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Adam Gopnik and Malcolm Gladwell on Canada

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

On the CBC’s Ideas podcast, I’m currently listening to “Canada: Nation or Notion” (MP3, 25 MB, 53:46), a debate between two Canadians who live in the US: Adam Gopnik and Malcolm Gladwell. They’re both very smart, eloquent speakers, and it makes for an hour of enjoyable listening:

The talk was sponsored by Maclean’s, and there’s text […]

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You’re Going to Regret Those Oversized Printed Hoodies

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

I went away a year ago. I came back, and all of a sudden everybody under 25 seems to be wearing a big white hoodie with lots of black skulls or text printed on it. I associate this trend, for no particular reason, with the Solja Boy video from last summer. It features both oversized […]

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What’s Greener: An Electric Razor or A Disposable One?

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

I recently heard a CBC interview (MP3) with Vanessa Farquharson. Have I already mentioned her around here? Apparently not.
She’s been spending the last year making one environmentally-friendly change to her life each day. She’s been blogging about her experience, writing a column in the National Post, and has a forthcoming book.
On a related note, the […]

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Jesus for the Non-Religious
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