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It's too easy just to fall apart

This is the new TV commercial for Joe Fresh Style, a clothing company owned by the Loblaws chain of supermarkets. Like the time that I blogged about Canwest, I saw this advertisement and immediately realised that something wasn't right. The music for this commercial is the song "You, Me and the …

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Forget the damned motor car and build the cities for lovers and friends.

The title of this post, a famous quote from Lewis Mumford, just about sums up my feelings after attending an information session about the City of Waterloo's new proposed rental bylaw. If you're a resident of Waterloo and haven't heard of the proposed bylaw changes, read up on it here and then send …

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The numbers don't lie

Take a look at these three statements. They're conclusions that myself and others have made about the results of a survey that asked students, among other things, if they support the incorporation of a Starbucks franchise into the new EV3 building. "Majority of respondents don't support Starbucks …

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Video: a new song from Monday's show

On Monday night, I played a set at Sweet Dreams Tea Shop. They have wonderful bubble tea and board games in their lovely little cafe. I played a bunch of new songs that I had written in Europe, and this is one of them. It's called Hello World. (Sorry the audio quality isn't great.)

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