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- My favourite headline of the week: "The majestic petulance of John Roberts" http://daro.me/j 1 hr ago
- On hold for 1 hour to speak to sleepy tech support guy, at which point the problem had fixed itself simply through the passing of time. 2 hrs ago
- The term 'senator' ought to be reserved for lawmakers who are willing to work in togas and sandals. 6 hrs ago
- Shocking Fact: One in five South Africans lives with HIV. In other news, Nothing good ever happens in, for, around or because of Africa. 6 hrs ago
- I once saved a burning building full of children. The children all died, but I saved the building. 18 hrs ago
- Seeing a 'student driver' sticker on the back of a semi truck Is unnerving. Just hope I don't get stuck behind him trying to parallel park. 1 day ago
- I think at car dealerships, mullets are a sign of seniority. 1 day ago
- My 755th tweet: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. 1 day ago
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Points of interest
- CFCR.ca Saskatoon’s community radio station
- Institute of Official Cheer James Lileks is a hilarious writer and pop-culture nerd
- Married to the Sea Daily web comic
- Pants! Pants! Pants! The blog for the weekly radio show I co-host.
- Perry Bible Fellowship The cleverest (but sadly defunct) comic on the intersphere
- Reason Magazine Reason Magazine: free minds and free markets
- Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Weekly science podcast examining the news from a skeptical perspective
- Slate Magazine One of the best online magazines around
- The Economist The authoritative weekly news and international affairs magazine
- The Onion The best source of smart satire that isn’t Jon Stewart of Stephen Colbert
- The Sheaf The University of Saskatchewan student newspaper
- This American Life The best radio show (and podcast) you will find
Music resources
- CBC Radio 3 webstream of pure Canadian independent music
- Chromewaves.net Toronto based music blog, updated daily
- Hero Hill Halifax based music blog featuring independent music from all over, with a focus on the Maritimes
- Hype Machine search engine for all the prominent music blogs on the web
- i guess i'm floating the first music blog I read and still a favourite
- i ♥ music music news, reviews and mp3s with weekly Canadian artist features
- The Yellow Stereo more free music than you can shake a stick at
- Wolves, Hawks, and Kites rarely updated but great music blog by Paul Watson
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Cigarettes just don’t seem as cool as they used to
I can’t quite put my finger on it, but something about this poster for Player’s cigarettes is off.
I mean, I should by all means be foaming at the mouth for a cigarette. After all, “Taste Matters.” But thanks to Canada’s tough rules on tobacco ads, a third of the poster is covered by the mandatory warning about the addictiveness of cigarettes.
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Mmm, taste that hydrogen cyanide. It’s a surprise anyone takes up smoking in Canada anymore.