I really miss the used bookstore scene of London, ON. For all the abuse the city takes for its Ugg-centered social scene and lack of cultural amenities, I always thought Li'l London featured lots of great, quirky bookstores. Attic Books on Dundas was one of my faves…and though I didn't need it, here's another reason […]
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The Most Used Cover Image in the World?
Very possibly. (via Reddit)
A Few Random Book Lists
“What Three Books Should You Read To Better Understand Humanity?” (via Reddit)“What's the Most Eye-Opening Non-Fiction Book You've Ever Read?” (via Reddit)And if fiction is more to your taste, why not check out this list of “Best Books of the Decade” by Corey Redekop, my library school colleague who's also a book reviewer and published […]
The Most Pirated Movie of 2009 Is Also One of The Year's Most Profitable
Boldly contradicting themselves like they have many times before, movie execs cite the quickly shakey-cammed “Star Trek” as an example of how Internet piracy is devastating their industry – even as “Star Trek” is easily shown to be one of the most profitable movies of the year indicate that the movie industry is probably doing […]
Bono's Ten Ideas For the Next Ten Years
The Messiah Bono, leader of the band, Four Wise Men U2 moonlights as an op-ed columnist for the New York Times among other things. Here's his latest contribution adding to the various Top Ten Lists that have proliferated at year end. And here's a response from Gawker. (My own feelings on Bono have already been […]
The Perfect Present for Everyone This Christmas
The person who designed this display obviously has a good sense of humour!
Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis – Neko Case Covers Tom Waits
Merry Christmas everyone!
Student Brings Typewriter to Class
We went to Indian Head to have an early Christmas with my folks this weekend and at one point my mom suggested renting a movie to keep Pace entertained. It did not even cross my mind that she meant VHS movie instead of DVD (let alone streaming video or BitTorrent or some of the other […]
My Favourite Books to Read Pace at Bedtime
Pace is two and a half now and so I thought it'd be fun to do a list of the books I like to read him at bedtime (note: these are *my* favourites to read. His favourites list would include: “That book about diggers”, “That book about fire trucks”, “That book about tractors” and “That […]
Music Monday – "Whoo-whoot!"
This video is called “A Glorious Dawn” – Carl Sagan ft. Stephen Hawking (Cosmos Remix) and if that doesn't hint at how much coolness is in store for you when you click play below, I have only one word – auto-tune!(found via a Reddit thread on songs that were so awesome you played them at […]