

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Billionaire libellist Elon Musk's Cybertruck promises an "innovative" pop-up roof for camping. But you could get a Trabant with a tent attached to the roof in East Germany in the 1970s. I think we all know which of these looks cooler. pic.twitter.com/ayUTleaLjJ

— David Broder (@broderly) November 29, 2019

Weekly roundup November 18 - 24

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Toronto police gaslighted us on traffic enforcement. Their neglect put lives at risk Toronto Star

How I Reclaimed My Life by Performing Onstage As Someone Who’s Gene Positive for Huntington’s Disease

Why federal Conservatives should drop their fixation with smaller government TVO

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— Eric Cabrol (@CireLorbac) November 23, 2019

Weekly roundup November 18 - 24

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Toronto police gaslighted us on traffic enforcement. Their neglect put lives at risk Toronto Star

How I Reclaimed My Life by Performing Onstage As Someone Who’s Gene Positive for Huntington’s Disease the mighty

Why federal Conservatives should drop their fixation with smaller government TVO

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— Eric Cabrol (@CireLorbac) November 23, 2019

Weekly roundup October 28 - November 17

Vacation time has ended. Even though I was gone for 10 days, it seemed like it was a quick trip because of all the driving. Florida is a lot of driving and every things is 30 minutes away from where you are except Miami which is 2 hours away even if you’re in Miami. Peruvian food was the order of the day in Florida as I went to a ceviche restaurant that was delicious and a Peruvian sandwich shop (also delicious). Wynwood walls is a cool attraction and there are several breweries in the neighourhood that warrant another visit when I have more time to explore. Also on the agenda was attending a wedding that had a great doughnut spread along with a cheese wheel cake.

Next up was five days in El Salvador, which I’ll write more about later.

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Student in Peru makes history by writing thesis in the Incas’ language The Guardian

Immigrants don’t need to justify their existence cult #mtl

Dumping Don Cherry is only the first step in resuscitating Hockey Night In Canada National Post

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Just found this homework assignment I did in first grade. pic.twitter.com/3sSOYqB8Pk

— Daniel Spenser (@DanSpenser) November 11, 2019