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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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Amn Dawla: Is Egypt another France, Russia, or Germany?

The accounts from bloggers and tweeters out of Egypt today are absolutely fascinating. Thousands of protestors have converged on the Amn Dawla (State Security) Headquarters in Cairo's Nasr City neighbourhood: "Tonight Egyptian protesters managed not to only to encircle the fearful building by …

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