May 2007
April 2007
A Constructed Image of Toronto
blogTO is a media partner of the Contact Photography Festival this year, and will be featuring exclusive coverage of the festival on the blogTO @ Contact 2007 page. In addition, they are hosting a Flickr gallery where members can show their “Constructed Image of Toronto.”
Along with the online presence, blogTO has also organized an […] (via Eloquation)
“Toronto was selected as the top major city for quality of life, ranked fourth...”
– From Toronto is ‘city of future’.
I’m not much of a soda drinker, so apart from Dr. Pepper and Brio, I generally stay away from sweetened carbonated drinks. However, if I have to drink a cola, it’s usually Caffeine-Free Diet Coke, only because it tastes better to me. So you can imagine my shock when I read that most people think that diet sodas taste like crap. That just isn’t true for me.
“If you use Google and are happy with it, you have no reason to switch engines....”
– From Search Engine Shoot-Out.
So here’s my little celebrity story from my recent trip to London. Because, after all, what’s a trip to London without a celebrity story, right?
I was on Kensington High Street a few days ago when I saw a girl walking down the street in my direction with about three or four people taking photos of her. Not a swarm of paparazzi, but still more attention than a normal citizen would...
“That’s right. Bulls**t. With those two asterisks in there. Come on. We know what...”
– From Uncensor the Internet with Greasemonkey.
I Took the 2007 Survey
Everyone these days is a web designer. You don’t have to know anything about graphic design in order to be a web designer: you could be an interface designer, a web director, a project manager, a creative director, a webmaster, a web consumer. You can even be a writer, content strategist, and information […] (via Eloquation)
In Honor of Fat People
Reading The Guardian at breakfast Wednesday morning, I came across a short article in G2 by Stephen Moss refuting the claim that fat people are lazy. Now, as a fat guy myself, I must say I’m far from lazy, but Stephen Moss was even better: he collected a list of high achievers in history […] (via Eloquation)
Pizza Hut's New Pizza-Lover's Pizza Topped With... →
You can never have too much pizza. I think.
“Does anyone actually believe Snoop’s coming here to cause any trouble? Gang bang...”
– From The Anti-Snoop Dogg Axis.
More and more, I’m beginning to love the TTC under Adam Giambrone. First, he asked bloggers about the website redesign, and now he’s going to the public. Smart man.
Kazakh central bank misspells ‘bank’ on money →
In the words of the world’s most famous Kazakh: very niiice.
“Warning to Superman: Stay clear of Ottawa. With the help of our very own...”
– From Kryptonite confirmed in Canada
Yahoo! Music Lyrics Database →
I’m still trying to figure out how Yahoo! is going to make money off of this (referrals, advertising?) but it’s nice to have a repository like this.
WatchI know it’s rude to laugh at other peoples’ misfortunes, especially when they’re as good looking as Scarlett Johansson, but it really does serve her right for trying to walk down stairs with a jacket over her head.
“That originality is a dying value on the blockbuster end of the movie business...”
– From It’s Not a Sequel, but May Look Like One After the Ads
I’ll admit it, there have been times where I have been very ready to declare email bankruptcy. As someone that gets over 300 emails a day (not counting spam or forwards), it is easy to get swamped with email that you just can’t humanly answer or action. In my moments of weakness where I am staring at an inbox of over 1,500 emails for the week, I have learned to scan and sort very...
Favicon Generator →
A great tool for everyone that doesn’t have the software to create .ico files quickly and easily.
“It would be nice if UK audiences were able to make up their own minds for once,...”
– From Why has Grindhouse’s UK release been canceled?
“For most creative people, the imagination serves as an excretory channel for...”
– From On Predicting Violence.
Tax-Free Retirement Accounts for the Self-Employed →
Important tips here if you’re American and you’re a freelancer. Someone needs to come out with something like this for Canadians.
“Fill any excess freezer room with O.J or milk containers full of water. The less...”
– From Tricks of the Trade: Retired.
“Some children of famous stars find a way to grow and develop their own...”
– From Most Overrated Actors.
WNBC just made a list of what they call the Most Annoying Songs of All-Time, and they included some classics like Kriss Kross’ “Jump” and “Play that Funky Music” by Wild Cherry. Which means WNBC has now just lost all credibility to me.
“I don’t mean to sound rude, well actually I do. That’s bullshit, all of it....”
– From Hate Mail (and concerned criticsm.
“Last nine months have been a lesson in humility, and a harsh realization that...”
– From Introducing FoundREAD
Transit Chatter
A couple of days ago, The London Paper ran a story about how the officials at the London Underground are discouraging their drivers from using the public address system in order to reduce passenger annoyance. Apparently, many passengers are upset by the large amount of information that comes through the intercom during their commute […] (via Eloquation)
World's Best Restaurants
On this list of the world’s 50 best restaurants, I’ve only been to a few: Nobu London Jean Gorges Hakkasan Charlie Trotter’s