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November 2011
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October 2011
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WatchChris Burkard - Photographer (by LONELYLEAP)
August 2011
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June 2011
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WatchArcade Fire perform “Sprawl II”
A E.R. nurse's thoughts on an instigator's...
riot2011frontlines:
Ambulance cars line the streets outside of St. Paul’s Hospital’s emergency triage centre for those injured on the night of June 15. Photo credit: Andrés Goñi
Tim,
Just because you can string an apologetic sentence together does not mean you are sorry. Perhaps I should make you aware of the consequences of your action. To you, it’s just an overturned car that you set...
May 2011
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April 2011
2 posts
WatchI’m in love with this.
seawitchery:
I started out clicking strategically… and by the end was just wildly clicking and dancing in my chair.
biancavirina:
CLICK THE SQUARES.
THE WHOLE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS.
THIS THIS THIS THIS!
“For this is what we do. Put one foot forward and then the other. Lift our eyes...”
– Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram
March 2011
4 posts
“But in a way you can say that after leaving the sea, after all those millions of...”
– Shantaram, by Gregory David Smith
WatchWhatever. I’m just one man.
“”There’s only one commandment; don’t be an asshole.”
– Eddie Vedder
February 2011
3 posts
“Most Canadians can recite our traditional values by heart, even if we no longer...”
– “The New Solitudes” by Erna Paris | The Walrus | March 2011
January 2011
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December 2010
6 posts
John Hughes was a Genius
Dear Mr. Vernon,
We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it is that we did wrong. But we think you’re crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us: in the simplest terms and in the most convenient definitions…. But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain. And an athlete. And...
Help Yourself, by Sad Brad Smith
malcolmjohnson:
My family has been making efforts to free itself from the commercialism of Christmas. My dad sent this list to us today, and I thought it was wise and worth sharing. The gifts of light, life and friendship are enough.
D.’s Christmas Wish List
—Peace, intimacy and tranquility, for me, my family and my friends.
—Surprises.
—Nothing that costs anything from anyone who is in...
November 2010
3 posts
“They heard me singing and they told me to stop
Quit these pretentious things...”
– Arcade Fire, Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
WatchNo one makes music even remotely similar to the Arcade Fire. Truly unique, no matter what the indie snobs say.
“Violence represents the annihilation of language: it occurs when words fail,...”
– “The Question Remains” by Pasha Malla @WalrusMagazine
October 2010
8 posts
WatchWordsmiths and lovers of language need to see this. @StephenFry comments on “correct” language use. Thanks to @BurntStew for the heads up.
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
– Plato
“For many people, skiing is a sphere of perpetual freedom into which they can step at will, and the sweet spot-that which instantly expands the sphere in every dimension-is powder. Whether one is in it or simply wants to be, powder is a realm of constant challenge. It is about words, but being unable to speak; about telling, but being unable to describe. It is sensations and memories....
WatchHey, I’m just one dude.
“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a serious lack of imagination.”
– Oscar Wilde
WatchImpressive history of hip hop by Timberlake and Fallon.
September 2010
9 posts
