The problem of sincerity vs. irony in written communication is endemic; Giz's example, #winning, itself undermines the post's whole thesis.
Gizmodo's anti-hashtag rant is elitist bunk: goo.gl/4VPQC — "ironic metadata" is a useful linguistic tool that meets a clear need.
@anne_theriault Absolutely! If the shoe fits, after all. Fly that freak flag!
A hand-knit anthropomorphic lump of coal for Christmas. instagr.am/p/bmQpf/
Parents' place = Turner Classic Movies. Tonight is1947 Marlowe first-person-POV curio "Lady in the Lake"! goo.gl/xv5Xw
@ivortossell @dtopping I was on pins and needles about which Hollywood star Quebecor's wire service would grant such an honour.
@ItsMeJustinBoyd Agreed. Wasn't trying to troll you — this is just a button for me, and the comic pushed it. Society's to blame etc.
@ItsMeJustinBoyd I would add that it's the internet and you can have as many panels as you want :)
@ItsMeJustinBoyd I get the space/shorthand thing; Just that"hipster" in 2011 is like "communist" in 1951 — a smug grab-bag of prejudices.
(For me, the definitive commentary on this phenomenon is from Cat & Girl almost five years ago: goo.gl/7Aq2T)
2012 Resolution suggestion: stop using "hipster" as the world's laziest insult (à la this shit: goo.gl/HwMeG)
(That was in my Instapaper queue, I forget via who, sorry.)
Fun urbanism essay, combining "Die Hard," the Bourne movies, Israel's 2002 Nablus invasion, and "militarized parkour": bldgblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/nakato…
@idontlikemunday I saw! @shawnmicallef tweeted a photo. An interesting adaptation. I could see it being a polarizing dip.
@lisanjutras @chantalbraganza I hadn't tried it; I'm glad someone fact-checked that.
@chantalbraganza @lisanjutras Garlic-peeling innovation: goo.gl/e3p14
Something to cleanse the palate after all that Hitchens hagiography: goo.gl/9o5t8 (via @thismason)
Newsweek! Daft contrarianism, '80s iconography, and celebrity suck-uppery, all in one ridiculous cover: 
RT @apgalbraith: Huge China Daily headline today: "A FRIEND'S DEPARTURE", w/ picture of Kim Jong Il. Page 3: full-page ad of George Cloo ...
@ivortossell Also, something something Kim Jong Il.
@ivortossell @theophani @emmamwoolley This is how this exchange showed up in my feed: 
@bborzyko sounds fun, but no promises. At the Yellow Dog right now.
@christindal @kelkord I do not have that information. But maybe? Geezmagazine.org
@journo_dale Boy, is it ever.
@kelkord Doing a business plan consult with Geez magazine. It's a nice city. I too am pro-'Peg after just an afternoon. Cold, tho'.
Winnipeg: pretty; cold. Not necessarily in that order. Also, there's a Jets game tonight, so the locals are all astir.
@chantalbraganza In that case, a record sleeve will attractively protect both knife and unsuspecting unwrapper.
@chantalbraganza Does your brother read your Twitter feed? Because you may have spilled the beans, cunning wrapping or not.
An almost fatally pompous, but actually super-interesting, video essay on “Spielberg Face”: goo.gl/weRwb
RT @christindal: But I expect everyone to be dutifully more concerned about parliamentary language than the health of our life support s ...
RT @christindal: To be fair, Peter Kent is being a shit.
A nice 20-min documentary about a barbershop with a bluegrass venue in the back: goo.gl/ype7D
Here's another damning Wente-ectomy from the (anonymous, hmm) Media Culpa: goo.gl/5JPVR
"Less places to click," Jack Dorsey? Less and fewer are not synonyms. goo.gl/4MRjg
@nealjennings According to this wildly uncooperative HP LaserJet Pro P1102w, they definitely are.
I cannot believe printer drivers are even still a thing.
@phillipadsmith Thanks! I think I will definitely hit up Press Pass this time around. See you there!
@phillipadsmith Yep, yesterday was my last day! Taking some time off first, and freelancing again while I survey the landscape...
In related news, my decision to stick with the 9:15 dentist appointment this morning was a curious one.
