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For a course, which I much enjoyed, in film and sound editing that I’ve recently completed at Ryerson University, I’ve submitted a final assigned paragraph – which I’ve broken into shorter paragraphs for posting to this website – concerning the editing of a scene from a movie that I’ve chosen for analysis. Altogether, we were […]
Update: The Jane’s Walk annual is now on sale at blurb.ca. [End of update] I’m pleased to share with you the following information regarding the Jane’s Walk Annual, which includes a text by Jaan Pill and a photo by Gay Chisholm regarding the Jane’s Walk in Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey). Nadia Halim, Editorial […]
Colleen O’Marra writes with regard to Donna Magee’s comment at a previous post: Under Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada: Richard Ough was born in East Gwillimbury Twp., York County, Oct. 24,1841, uncle of John Ought, local builder and hotel keeper at Newmarket. Ough left Canada and moved to California in 1868 to work as […]
I was interested to learn that a recent police report related to Rob Ford’s activities mentions Colonel Samuel Smith (misspelled in the report as “Colonial Samuel’s”) Park. The report notes (p. 22 in the PDF file, which is p. 51 of the original document) that the mayor fabricated a story in which he claimed to have […]
We’ve received valuable comments from David Webster about the Colonel Samuel Smith property and related topics: http://preservedstories.com/2011/12/07/notes-regarding-colonel-samuel-smith-talk/#comment-8396 http://preservedstories.com/2013/10/18/long-branch-was-a-great-place-to-be-an-adolescent-alistair-thomson-reports/#comment-8398 http://preservedstories.com/2013/10/04/colleen-omara-found-the-small-arms-open-house-was-very-crowded/#comments http://preservedstories.com/2013/05/05/second-long-branch-janes-walk-on-may-5-explored-the-mississauga-toronto-border-south-of-lake-shore-blvd-west/#comments http://preservedstories.com/2013/10/14/1905-survey-map-shows-buildings-at-colonel-samuel-smith-homestead-site/#comments A more recent comment (Nov. 28, 2013) concerns the aftermath of Hurricane Hazel. I’ll post the comment in the next while.
The Condo Game, topic of a previous post, is now available online. To access the documentary, click here. This is a well-researched production. I recommend it highly. The voice-over notes: “It’s become a case of buyer beware.” Other quotes from The Condo Game: “It’s a high-speed collision of corporate and consumer interests.” “Could Toronto and […]
Updates: Regarding the switching of lanes on Lake Shore Blvd. West at Fortieth Street, I’m pleased to share with you the following Nov. 27, 2013 message from Councillor Mark Grimes’ office: Staff have reviewed the collision history Eastbound on Lake Shore Boulevard West between Brown’s Line off ramp and Fortieth Street, for a five year […]
This post concerns Frank Miller’s Sin City: The Making of the Movie (2005.) The film is of interest, in my view, particularly in the context of Military History and related topics. It reminds us of the subject matter of warfare and organized violence, in a way that a reading of a high school history or […]
A Dec. 1, 2008 New Yorker article is entitled: “Letter from West Hollywood – Special Treatment – The rise of luxury rehab.” The topic of drug rehabilitation is discussed as well in a Sept. 19, 2013 Globe and Mail article, and in a Feb. 4, 2013 New York Times article. An Aug. 6, 2013 Globe […]
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 […]