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  • Five years today… on Nov 20, 2009 in Culture Immigration Meaningful Diversion

    I was a little torn on what to post today … it was between two very different ideas.  In the end, “the risotto” (below) won out, albeit a little NSFW. (I’ll leave the other for Twitter.) My Dad loved Big Night … in fact...

  • Grace Nikae & UNICEF’s Universal Children’s Day on Nov 18, 2009 in Charity Culture Music

    A few months back on a beautiful summer evening in Toronto, I attended a CD launch party for Twitter-friend and internationally renowned pianist Grace Nikae.  Hosted by Toronto fashion designer Rosemarie Umetsu at her Avenue Road studio, Grace gave...

  • Just because: Paul Schaffer & Luanda Jones on Nov 12, 2009 in Canada Music

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  • My first Toronto Girl Geek Dinner on Nov 11, 2009 in Canada Publishing Social Media

    In what some might consider a geek girl “coming out” moment, last night I participated in a Toronto Girl Geek Dinner panel on the “Future of Media.”  Although I had never attended any of their previous networking events, I wa...

  • How will you remember? on Nov 11, 2009 in Canada

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  • Canadian New Media Awards on Nov 3, 2009 in Canada Culture Social Media

    The finalists of the 2009 Canadian New Media Awards (CNMA) were announced today. Founded in 1998 by Adam Froman, President and CEO of Delvinia, the awards are aimed to highlight and celebrate the achievements of those in the Canadian digital media in...

  • Speak It! on Oct 22, 2009 in Canada Culture Racism Twitter

    For regular readers here, Cindy King has posted the transcript of our Twitter discussion; you can read it by clicking here. Towards the end of the interview, I mentioned that, for me, www.NFB.ca has always been informative and an enjoyable site…...