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A handsome, shark-bound reference I just bought the only physical encyclopedia still in print, and I regret nothing The still-updated World Book Encyclopedia is my antidote to the information apocalypse. Benj Edwards – Jun 9, 2023 7:30 am | 400 A photo of the 2023 edition of the World Book…

Me, when I see the photos Iceland's only forensic pathologist provided to illustrate the news story about the science of murder class he teaches to Icelandic mystery writers: https://t.co/UQNBgra253 https://t.co/XodTWinXMG — Catherine Winters (@CatherineOmega) Jul 23, 2023 Tweeted by…

We encourage introverts to act like extroverts instead of acting like their best selves. Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking We encourage introverts to act like extroverts instead of acting like their best selves. Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The…

Late one night after a show in 1998, Timbaland received a phone call. On the other end was Barry Hankerson, Aaliyah’s manager and uncle, asking Tim to produce the lead single for the Dr. Doolittle soundtrack. The deal was already “etched in stone,” and Tim would get $400,000 to do it. There was just…

Last summer, Anna, 24, was dumped by a longtime friend over text. While making plans to meet up, the friend pivoted and told Anna she wanted to end their five-year friendship. When Anna asked if it was something she did, her friend told her she wasn’t comfortable answering, and that there was no…

For “Routine Excellence,” GQ asks creative, successful people about the practices and habits that get them through their day. “When I was 28, let’s say, I had a lot of opinions about routines,” says Ezra Klein, who writes a column and hosts The Ezra Klein Show podcast for The New York Times. “I was…

Conservative media outlets responded to Olivia Chow’s mayoral election victory in Toronto last month by completely losing their minds. Before Chow was even sworn in, the Toronto Sun put out flamboyant front-page spreads declaring that she’d “empty” Torontonians’ pockets through taxes, and could ban…

World / July 24, 2023 Toronto’s new mayor ran and won on a progressive platform. Copy Link Facebook X (Twitter) Bluesky Pocket Email Olivia Chow speaks to supporters on bicycles on the morning of her swearing in as mayor in Toronto, July 12, 2023. (Steve Russell / Toronto Star via Getty Images)…

Illustration by Natalie Matthews-Ramo/Slate Like many folks who had been cooped up at home at the start of the pandemic, I got in the habit of taking long walks around my Brooklyn neighborhood. I told myself it was enough exercise to justify all the comfort eating, as well as an opportunity to…

When fashion designer Anu Raina first moved to Toronto in 2004, she was captivated by the intersection of Dundas Street and Spadina Avenue. While holding her son’s hand that afternoon, for Raina, the busy streets bustling with people of different backgrounds, the crisscross of the streetcar wires up…

Everyone has a piece of media that forever changed their relationship with a genre, creator, or entire medium. It’s especially true for animation, particularly when taking anime into account. For kids who grew up in the 90s, there were particular works that turned them into diehard fans of the…

TikTok LIVE is a part of the TikTok app that allows users to live stream themselves instead of just posting a pre-recorded video. The feature was originally introduced as a way to help creators and influencers better connect with their audiences through the help of Q&As, scheduled events, and…

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Living close to friends matters. Amid a loneliness epidemic, a popular urban planning concept offers a vision for proximity. Friends gather at the Place des Vosges park in Paris. Photographer: Michel Setboun/Corbis via Getty Images Confidential tip?Send a tip to our reporters By When it comes to…

March 13, 2020, it was evening. I was sitting in my apartment holding my phone in my hand debating calling off a commitment to speak at a Philadelphia university that evening. On the one hand, I wanted to be safe. Early reports told the public that elderly and disabled people were going to be the…

Prior to the emergence of Web3’s brave new art world, numerous artists were already confronting the Web2 paradigm of centralized control and its impact on society. These trailblazing creators often appropriated algorithms and artificial intelligence to rewire the systems that govern material reality…

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Last week Monday, I was at Spacing’s election night party at a pub in the Annex, watching the results of the election roll in after 8PM. Public polls consistently saw former Toronto city councillor and NDP MP Olivia Chow leading an especially crowded race of 102 candidates for mayor. It was the most…

Every year I’ve lived in New York City, a day unexpectedly arrives — usually in May or June — when I step outside, take a deep and appreciative breath, and realize that for the past several months, I’ve been suffering from mild seasonal affective disorder. Basking in warm sunlight again, I watch the…

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07 Aug 2020 Updated June 19th, 2023 Small Is Beautiful (Oct, 2022): What is the Small Web and why do we need it? Today, I want to introduce you to a concept – and a vision for the future of our species in the digital and networked age – that I’ve spoken about for a while but never specifically…

You might remember reading The Berenstein Bears books or watching the cartoon when you were little. Or maybe you need to job your memory a little bit? Here's a little clip that'll do just that... View full post on YouTube The beloved series of children's books about a family of bears launched in…

Here is something that happens all too often: Institution is accused of doing something wrong Doesn’t say anything for slightly too long People get annoyed and angry on social media Institution issues a brief apology (PDF) followed by claims that “our staff have been subject to personal attacks,…

COVID emerging from cells using false-color images from an electron scanning microscope. Estimated reading time: 34 minutes “When one individual inflicts injury upon another such that death results, we call that manslaughter. When society places hundreds in a position that they inevitably meet early…

In March 2012, an XXL photo shoot for the most blog-famous act in rap spontaneously became the backdrop for a music video. Ten years later, Tyler, Frank Ocean, Earl Sweatshirt, and others reflect on the viral clip and what it meant. In March 2012, an XXL photo shoot for the most blog-famous act in…

Onward and Upward with the Arts Where’s Earl? May 16, 2011 Members of Odd Future, from left: Mike G; Syd the Kyd; Left Brain; Tyler, the Creator; Domo Genesis; Hodgy Beats; Jasper Dolphin.Photograph by Jason Nocito The video that made Earl Sweatshirt a star lasts only two and a half minutes, and…

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With her new album, the emo ambient musician has learned to embrace everyday pleasures. Claire Rousay, an experimental musician who turns found sounds into explorations of intimacy, at home in San Antonio.Credit...Liz Moskowitz By May 3, 2021 One spring evening, the San Antonio-based experimental…

A wave of people passionate about parks has arrived in Toronto for the annual @Park_People conference, and @Ian_Darragh shares some of the fascinating projects the participants are involved in. https://t.co/fo7conce58 — Spacing (@Spacing) Jun 23, 2023 Tweeted by @Spacing

Everybody’s talking about Avatar 2, but nobody’s asking the big question. To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Avatar, director James Cameron made a YouTube video where he answered questions from fans. Over the 28 minute and 11 second-long video, he answers precisely 12 questions, revealing the…

Toronto has a new park devoted to love, and it’s already been the venue for two weddings. The final day of the Park People 2023 national conference held in

The Weekend Essay It turns us into the worst version of ourselves while convincing us that we’re at our best. June 24, 2023 Illustration by María Medem What is the most uninformative statement that people are inclined to make? My nominee would be “I love to travel.” This tells you very little about…

3 min read Rebounding in Hudson Bay Image of the Day for October 18, 2020 Raised beaches around the bay in Canada’s Ontario Province show how the landscape responded after the last ice age. NASA Earth Observatory Oct 18, 2020 Article View more Images of the Day: Oct 17, 2020 Oct 19, 2020…

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Humans today are developing perhaps the most powerful technology in our history: artificial intelligence. The societal harms of AI — including discrimination, threats to democracy, and the concentration of influence — are already well-documented. Yet leading AI companies are in an arms race to build…