Solid read from @HarJournalist on Kara Lang's patient but progressing comeback: http://t.co/uUt2JLBQ7H #CanWNT — Jeff Kassouf (@JeffKassouf) November 24, 2013

Really great look at randomness and how it manifests itself. Taoists will love this one. http://t.co/B8W9lxlH

IT’S GOT TO BE 30 DEGREES CELSIUS. Hot, even by California beach standards. It’s too hot for her to stand in the sun forever and wait for her dumb surfer boyfriend, now half an hour late, to pick her up. So when a van of guys pulls over and one of them asks the young woman in the blue bikini, “Do…

This article on cultural cuisine appropriation is thought provoking. http://t.co/qKlOduI2Cu read over bowl of chili garlic sauced pasta. — Karen Quinn Fung (@counti8) November 24, 2013

A great list of interactive stories... “Wordplay” by @liza https://t.co/wH1b6Ko8ic — Xalk (@xalking) November 23, 2013

"What would transform the utility of car2go would be bringing the nearest empty car to me" http://t.co/MjnQE6IvA3 — neil21 (@neil21) November 21, 2013

This is part two of a four part series. Part One, Part Three, Part four. Technology changes everything. I dance with the trolls, and I enjoy it. I have some…

Downtown’s skyline appears to rise suddenly, due in part to contrast with the many low-rise miles surrounding it. But a handful of these skyscrapers look even…

There may be more than a couple of bad apples in the Conservative barrel: Hébert http://t.co/lnBKG3q2wd #cdnpoli — Jeff Jedras (@jeffjedras) November 21, 2013

I just published “My Workspace is a Mess, but that’s O.K.” https://t.co/YPtQFBRFKw — Xalk (@xalking) November 21, 2013

Andrew Coyne: Stephen Harper’s story — and reputation — still hanging on by a thread http://t.co/SRvdymkxqt #cdnpoli — Jeff Jedras (@jeffjedras) November 21, 2013

What does the circus of Silicon Valley say about innovation? http://t.co/E607mcqmUe via @aeonmag — Richard Smith (@smith) November 20, 2013

There’s a certain bar in my city that is famous for being right-wing. It’s an old family joint in a run-down corner of downtown. The people are surly but…

“People who are disenchanted with politics should engage with the democratic process rather than turn to technology” http://t.co/3hyATScAFb — Alex Payne (@al3x) November 19, 2013

How feminism hurts men: http://t.co/TqGxeTd6Kf — donnamatrix (@donnamatrix) November 17, 2013

There are numerous lost traditions in today’s baseball. The Star Tribune decided to come up with nine innings worth of these, a complete game. That happens to be one of the traditions, the complete ga

in Aimee Bender’s “The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake” Jack Cheng 5 min read· Jun 2, 2013 -- There was a time, when I was many years younger and in some ways wiser, when reading a book was at the top of my list of priorities. This was before I had a notion of priorities, actually; when I was nine…

Vaughn Palmer: With Jack Munro, bosses knew they’d been in a fight http://t.co/uTlVvO9LuZ — The Vancouver Sun (@VancouverSun) November 16, 2013

Can’t tell if I’m more afraid that people will read this or that they won’t: http://t.co/c2QEmfpYp1 (Heart pounding, either way.) — Diana Kimball (@dianakimball) November 16, 2013

I have a bucket list. It has exactly two things on it: See Bruce Springsteen live. Visit the Rothko Chapel. And I’m crossing item #1 off my list tonight. So I think it’s safe to say that the remaining item does not meet the minimum requirements of a “list.” I have friends with great bucket lists. I…

Rachel Manwill Staff Writer Rachel Manwill is an editor, writer, and professional nomad. Twice a year, she runs the #24in48 readathon, during which she does almost no reading. She's always looking for an excuse to recommend a book, whether you ask her for one or not. When she's not ranting about…

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Managing yourself March 6, 2013 Leer en españolLer em português What was your favorite TED talk this year? I found both Amanda Palmer’s and Nilofer’s spectacular. Yet, this year, TED made me wonder about Great Ideas, and our relationship with them. And I began to ask myself: even if we enjoy a great…

The whole Glazer/Incognito situation (http://t.co/ZFnkw3MP5B) shows value of showing work. Make full interviews or transcripts available. — Andrew Bucholtz (@AndrewBucholtz) November 12, 2013

'The deliberate sabotage of computers is an act of depraved indifference to the physical security and economic and intellectual integrity of every person…

Thoughtful critique from Haique: This Isn't Capitalism -- It's Growthism, and It's Bad for Us - @HarvardBiz http://t.co/8JzQeJ3Xaf — Richard Smith (@smith) November 14, 2013

Rebecca Solnit’s new book is The Faraway Nearby. Courtesy of Sallie Dean Shatz Typically, the term “outsider artist” describes a particular kind of creator whose identity resides outside the boundaries of the widely held idea of who creates art—notably, outsider artists are often mentally ill,…

One sunny afternoon in New York, I was walking on the cobblestoned streets of the Meatpacking District. Cobblestones are pretty, but they are also hazardous to your health. I was staring down at my iPhone’s Maps app, as one does, when my right foot caught an odd corner of a cobblestone. I completely…

First Look at Aaron Swartz Documentary 'The Internet’s Own Boy' http://t.co/H2TzAVPm7B via @mashable — Siva Vaidhyanathan (@sivavaid) November 13, 2013

Gattis%3A %22I was in a mental hospital%22 in 2007The Braves catcher is now a rookie sensation filling in for McCannIn 2004%2C Gattis was among the most prized high school players in the country DENVER -- Atlanta Braves catcher Evan Gattis sits back in front of his locker and shuts his eyes as he…

Wednesday, Jul 3 2013 click to flip through (2) Former security guard Samuel Kehinde (second from right) took the lead on the Apple and Google campaigns. Unions Versus Big Tech Google's Mountain View campus is a sprawling checkerboard of manicured lawns and fountains around a cluster of sleek,…

Vancouver's 'Old' Chinatown: Still Here As the city's neighbourhood 'revitalizes,' its Chinese-speaking seniors struggle for support. First in a series. By Jackie Wong, 1 Apr 2013, Tyee Solutions Society Photo 1 of 12 "I'm happy and I'm healthy," Rosesari Rosesari says. She is 92 years old and lives…

Dear Russell, Hi. We’ve met about twice, so I should probably reintroduce myself: I’m the other one from Peep Show. I read your thing on revolution in these pages with great interest and some concern. My first reaction was to rejoin the Labour Party. The Jiffy bag containing the plastic membership…

When I was asked to edit an issue of the New Statesman I said yes because it was a beautiful woman asking me. I chose the subject of revolution because the New Statesman is a political magazine and imagining the overthrow of the current political system is the only way I can be enthused about…