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Neon Bible
The Arcade Fire is really different from any other band I know. Look at this incredibly moving Take Away Show from la Blogothèque, shot in Paris, France. This is how music should always be. Via Kottke.
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Séro-criminel
Mon ami Coco, qui est un happy morning freak assumé m’a envoyé au réveil ce lien vers un article de Libération, Quand la contamination devient crime : «Plus de 36 pays en Europe ont modifié leur législation pour criminaliser la transmission du VIH à un partenaire.» Inquiétant et contre-productif pour les associations et l’Onusida. Ne…
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Political Blogging
Still on [the famous linguistics blog|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_Log|en] [Language Log|http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/|en], two interesting pieces about [French political blogs|http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/%7Emyl/languagelog/archives/004352.html|en] and more specificly [the differences between France and the US|http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/004396.html#more|en]. Regarding that second piece, it’s funny to see how easy it is for American people, even for somebody like Mark Liberman, to underestimate the power of US culture over the…
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Bad Writing
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I agree, ”The Da Vinci Code” sucks : >We don’t need to know it’s a masterpiece (it’s a Caravaggio hanging in the Louvre, that should be enough in the way of credentials, for heaven’s sake). [The Dan Brown code|http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/%7Emyl/languagelog/archives/000844.html|en]. \[Via [Kottke|http://www.kottke.org/remainder/07/04/13212.html|en].\] I’m just happy somebody took the time to write this down (the article is…
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I don’t feel a connection between us
That’s exactly what I thought when I came here in 2005 and discover the Torontonian internet coverage : Canada Worse than 3rd World Countries when it comes to Mobile Data Access. Even for home access, I was expecting cheap high-speed internet, I just found slow high-price providers. The fastest I could find here was 6…
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Fag FM
Finally one good reason for me to buy a radio : [Proud FM|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIRR-FM|en], a [commercial radio station for the LGBT community|http://www.proudfm.com/|en] is to launch on April 16 at 103.9 FM in Toronto, after, of course, a [little bit of drama|http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070409.wxproud09/BNStory/Entertainment/|en]. It’s already testing its signal.
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Double minorité
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ætre pauvre à Paris, c’est être pauvre deux fois. ” Émile Zola, La curée.
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Support Glitteracy
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As I push those the whole day long in the bookstore where I work, this is frelling funny : [Pimp my book cart|http://www.overduemedia.com/blog.aspx?post=745|en], via [gatsu gatsu|http://www.gatsugatsu.com/1083|fr].
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An other good reason to go organic
It’s not only good for the environment, it also has more nutrients with beneficial health effects : [Organic food is better for you|http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/lifestyle/article2414745.ece|en]. Via [One.point.zero|http://onepointzero.com/2007/04/03/#570|en].
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5 raisons de désespérer des folles canadiennes
Parce que j’ai beau les adorer, des fois, j’ai envie de leur peler le caribou et parce que les Top 10 de Coco sont tellement drôles que ça me redonne envie d’en faire. Le beige Le beige, c’est la couleur nationale. C’est simple, y’en a partout. Tu refais ta chambre ? Met du beige !…