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Cities and sustainability
March 26, 2014, 1 Comment

UN Habitat 6 Freeway Removals That Changed Their Cities Forever (Gizmodo) It seems counterintuitive, right? Rip out eigh ...

Judy Mappin R.I.P.
March 10, 2014, Comments Off on Judy Mappin R.I.P.

Judith Mappin: a heroine of Canadian literature 1928-2014 By Linda Leith Globe & Mail, 10 March 2014 It was an audac ...

Biofuels & the energy crisis
February 17, 2014, Comments Off on Biofuels & the energy crisis

More on Biofuels and clean energy Advantages and Disadvantages of Biofuels Since the term “biofuel” first en ...

Pete Seeger R.I.P.
January 28, 2014, Comments Off on Pete Seeger R.I.P.

Folk Singer and Activist Pete Seeger Dead at 94 (ABC) Legendary folk singer and activist Pete Seeger has died at age 94. ...

John Fortune R.I.P.
January 28, 2014, Comments Off on John Fortune R.I.P.

The labyrinthine implications of the banking crisis, or the specific agonies of the international mortgage lending scand ...

Montreal 2013 – a tumultuous year
December 17, 2013, 2 Comments

See also Montreal Seeks a Mayor Céline Cooper: Our city faces a greater challenge Like large municipalities all over th ...

Peter O’Toole R.I.P.
December 16, 2013, Comments Off on Peter O’Toole R.I.P.

Peter O’Toole on Charlie Rose Lawrence of Arabia trailer Lion in Winter trailer Remembering Peter O’Toole (T ...

The News of the World and the Murdoch empire
November 30, 2013, Comments Off on The News of the World and the Murdoch empire

The Daily Mail: Wendi’s crush on Blair revealed: Rupert Murdoch’s ex-wife wrote of ‘warm feelings̵ ...

U.S. history, music, myth, and literature
November 19, 2013, Comments Off on U.S. history, music, myth, and literature

Lincoln, JFK and Obama: What links the US presidents? (BBC) They are two of the most important dates in American history ...

China’s Cities
November 10, 2013, Comments Off on China’s Cities

The Law of Unintended Consequences Sim Chi Yin for The New York Times Dissatisfaction and Dysfunction in a Model for Chi ...

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