- 1st
- 12:02 am
[LINK] "Is the Internet good or bad? Yes."
- 2nd
- 04:08 am
[PHOTO] CityPlace, December 2013
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05:39 pm[BLOG] Some Ukraine links
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11:59 pm[FORUM] What do you think will happen in Crimea?
- 1 comment
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- 3rd
- 10:09 am
[PHOTO] Carapaces on Covehead Beach, Prince Edward Island
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01:10 pm[BLOG] Some Monday links
Tags:- africa,
- anthropology,
- astronomy,
- blogs,
- china,
- chinese language,
- communism,
- demographics,
- economics,
- european union,
- first nations,
- former soviet union,
- glbt issues,
- globalization,
- history,
- india,
- japan,
- links,
- marriage rights,
- mars,
- migration,
- moldova,
- philosophy,
- poland,
- popular culture,
- social sciences,
- south asia,
- space science,
- toronto,
- urban note
03:29 pm[LINK] "Fascism, Russia, and Ukraine"
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03:38 pm[BRIEF NOTE] On the advantages for the economy of Ukraine with Europe, in Europe
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08:21 pm[URBAN NOTE] "Toronto election: Which conservative mayor?"
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08:56 pm[LINK] "Trying to make sense of Loretta Saunders' death"
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09:06 pm[LINK] "Government prostitution survey full of ‘loaded’ questions"
- 4th
- 04:23 pm
[PHOTO] Stream, Covehead, Prince Edward Island National Park
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10:56 pm[BLOG] Some Tuesday links
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- 5th
- 10:12 am
[PHOTO] The cliffs of Stanhope
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01:07 pm[URBAN NOTE] "This Human of New York Takes His Libraries Seriously"
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01:16 pm[LINK] "Planets Plentiful Around Abundant Red Dwarf Stars, Study Says"
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01:22 pm[LINK] "China's Uighurs Fear More Prejudice After Kunming Killings"
03:09 pm[NEWS] Four links on Ukraine, Russia, Crimea, Tatars, and the European Union
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07:51 pm[BLOG] Some Wednesday links
Tags:- astronomy,
- blogging,
- blogs,
- borders,
- china,
- chinese language,
- crimean tatars,
- glbt issues,
- history,
- holidays,
- hong kong,
- imperialism,
- lebanon,
- links,
- mass media,
- middle east,
- neighbourhoods,
- ottoman empire,
- pakistan,
- russia,
- separatism,
- south asia,
- space science,
- television,
- tibet,
- toronto,
- turkey,
- ukraine,
- writing
10:20 pm[LINK] Various links on the Russia of Putin as a global conservative power
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11:57 pm[URBAN NOTE] "New TTC signage, 5 March 2014"
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- 6th
- 07:57 am
[PHOTO] The dunes of Stanhope
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01:00 pm[BLOG] Some Thursday links
Tags:- alternate history,
- astronomy,
- blogs,
- ceres,
- crime,
- crimean tatars,
- demographics,
- economics,
- former soviet union,
- futurology,
- glbt issues,
- history,
- holidays,
- human beings,
- links,
- marriage rights,
- mass media,
- mass transit,
- queen street,
- queen street west,
- space science,
- space travel,
- spain,
- subways,
- television,
- toronto,
- ttc,
- ukraine,
- united states,
- war,
- yiddish
- 7th
- 10:28 am
[PHOTO] The beach and the surf of Stanhope
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11:30 am[PHOTO] Little bird on the Stanhope beach
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03:05 pm[BLOG] Some Friday links
Tags:- anthropology,
- astronomy,
- blogs,
- central europe,
- chinese language,
- clash of ideologies,
- croatia,
- czech republic,
- czechoslovakia,
- european union,
- first world war,
- former soviet union,
- germany,
- glbt issues,
- history,
- imperialism,
- lebanon,
- links,
- middle east,
- migration,
- poland,
- politics,
- popular culture,
- popular literature,
- russia,
- slovakia,
- social sciences,
- space science,
- ukraine,
- united kingdom,
- war
04:43 pm[NEWS] Some Friday links
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07:07 pm[URBAN NOTE] On Toronto's 180th birthday, yesterday
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- 8th
- 01:34 pm
[PHOTO] Driving in the Prince Edward Island National Park, Stanhope
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04:47 pm[BLOG] Some Saturday links
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- 10th
- 12:45 pm
[PHOTO] Driven to Covehead
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03:25 pm[BLOG] Some Monday links
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07:58 pm[PHOTO] 1068 Dovercourt Road, scene of a fatal fire 7 March 2014
09:08 pm[BRIEF NOTE] On instagram in the Crimea, or, the risks of openness
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10:37 pm[LINK] Andrew Solomon on Peter Lanza, Adam Lanza and Sandy Hook
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11:55 pm[LINK] "LGBTI Rights and the UN: Where to from here?"
