$1.75 A Day or Less
Celebrities and ordinary people are being challenged to really find out what it’s like to be poor. …
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Brandt’s Randt – Anonymous Online Cowards!
I was targeted by someone on Twitter this week who called me a racist and one of the “sheeple”.  He’s one of those guys who disbelieves everything he hears, including whether the two brothers from Chechnya had anything to do with the Boston bombings, and he inspired this week’s randt. …
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Old Time Tune
I’ve always wanted one or two wax cylinders.  They’re what music was recorded on before records and I’m sure that in their day, people thought they were the be all and end all of audio technology. …
How We Get It Wrong
Nearly every news organization in North America, and likely several overseas, tweeted and emailed the news yesterday: A suspect is in custody in the Boston Marathon bombings. …
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Terror in Boston
It’s impossible to imagine the terror of runners, those waiting for them to finish the Boston Marathon and anyone in the vicinity of the explosions yesterday.  As I write this authorities don’t know who set off the blasts that killed 3 people and injured dozens more. …
So, It Really Is The Other Guy
A BBC show that recently aired pegged bikers as the most likely reasons why motorcycles crashed. The program claimed most motorcycle crashes happened on a bend when the rider lost control.  But a motorcycle insurance company investigated and found that’s not the case at all. …
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Fashions for Spring Leave me Cold
Every few springs I walk through the clothing stores and see nothing I want to wear. …
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Breaking Breaking Bad
A guy with a long rap sheet broke into Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston’s car this week and stole a bunch of stuff including pages from the script for an upcoming episode.
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What Bill Said
As the London Food Bank (and Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank) launches its spring food drive, with a greater need than ever, it reminds me that our world has its priorities all wrong. …
Much Ado About Target
Checked out a new Canadian Target store this week. Â On a scale of skip-it to wow, it’s better than okay. Â Â …
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Be Careful Who You Tweet!
On Monday night, facing the prospect of reading before bed, I sent out a genuine question about a book I’m reading. …
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Pushy Pusherson of Pushville
Have you seen the viral video of the guy who pushes his girlfriend off a cliff? Â …
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They Call it “Common Sense”
We got into a spirited disagreement on The Big Show on Monday. …
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