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Recovering the bikes
Remarkable photo essay detailing the recovery of hundreds of presumed stolen bikes
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Tracking the real homicide rates
Are there more murders in Toronto than in past years?
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Movie domain names
Being both an Internet and a movie geek lets you create a entertaining review site
Topics: Movies, Web Technology
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49:00
Only Amazon would sell Paul Westerberg's latest album for 49 cents
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Pop art then and now
An overview of pop art in its classic and modern forms
Topics: Web Design, Culture
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Nazaré Snack Bar
From the Blackout to near blackouts, I'll always love the Communist's Daughter
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The Tea Makers is back
But is now under the management of Fake Ouimet, a.k.a., Joe Clark
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How to write with style
Kurt Vonnegut wrote 7 or 8 tips one should consider
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Igor charged with bike theft
Toronto's stolen bikes always seemed to end up at Igor's place on Queen West
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NPR API
More news outlets lifting the skirts on the core of their business
Topics: Online Journalism, Web Technology
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Toronto as seen by a San Franciscan
Interesting take on my home city from a resident of a city I newly appreciate
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Multitouch light table in JavaScript
Works both on iPhones and the desktop versions of Safari
Topic: JavaScript
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Creative or invasive?
Outdoor advertising in Toronto hits the bulls eye...or something
Topics: Advertising, Toronto
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Visualizing the Walmart infection
A very viral map of Walmarts explosive growth across the U.S.
Topics: Culture, Online Journalism
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thestar.com: iPhone edition
The Toronto Star launches an iPhone enhanced version as the other Canadian papers seem woefully behind
Topics: Online Journalism, Telephone/VoIP
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Information design patterns
Based on a beautifully crafted master thesis, this is a brilliant repository of patterns
Topics: Web Patterns, Web Design
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Google as the pressroom
Some thoughts about whether Google should take over the publishing duties for newspapers online
Topics: Newspapers, Search Engines
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Small screens are better
The iPhone shows that, in interface design, less really can be more
Topics: Web Design, Usability
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Touch and gestures in JavaScript
The iPhone API for these new events is thoroughly deconstructed.
Topics: JavaScript, Telephone/VoIP
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Spectator's last post
Toronto Life has shuttered its blogs and the great Doug Bell signs-off with a brilliantly layered entry
Topics: Online Journalism, Magazine
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Opera Web Standards Curriculum
Chris Mills has done a heroic job developing a massive collection of Web standards-based learning resources
Topics: Web Standards, Web Resources
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Silverback review
This comprehensive review was enough to convince me of this usability program's value
Topics: Usability, Technology
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Identi.ca
Interesting concept for a Twitter replacement (I'm "saila" there) - no API at launch tho
Topic: Web Technology
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Canadian colour palette
Colour for each of Canada's cities
Topics: Canada, Web Design
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Le chandail
NFB, Roch Carrier, and Maurice Richard
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CSS variables
WebKit nightly builds support a much desired CSS feature
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Tyson Homosexual
When political agendas interfere with the news process, the names of Olympic athletes become schoolyard jokes
Topics: Politics, Journalism
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A Netflix for magazines
Interesting concept allows you to rent magazines on a subscription
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Rogers destroying Citytv
Once North America's most innovative TV station, Rogers is systematically eviscerating the channel
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Canadian iPhone pricing
Rogers rate plan means my usage of the iPhone would cost me twice as much in Canada as in the U.S.
Topics: Telephone/VoIP, Canada