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11:59 pm[LINK] "The decline of Gayropa?"
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- 11th
- 10:13 am
[PHOTO] The bridge at Covehead
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12:50 pm[BLOG] Some Tuesday links
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02:36 pm[LINK] "Elephants distinguish human voices by sex, age, ethnicity, study says"
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02:41 pm[LINK] "Is San Francisco New York?"
06:04 pm[LINK] "Putin Turns Attention to Eurasian Union"
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08:38 pm[LINK] "The Myth of the Orthodox Slavs"
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10:52 pm[ISL] "PEI2014: The Island Web at 20"
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- 12th
- 03:39 pm
[PHOTO] The sheds and shacks of Covehead
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06:01 pm[PHOTO] Men's rights on the Toronto subway
09:53 pm[LINK] Two Tin Man posts on same-sex marriage in the United States
10:19 pm[LINK] "Windsor-Detroit border project needs $250M from U.S."
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10:37 pm[LINK] "From Syria to São Paulo
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10:56 pm[BRIEF NOTE] On the CRTC, Cancon porn, and cultural identity in Canada
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- 13th
- 04:18 am
[PHOTO] Looking south across Covehead Bay
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01:00 pm[PHOTO] Winter snowfall, 12 March 2014
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03:37 pm[BLOG] Some Thursday links
Tags:- astronomy,
- australia,
- baltic states,
- british empire,
- clash of ideologies,
- crimean tatars,
- croatia,
- diasporas,
- economics,
- former soviet union,
- former yugoslavia,
- genocide,
- germany,
- imperialism,
- israel,
- jews,
- latin america,
- links,
- lithuania,
- maps,
- middle east,
- military,
- olympics,
- palestinians,
- panama,
- photos,
- russia,
- science fiction,
- serbia,
- space science,
- sports,
- toronto,
- ukraine,
- venezuela,
- war
05:35 pm[URBAN NOTE] "Ford Nation a lot smaller on YouTube"
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07:51 pm[MUSIC] Annie, "Songs Remind Me of You"
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09:55 pm[URBAN NOTE] On the growing likelihood of Toronto mayor Olivia Chow
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- 14th
- 01:21 pm
[PHOTO] Three photos from Covehead: boats, dunes, and beaches
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04:03 pm[BLOG] Some Friday links
Tags:- agriculture,
- argentina,
- artificial intelligence,
- astronomy,
- borders,
- british columbia,
- canada,
- computers,
- crimean tatars,
- economics,
- european union,
- eurozone,
- first nations,
- fisheries,
- former soviet union,
- frederik pohl,
- futurology,
- history,
- human beings,
- imperialism,
- italy,
- links,
- mass media,
- national identity,
- politics,
- popular literature,
- racism,
- russia,
- science fiction,
- space science,
- ukraine,
- united states,
- writing
06:02 pm[NEWS] Some Friday links
- 15th
- 03:54 pm
[PHOTO] Entering the Prince Edward Island National Park, August 2013
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11:53 pm[PHOTO] The Dunes Gallery, Brackley Beach: Statues
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- 16th
- 01:27 pm
[PHOTO] The Dunes Gallery, Brackley Beach: Gardens
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04:06 pm[BLOG] Some Sunday links
Tags:- astronomy,
- australia,
- baltic states,
- blogs,
- china,
- crimean tatars,
- democracy,
- demographics,
- disasters,
- economics,
- europa,
- extraterrestrial life,
- first world war,
- former soviet union,
- hiv/aids,
- internet,
- japan,
- jupiter,
- links,
- lithuania,
- malaysia,
- mass media,
- medicine,
- moldova,
- new york city,
- photos,
- popular culture,
- russia,
- separatism,
- space science,
- switzerland,
- television,
- toronto,
- transnistria,
- ukraine,
- urban note,
- war
05:41 pm[FORUM] What do you think will happen in Ukraine next, after Crimea?
