May 2008
47 posts
I’m in Italy on vacation for the next three weeks, and I don’t know how much internet access I’ll have, so I don’t know how much I’m going to update.
2 Colleges End Entrance Exam Requirement -... →
Smith College, a women’s college in Northampton, Mass., and Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., will no longer require prospective students to submit SAT or ACT scores as part of their applications.
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Busy Students Get a New Required Course: Lunch -... →
I really only like this story for the headline.
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American Airlines Plans $15 Bag Fee →
AA, you are NOT a discount airline. You CANNOT do this sort of thing and still expect people to fly AA. Maybe if your tickets were $0, then you could charge for bags.
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WatchTruer words have never been spoken.
I want to highlight yet another incidence of ridiculous cultural insensitivity in the Globe and Mail. Stephanie Nolen is the Globe and Mail African correspondant. In her latest blog post she says ”the members of the Collectif des femmes pour la lutte contre l’immigration clandestine au Sénégal had been recognized that morning by Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade for their work, and...
NIH Launches Undiagnosed Diseases Program →
Isn’t this what we have House for?
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Ian's Shoelace Site - Shoe Lacing Methods →
This is a ridiculous site with 34 different ways to lace shoes. Whats your favorite method?
'He's eating my brain. I can feel it,' →
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WatchN.E.R.D. - Everyone Nose Like Kanye, I’m obsessed with this song.
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“[Rihanna] tossed in part of M.I.A.’s gun-toting “Paper Planes.”” Two words: AMA-ZING. Can anyone find a good quality clip?
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Honda robot conducts Detroit symphony - CNN.com →
This is the future! I can’t wait until robots do all jobs.
Real life Home Alone on Air Canada →
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More NYTimes on Saudi Arabia
Here are four more mini-articles by the New York Times about The Kingdom: The Every Day, Ordinary and Dramatic in Saudi Arabia Q&A: Love in Saudi Arabia Frank Talk, and Warnings, in a Saudi Desert Out With the Boys for a Night of Numbering The last two are the best ones.
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Young MC - Bust A Move (Don Rimini Ravekid remix)...
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I hate white people. →
Uh oh, now I’m going to have a section 13 complaint against me.
Beaufort - Fuck the Google
Young Saudis, Vexed and Entranced by Love’s Rules →
This is the third article in a New York Times series about middle-eastern young people, the first of two about Saudi Arabia. It seems very true to life, and Saudis seem to think so too.
“Honourable senators, I have been asked about Facebook before. I never look at...”
– Senator Marjory LeBreton
Tech Bytes: The internet IS a series of 'Tubes →
CBC: Only two years behind the times…
Blog Watch: What's Twitter for? →
CBC: Only one year behind the times…
Anyone want to go see some International level...
June 28—July 1 Canada vs. Bermuda (Three One Day)July 4-7 Canada vs. Bermuda @ Toronto (Test) July 16-19 Canada vs. Scotland @ Toronto (Test) And what might be the most fun: Triangular Tournament—Toronto, August 20-28 - Canada, Bermuda and the West Indies
Too up-close for comfort - The business of reality... →
Ontario is about to qualify for payments under the... →
Another Dalton McGuinty blunder.
It’s DFM, Fuck Masari! DFM - Rollin’...
NoWaterGate on Parliament Hill? →
Maybe we shouldn’t have voted for Paul Dewar…
Manama, Bahrain - #8 of the Top 10 Sin City by... →
Guess where I’m going on Thursday! via SaudiJeans.org
Déjà Vu Dining →
As many of you know, I sometimes get uncurably homesick. Alright, I admit, there is one cure: American chain dining, and thats what makes The Land of the Two Holy Mosques great, it has no shortage of it. Sso when I read this NYTimes article, I was excited. I think I’ll go to Chili’s or TGIFridays sometime.
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“I liked your columns better when you were single.”
– Anonymous, commenting on the latest Last Girl Standing post at ChicagoMag.com. She’s getting married, so her “Dating and Nightlife Blog” has become a boring “Ritzy Wedding Planning Blog”
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One of my pet peeves: teenagers who are more...
Here comes the next big thing in modelling: Karlie Kloss. She’s only 15 and has already been in a ton of shows, on the cover of Teen Vogue and in a New York Time Style editorial. At least she isn’t a slut like some other 15 years olds. Also, I’ve added comments to the blog. What do you think? Should I keep them?
Online Programs That Let Parents Track Grades in... →
I know Byron would disagree on the privacy aspect of something like this, but I think this is a good idea. As someone who has an astonishingly poor short term memory, being able to check what my grades are online would be great. And being able to see your progress over the school year would be nice.
Teacher canned over bikini? - Video CNN.com →
Part of her justification: “My top isn’t coming off, there is nothing going on that would be considered immoral….I’m not wearing a thong or anything, most of the girls wear skimpier things than me”
Editorial: Distortion of Truth →
Did we hear it right? Did US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in London for a major meeting on the Palestinian situation, really attack Arab states for not doing enough to help the Palestinians? Incredibly, yes.
