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CBC The Current: Income inequality shows the 1% will soon own 50% of all wealth, says Oxfam
/4 Comments/in MCHS Stories, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillUpdates: A Jan. 29, 2016 Guardian article is entitled: “Was there ever a time when so few people controlled so much wealth?” An April 5, 2016 Foreign Policy article is entitled: “Taxpayers of the World, Unite! The Panama Papers confirm that the world’s elite cheat, lie, and steal. Will the masses finally do something about […]
CBC list of top health news stories of 2014
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA Dec. 28, 2014 CBC article is entitled: “What weight loss, drinking water and pot had in common in 2014.” Below are some highlights from the above-mentioned article, along with updates regarding a range of topics from several sources. The evidence is not necessarily congruent with commonly held understandings. Scientific evidence stands in contrast to […]
Sherry B. Ortner has emphasized “bridge making between theoretical and methodological divisions within anthropology.”
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillWhen I’m working on other projects, as a diversion I like to read about the great anthropologists of our time. I recently came across Fifty Key Anthropologists (2011). The blurb (I have added italics to the title) at the Toronto Public Library website for the book notes: “Fifty Key Anthropologists surveys the life and work of some […]
The story on the CBC is a gentle one, Graeme Decarie comments
/35 Comments/in MCHS Stories, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillIn the following Q & A with Graeme Decarie, I’ve added some headings for ease in reading of the text. Jaan Pill: You worked for CBC and private radio for quite a few years. I would be interested in your comments (for my website) about a recent article by Linden MacIntyre: Why I Left The CBC […]
Toronto is a world class laggard when it comes to street pedestrianisation: David Godley
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillDavid Godley, whose texts I have posted extensively at this website (you can do do a search for “David Godley Preserved Stories” to find them), has played a key role in a recent planning challenge – which gave rise to a successful, win/win outcome – related to Villa Road in Long Branch. We owe thanks […]
Not I (2013); George Sprott (2009); The Power of Habit (2012)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThese are three great books; they work together well: Not I Not I: Memoirs of a German Childhood (2013) “A portrait of an intellectually rigorous German household opposed to the Nazis and how its members suffered for their political stance.” George Sprott George Sprott: 1894-1975: A Picture Novella (2009) “The life of a small-time Canadian […]
The research defies what we’ve been told: How We Learn (2014) and The Handbook of Language Socialization (2014)
/0 Comments/in MCHS Stories, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI’ve recently had the opportunity to encounter many resources that address how we absorb information. Among the resources is a book entitled How We Learn: The Surprising Truth about When, Where, and Why It Happens (2014). A blurb at the Toronto Public Library website notes: Thinking, Fast and Slow (2011) “In the tradition of The […]
On the day the First World War was declared, Robert Home Smith opened the Old Mill Tea Room
/0 Comments/in MCHS Stories, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA July 27, 2014 Etobicoke Guardian article notes that on Aug. 4, 1914 Britain declared war on Germany, automatically bringing Canada into the First World War. That was now over 100 years ago. On the same day, Robert Home Smith opened the Old Mill Tea Room in Toronto. The Tea Room is located at Old Mill […]