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06:41 pm[PHOTO] The Dunes Gallery: Bird on a Buddha
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- 17th
- 10:16 am
[PHOTO] Looking on Rollo Bay
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02:20 pm[BLOG] Some Monday links
Tags:- astronomy,
- blogs,
- central asia,
- china,
- crime,
- crimean tatars,
- disasters,
- economics,
- first nations,
- geopolitics,
- globalization,
- imperialism,
- kazakhstan,
- language,
- links,
- mass transit,
- migration,
- north america,
- panama,
- russia,
- second world war,
- separatism,
- siberia,
- space science,
- toronto,
- ttc,
- ukraine,
- uzbekistan,
- venezuela,
- war
04:17 pm[LINK] "Irish ask: What's the big deal about letting gays in St. Pat's parades?"
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04:24 pm[LINK] "The naked truth about Pride"
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08:22 pm[LINK] "Crime and politics in Crimea"
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08:28 pm[LINK] "Crimea crisis: The Tatarstan factor"
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- 18th
- 10:04 am
[PHOTO] Looking on Rollo Bay, part 2
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01:52 pm[BLOG] Some Tuesday links
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03:28 pm[LINK] "If libraries can't make it here in New York, can they make it anywhere?"
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03:34 pm[LINK] "It’s a Scary Time to Be Super-Rich in Ukraine"
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03:35 pm[LINK] "Moscow’s largest gay club closes after string of vigilante attacks"
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10:48 pm[BRIEF NOTE] More on modern Irish moving to Canada, and Toronto
10:59 pm[BRIEF NOTE] On different religions and irreligions, in Germany and France and the world
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- 19th
- 12:00 am
[LINK] On cosmic inflation, the Big Bang, and Andrei Linde
08:04 am[PHOTO] Looking down upon Rollo Bay
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01:32 pm[BLOG] Some Wednesday links
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03:48 pm[LINK] "EOne & De Laurentiis Co. To Adapt Frederik Pohl’s Sci-Fi Classic ‘Gateway’ As TV Series"
03:51 pm[LINK] "Far-Right Forces are Influencing Russia's Actions in Crimea"
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03:53 pm[LINK] "Netizens Compare Lost Chinese Territory to Crimea Crisis"
07:03 pm[NEWS] Some Wednesday links
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11:56 pm[URBAN NOTE] "Rob Ford: Gun photos found on laptop that is connected to crack video"
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- 20th
- 12:00 am
[URBAN NOTE] "Happy Centennial, Royal Ontario Museum!"
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09:19 am[PHOTO] Back door, Rollo Bay
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- 21st
- 10:14 am
[PHOTO] Growing things in Rollo Bay
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01:30 pm[BLOG] Some Friday links
Tags:- astronomy,
- australia,
- chinese language,
- clash of ideologies,
- crimean tatars,
- cyprus,
- economics,
- eurozone,
- former soviet union,
- france,
- georgia,
- history,
- japan,
- links,
- mass transit,
- military,
- nato,
- papua new guinea,
- poland,
- popular culture,
- popular literature,
- regionalism,
- russia,
- science fiction,
- second world war,
- south ossetia,
- space science,
- toronto,
- ttc,
- ukraine,
- war
04:12 pm[LINK] Two links on Uighur terrorism and its consequences in China
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04:18 pm[LINK] "Too poor for pop culture"
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06:10 pm[ISL] "Vodka distillery owners leaving P.E.I."
