December 2008
14 posts
smith.dudevice.com - Your Weather Headquarters
Prediction time: Will it be “snow-mageddon”?
From cbc.ca
“A weather bulletin from Environment Canada warned that much of southern Ontario will be hit Friday and Sunday by significant snowstorms. The storms appear ominous enough that officials compiling the bulletin actually wrote, “Could this be snow-mageddon?”“
Do I think it will snow? Yes. Do I think it...
torontoist.com
I’ve been reading a new blog lately (well, new to me) called Torontoist. It’s possible I’m the only one in the city who hasn’t been reading this, so bear with me if I have drastically underestimated the popularity of this blog among people I know. With that out of the way, let me go on record as saying this is always an enjoyable read. Topics are all over the map:...
My email correspondence with Chuck Swirsky
This morning I randomly surfed my way to the Bulls’ website and found out that Chuck has a new blog. I’ve never emailed him before, but today I did and guess what? He emailed back! Not only that, he likes my thinking! I think it might be time for me to make the jump to the NBA. Here is the brilliant correspondence for your reading pleasure (I swear this is the last Chuck blog post...
“It would be a very, very serious mistake to engage in partisan attacks against a...”
– Michael Ignatieff when asked whether he fears a Conservative ad blitz. I like this.
Rachel Whiteread.
I was flipping through a magazine today and saw a picture of Rachel Whiteread’s House (below). This reminded me of how interesting I find this artist and I thought I would share. I wrote a paper on her a few years back for some elective I took - if you’re unfamiliar, the following is a very brief synopsis of her work.
Most pieces (if not all) are casts of objects and revolve...
Lime Media Group is wrecking your brand...
Dear any company that uses these guys,
I constantly see your ad on the side of a Lime Media truck driving around aimlessly in downtown Toronto during rush hour. Do you think being associated with contributing negatively to already ridiculously congested streets is good for your brand? Me either.
In case you haven’t seen Lime’s trucks, here’s a picture of one. Lighted ads...
