April 2011
5 posts
"The first step towards getting somewhere is to... →
Letter from the Future →
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"The truth is I’ve never fooled anyone. I’ve let... →
March 2011
1 post
"Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting... →
February 2011
3 posts
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Churchill, Winston →
Henry David Thoreau →
January 2011
2 posts
The Work of an Actor →
December 2010
1 post
“Moving on, is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard.”
– Dave Mustaine (via kari-shma)
November 2010
33 posts
Dyer, Wayne →
Everything in the universe has a purpose. Indeed, the invisible intelligence that flows through everything in a purposeful fashion is also flowing through you.
Mason, John L. →
Happiness consists in activity — it is a running stream, not a stagnant pool.
Have you seen him? (Boing Boing Flickr Pool) →
“Have you seen him?,” photographed in Minneapolis, MN, and contributed to the Boing Boing Flickr Pool by BB reader Phil Jones (website).
TTC Yards →
Photo by allanparke in the blogTO Flickr pool.
Limos v. Escalades: Can’t We All Live Together? →
Given the economy these days, most limo drivers know how it must have felt to survive the Irish Potato Famine.
That’s how bad things have been in Hollywood. It got so ugly that I heard one…
Where do ideas come from? →
Ideas don’t come from watching television Ideas sometimes come from listening to a lecture Ideas often come while reading a book Good ideas come from bad ideas, but only if there are enough of…
“The Only Prize is This One” An Inspiring Talk by... →
We’d like to kick off Thanksgiving week by thanking you, our wonderful readers! There is no way we would have made it into our second year without the feedback and support of all of you. Secondly,…
There's only one corner of the universe you can be... →
Lonely CN Tower →
Photo by boukesalverda in the blogTO Flickr pool.
Waterhouse Gallery Figurative Artists Exhibition... →
Waterhouse Gallery in Santa Brbara, California has drawn from its stable of artists to present their Great American Figurative Artists Exhibition 2010.
The online preview of the exhibit…
Twain, Mark →
It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare.
Google Launches Interactive Book to Teach Everyone... →
In an attempt to teach the average person about the fundamental of browsers and the web, Google has released an interactive online book that explains concepts…
Tie Tea Cup →
This is what I call smart design. Tie Tea Cup by George Lee.
(via @substudio)
Dufferin underpass, Toronto →
Photo by bigdaddyhame in the blogTO Flickr pool.
Rob Carey →
Rob Carey is an American school teacher living in Kandern, Germany. He frequently sketches the area around where he lives as well as chronicling his travels to other locations around Germany…
Success is the ability to go from one failure to... →
Top Ten Tips For A GREEN Indie Production (Pt. 3... →
The last two days film producer/director Miranda Bailey has guest posted sharing her trials and tribulations at trying to make indie film green. Today she shares her tips.
Miranda’s Ten Tips…
Amazon Wants to Change the Way Movies Get Made →
Aspiring filmmakers and screenwriters now have a new avenue for trying to get discovered — Amazon Studios, a newly launched online business from Amazon.com.
Sad bookshelf is sad... →
…because everyone’s got an iPad. Or a Kindle. It’s the work of Waynesville, NC, designer Blaine Johnston, aka Red F Studios. More:
Ikea hack bookshelf bench
Circular bookshelf…
Amazon Gets Into Movie Business, in First-Look... →
Amazon.com is getting into the movie business. Instead of a studio lot or theater chain, however, the internet retailer is relying on a variation of crowd sourcing.
Related Articles: The New Villains of New Media: Apple, Google & Facebook
Unreasonable →
The paradox of an instant, worldwide, connected marketplace for all goods and services: All that succeeds is the unreasonable. You can get my attention if your product is unreasonably well…
lessons from a car-free life →
‘The civilized man has built a coach, but has lost the use of his feet.’ ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Post written by Leo Babauta.
This past summer, my family (my wife, me, six kids) finally gave up…
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This is true
Talked about this the other day. People care too much about documenting experiences rather…
The Puzzling 3D Digital Art of Kazuhiko Nakamura →
[ By Steph in Architecture & Design, Gadgets & Geek Art, Graffiti & Drawing, Technology & Futurism. ]
Amid the sea of digital art displayed online, many artists get…
This One Thing Is The Common Denominator For All... →
How much does it cost to keep your friends and family happy?
Do you find yourself with one foot out the door when things don’t go your way?
What is your exit strategy for an unhappy…
Best Facebook Exchange Ever →
We’ve seen a bunch of clever status message exchanges however this is the best one we’ve seen so far. These two friends had some fun exchanging the type of food they were interested in eating….
Half, Robert →
No one can be right all of the time, but it helps to be right most of the time.
Photoist: November 10, 2010 →
north/south by ronnie.yip FROM TORONTOIST’S FLICKR POOL
L.A. Times Young Hollywood Roundtable: Adjusting... →
On the red carpet, actress Carey Mulligan always seems so poised. We found out why at this year’s AFI fest.
Underground explorers reveal the fascinating and... →
Ever since I did a project for an undergraduate urban studies project on Toronto’s Garrison Creek, I’ve had a lingering interest in the buried waterways of Toronto. Admittedly, however, this…
Gravity →
Photo by stillsinflux in the blogTO Flickr pool.
Algorithmic friendship and other modern phenomena →
Susan Orlean catalogs the different kinds of online “friends” one might have. The friend you sort of know, because you have friends in common and have maybe attended the same events — not…
August 2010
6 posts
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Maya Angelou →
“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, however, if faced with courage, need not be lived again.”
Lightning over Toronto →
Photo by scott3eh of the blogTO Flickr pool.
How long before you run out of talking points? →
Here’s how you know if someone is living the brand, is emotionally connected to the story and is literate and informed—or if they’re just emotionally connected in the moment:
Ask a lot of…
Toronto of the 1960s →
Given that Mad Men — and its yellow-tinged look at 1960s New York — remains all the rage, I thought it might be fun to take a photographic tour of the Toronto of the 1960s. Well before my…