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09:58 pm[PHOTO] Cavendish Farms potato warehouse, 24 St. Charles Road, Rollo Bay
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11:59 pm[LINK] "Meet the 4 Most Desired People in New York (According to OKCupid)"
- 22nd
- 10:14 am
[PHOTO] At the head of St. Peter's Bay (1)
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01:53 pm[LINK] "Want To Know The Language Of The Future? The Data Suggests It Could Be...French"
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02:02 pm[URBAN NOTE] On the high Walkscore rating of mass transit in Toronto
02:05 pm[URBAN NOTE] "Public Works: Finding New Uses for Old Infrastructure"
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02:11 pm[URBAN NOTE] blogTO and Torontoist on the future of Ontario Place
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05:19 pm[BLOG] Some Saturday links
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- 23rd
- 12:02 pm
[PHOTO] At the head of St. Peter's Bay (2)
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- 24th
- 02:27 pm
[BLOG] Some Monday links
Tags:- australia,
- baltic states,
- blogs,
- china,
- chinese language,
- clash of ideologies,
- crime,
- crimean tatars,
- economics,
- estonia,
- extraterrestrial intelligence,
- former soviet union,
- glbt issues,
- history,
- holidays,
- japan,
- links,
- moldova,
- new york city,
- popular music,
- public art,
- queen street west,
- russia,
- second world war,
- social sciences,
- sociology,
- space science,
- taiwan,
- toronto,
- transnistria,
- ukraine,
- united kingdom,
- war
04:30 pm[NEWS] Some Monday links
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07:07 pm[URBAN NOTE] On three bookstores closing in Toronto and twelve top ones remaining
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10:00 pm[LINK] "NSA hacked Chinese telco Huawei: Snowden"
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10:05 pm[LINK] "Russia Gets Ready for Life Without Visa and MasterCard"
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10:12 pm[LINK] "Quebec’s fear-mongering PQ bears little resemblance to the party of René Lévesque"
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11:59 pm[LINK] Two links on American concepts of "religious freedom"
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- 25th
- 11:53 am
[BLOG] Some Tuesday links
Tags:- agriculture,
- astronomy,
- blogs,
- central america,
- central europe,
- crimean tatars,
- environment,
- ethnic conflict,
- former soviet union,
- geopolitics,
- internet,
- links,
- mass transit,
- nicaragua,
- oceans,
- photos,
- poland,
- russia,
- saturn,
- social sciences,
- space science,
- spadina avenue,
- streetcars,
- tatarstan,
- titan,
- toronto,
- travel,
- ttc,
- ukraine,
- urban note,
- war
03:07 pm[URBAN NOTE] "What Kingston Road used to look like in Toronto"
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03:10 pm[URBAN NOTE] "The end of an era"
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03:14 pm[URBAN NOTE] "Eglinton Crosstown east tunneling to cause major traffic congestion"
03:19 pm[URBAN NOTE] "High-end shops in downtown Oakville closing doors"
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11:20 pm[LINK] Two links on Chinese real estate investors in Detroit
11:57 pm[URBAN NOTE] "Eulogy for a Bookstore"
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- 27th
- 12:09 am
[BLOG] Some Wednesday links
- 30th
- 08:34 pm
[PHOTO] World's Biggest Bookstore, 30 March 2014
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- 31st
- 03:20 am
[PHOTO] Walking home in Seaton Village in the late evening, 30 March 2014
03:07 pm[BLOG] Some Monday science links
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03:19 pm[BLOG] Some Monday Crimea links
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07:03 pm[LINK] Some Monday links
09:01 pm[BRIEF NOTE] On what the discovery of 2012 VP113 means
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11:58 pm[URBAN NOTE] On the 60th anniversary of the Yonge subway
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