February 2010
Yonge Street as the "Longest Street in the World" →
Yonge Street was formerly a part of Highway 11, which led to claims that Yonge Street was the longest street in the world. Running from the shores of Lake Ontario, through central and northern Ontario to the Ontario-Minnesota border at Rainy River, together they were over 1,896 kilometres long. But Yonge Street could only be called the longest street in the world if “Highway 11” and...
January 2010
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The xx Announce North American Dates:
jalepins:
03/22/2010 Spanish Moon, Baton Rouge* 03/23/2010 Bottletree, Birmingham* 03/24/2010 Variety Playhouse, Atlanta* 03/25/2010 Cats Cradle, Carrboro* 03/26/2010 Big Ears Festival, Knoxville* 03/28/2010 Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, Washington* 03/29/2010 First Unitarian Church Sanctuary, Philadelphia* 04/02/2010 Paradise, Boston* 04/03/2010 Le National, Montreal* 04/04/2010 Lees...
all-is-sun:
toronto is great because the city has a basement.
it’s got a system called PATH underneath, which is sorta a mall, walkway, connection to subway sort of deal. it’s sorta confusing, which makes it even better, because it doesn’t run in a grid, it just sorta criss crosses between various buildings.
and if there is one thing i love, it’s wandering through the underbelly of one of the...
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The Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart
50° Fahrenheit (10° C)
New Yorkers try to turn on the heat.
Canadians plant gardens.
40° Fahrenheit (4.4° C)
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
Canadians Sunbathe.
35° Fahrenheit (1.6° C)
Italian Cars won’t start
Canadians drive with the windows down
32° Fahrenheit (0 ° C)
Distilled water freezes
Canadian water get thicker.
0° Fahrenheit (-17.9° C)
New York City landlords...
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WatchA couple of the trucks warming up under the SkyDome for the Monster Jam show tomorrow, by pj.stephen
Monster Jam, SkyDome January 16 - 17
Monster Jam’s roaring engines, crushing sounds and high flying freestyle competition returns. Top trucks from the Monster Jam series will entertain fans with unbelievable jumps, stunts and even some thrills and spills. Expect the unexpected every time...
Dining in the dark comes to Toronto with O.NOIR →
After three years of stimulating Montrealers’ senses and stomachs, O.NOIR is excited to bring it’s extraordinary culinary adventure to Toronto.
Already the rage in Europe, Australia, L.A., New York and Montreal - O.NOIR - Canada’s first-ever “Dine in the Dark” restaurant now invites Torontonians to experience food, drink and conversation like never before - without their sight!
“It’s a sensual...
(647): if by 'bottleservice' you mean 'bringing... →
TXTS FROM LAST NIGHT
txtsfrmlstnght:
(416): today is like waiting for pizza day in elementary school, but with sex added
