December 2008
November 2008
“Bullying probably has not increased because of the Internet, but it’s...”
– danah boyd
“For this, and everything else, we should be eternally grateful. It is revealing...”
– Christopher Hume on the Aga Khan’s projects in Toronto
Wide change. →
People are hoping that Barack Obama will bring about large, sweeping change. It’s good to know that he’s starting by listening to the people and making small changes as necessary.
Play that funky music. →
If there’s one thing we all need to learn from great DJs, it’s not how to spin a record, but how to adapt and evolve based on subtle audience hints.
Creation. →
There’s a whole lot of content out there on the web — some of it good, some of it bad. Instead of trying to consume it all, how about trying to create some of your own?
“Storytelling is at the very root of what makes us uniquely human. It is how we...”
– Frank Moss on the creation of the Center for Future Storytelling (via)
“Traditionally legislation is done by bright young staff members in corners….but...”
– Google CEO Eric Schmidt (via)
“Parenting a four-year-old is like living with Rain Man.”
– Jeffrey Zeldman
“How did it get so late so soon? Its night before its afternoon. December is here...”
– Dr. Seuss (via)
The business. →
You might think you need a fancy business school degree to be self-employed or to start your own business. Turns out, you need just the opposite.
“Unlucky people miss chance opportunities because they’re too busy looking...”
– Richard Wiseman
“Barack Obama’s election is a milestone in more than his pigmentation. The second...”
– Nicholas Kristof
“The truth is, we hide so we can be found. We walk away to see who will follow....”
– Yet another anonymous quote (via) that I find to particularly poignant. And true. I need to put this on my wall.
Street meat. →
Toronto has a reputation for having some of the best street meat in the world. So why do we only stick to hot dogs and sausages and not venture out to more culinary explorations? Turns out, we can’t, even though people want more.
“I think everybody just needs someone to believe in them. Someone to think...”
– Not sure who said this (via), but this is one of the most beautiful things I have ever read.
“Gehry makes us feel good about ourselves. Libeskind makes us feel inadequate....”
– Christopher Hume on the new AGO design by Frank Gehry.
“A girl I once caught reading Fahrenheit 451 over my shoulder on the subway...”
– When Books Could Change Your Life (via)
“The solution is dramatic and unavoidable: We have to end adolescence as a social...”
– Newt Gingrich on ending adolescence