An occasional Newsletter from Preserved Stories.
The following comments are from the current e-Newsletter from Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes’ office: Recent Events at City Hall Over the last week I have heard from many of you concerning the ongoing controversy surrounding Mayor Ford. You’ve expressed your concerns, and your fears and I have heard them. I do believe that the […]
CBC’s Nov. 6, 2013 The Current podcast on scarcity can be accessed here. The blurb for the podcast notes: Making do with less, can make you less, according to Princeton psychology professor Eldar Shafir. Less insightful. Less forward-thinking. Less control. Scarcity can force the poor into making bad decisions that only make their lives […]
Sandy Bray has a question that you may be able to answer “I’ve been enjoying your site very much,” Sandy Bray writes, “and have been thinking alot of memories and questions, etc. etc.” Sandy has recently sent a question to her dad, Jim Bray, asking if he remembered the address of the house called “Robins Nest” […]
Can a person use cocaine and avoid becoming addicted? What is the evidence? A Sept. 16, 2013 New York Times article entitled “The Rational Choices of Crack Addicts” shares evidence that it may be indeed be possible, in specified circumstances, for a person to use crack cocaine without becoming addicted. Carl Hart, the neuroscientist profiled in the […]
I’ve used an H4n audio recorder for many years. It’s a delightful piece of equipment. I can say that it’s added tremendously to the quality of my life. I’ve recorded so many great local history interviews with this audio recorder, often in synch with a couple of HD video recorders. I also use an Zoom […]
This meeting is in addition to another meeting, specifically regarding Inspiration Lakeview, which will be held on Nov. 27, 2013. That is, the Inspiration Lakeview meeting is on Nov. 27, 2013 and the Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project Environmental Assessment meeting is on Nov. 20, 2013. Please note: The map (see below) that accompanies this blog […]
The film, produced by Fathom Film Group in association with TVO, is by Ann Shin. The blurb at the Toronto Public Library website for The Defector (2012) reads: Dragon is a human smuggler who leads North Korean defectors across borders for a living. His latest undercover trip with Sook-Ja and Yong-hee takes an unexpected turn […]
Vas(iliki) Bednar @VassB on Twitter has written: All this #RobFord stuff is reminding me of @andcote’s @imfgtoronto piece on “The Fault Lines at City Hall” – http://bit.ly/UePsLw #TOpoli [Click on the link in previous sentence to access the article.] The article is by André Côté. About IMFG The article notes that: The Institute on Municipal Finance […]
I’m very pleased to know that the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida, has appointed its first curator of contemporary art. Contemporary art can be intimidating; a curator can provide multiple points of entry A Nov. 3, 2013 artdaily.com article highlighting the appointment notes: “Contemporary art can be intimidating, and I feel it […]
Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity, and Branding in the Social Media Age (2013) provides an update regarding themes addressed in a previous, and quite widely read, Machine in the Garden blog post. Alice Marwick’s Twitter handle is @alicetiara. She is active on Twitter. The Toronto Public Library blurb for Social Media (2013) reads: Social media technologies […]