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Listening to: Leah Salomaa

August 7, 2011February 11, 2008Music

Leah Salomaa is a Toronto-based folk singer who has made two excellent CDs of folk songs for children. This is tastefully sung and played music that’s engaging for children and adults alike: it’s not saccharine like other children’s CDs I’ve heard.

Listening to: Dave Gunning

August 7, 2011December 20, 2007Music

A few weeks ago, on a Saturday morning, I woke up to CBC Radio 1. That’s what my clock radio is set to play every morning at 6. Even though the hosts’ accents are a bit pompous and there’s a … [read more]

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Jan 21, 8:17 pm

"...raises the prospect that in the coming months other US Peloton users may suddenly and unexpectedly find themselves in a riding class with their commander-in-chief." https://buff.ly/3sJRsjp

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Jan 19, 6:16 pm

"For years, a mode of nothingness has been ascendant — a nihilistic attitude visible in all realms of culture, intent on the destruction of extraneity in all its forms, including noise, decoration, possessions, identities and face-to-face interaction." https://buff.ly/39O62O6

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Jan 19, 12:59 pm

"For nearly a year now, many of us have been locked in a controlled environment, a closed lab of selfhood: the Quarantine Institute of Applied Subjectivity. Our homes have become biodomes designed to study the fragile ecosystems of Us." https://buff.ly/38EL98C

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Jan 15, 8:57 pm

"No one seemed quite sure how to proceed. 'While we’re here, we might as well set up a government,' somebody suggested." https://buff.ly/2LATPV0

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Jan 13, 7:04 pm

"'It's funny until it's scary': Decoding the Far-Right Symbols at the Capitol Riot" https://buff.ly/2LnKwI2

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Jan 11, 1:25 pm

“You always think that evil is going to come from movie villain evil, and then you’re like — oh no, evil can just start with bad jokes and nihilistic behavior that is fueled by positive reinforcement on various platforms.” https://buff.ly/3nA2fsL

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Jan 7, 12:17 pm

"As workers stay home and office buildings sit vacant, some see a new role for Midtown Manhattan's business district as a site for affordable housing." https://buff.ly/2TNczRx

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Jan 6, 10:40 pm

And in other news: https://buff.ly/38kraMn

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Jan 6, 1:31 pm

“It’s fairly well understood that Hollywood is an important vehicle for projecting American 'soft power.' But in the last ten to fifteen years, the internet has done far more to make the world think like Americans than Marvel movies.” https://buff.ly/2KZ4J6E

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Jan 4, 12:52 pm

“Most office activity will not move to homes or to the cloud but is likely to be redistributed within and between cities, with a variety of new employment areas popping up and saving many people the trouble of commuting to a central business district.” https://buff.ly/2X4ODLg