Thanks to all who came to the job-quitting party last night! Meant a lot to have so many well-wishers stop by.
@Bouts You're an hour and a half early!
@melindamattos @MissStaceyMay @walrusmagazine This soulful close harmony is making me experience something akin to human emotion.
@Bouts Nope, it was the Jersey Shore vocabulary lessons that really changed my world.
Aw, you people are the best people. You know who you are.
It makes me quite happy that @coverjunkie is making a magazine annual about magazine covers: goo.gl/0MNqr
@ivortossell @kelkord Well, *we* like sheep.
@kelkord What, you got something against sheep?
@dsnelles @kelkord In the land of the blind, Kirstie Alley will be king.
@Trinity_College Little time off, plus freelancing. Contemplating next move!
@BenSpurr Introspection with occasional freelancing. First order of business is taking some time off.
So: Monday is my last day at @thismagazine & I'm going for drinks at The Paddock. Maybe you'd like to come: gfscott.com/thatsthat
@danicouture's dream came true. #dlws
I did this job for two years: goo.gl/pe9hA — It is an excellent intro to the magazine biz for an ambitious young editor.
@typeter That seems to be the consensus. Thanks!
Copy Editor Q: Capitalize "Astroturf" when referring to fake grassroots groups, not the actual trademarked product?
@mikeminer Hm, that one slipped my mind, I'm afraid.
@mikeminer This is my last full week at This. COINCIDENCE
@mikeminer What what?
Ford has increased his metaphor budget, clearly: Stay the course, turn the corner, slam the door, breathe easier...
@TaddleCreek Dirty pool, Tad.
I'm going to miss working next door to Connie Chung, acupuncturist. instagr.am/p/VztiE/
@chantalbraganza Yeah, it's a great speech from a few weeks ago by Cheshmak Farhoumand-Sims that we transcribed; needs an edit first.
@chantalbraganza I have a blog post in the queue that talks about exactly this issue. Will move that up and put it online.
@chantalbraganza @MissStaceyMay Feminism + Empire: "Save the women of Afghanistan!" (Send in the predator drones.)
Camp curio “Danger 5” premiered this week. It's bizarre and wonderful: goo.gl/z0qzy
@emilylandau I am a constant advocate for David Mitchell. “Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet” is historical, beautiful, wonderfully weird.
@timothycomeau Hope springs eternal.
The Cathedral's consistently timid and evasive stance on #occupytoronto is sad to see. Seems, dare I say, un-Christlike.
Geez. FT HTML5 app at a million registered (paying!) users: goo.gl/uBLJl (it's $5 a week. That starts to be real revenue.)
@mikeminer That's an idea that can't lose.
So I still own webeditors.org & think it should become more than an e-handout. But what? (@meganmcchesney? @kattancock? @heygaryc?)
@ivortossell Golf clap = ironic (goo.gl/EO0i0) Slow clap = movie cliché (goo.gl/ZLA5M).
@lisanjutras Well, when you're a "Journalist" with no regard for "feelings," the comparison makes itself.
@lisanjutras Gah! You're the Goldsbie of Doggelganger, destroying the delicate fabric of illusion. Why do you hate fun so?
@ivortossell @emmamwoolley Gad, I didn't even know it had audio. Was on mute earlier.
@ivortossell NO DOG FOR YOU
@briandstdenis Yes! K-Dub represent. (Yeah, I just said that.)
"Fantastic Mr. Fox" + "Inglourious Basterds" = YES youtu.be/qxAcd_kCTKo
@mawilson Well, you're a cat person. Somehow it sensed that.
@kelkord I know, right?! He's a Canadian illustrator, too.
(It's obvious social media bait, and, furthermore, only in New Zealand, but still. C'mon. Dogs!)
Doggelganger — facial-recognition software to pair you with an orphan dog that looks like you: goo.gl/3B7xk
@briandstdenis It's really a concern not even confined to books.
(Only somewhat related: irked that the CBC recommends "Buy this book at Indigo.ca". Support local booksellers like @NicholasHoareTO, plz)
“Street Gang” really is a great book—even though this recommendation makes me sound like an idiot: goo.gl/5j6un
Uh, @tinder — a web service for reading high quality content — has a basic punctuation error on its front page: twitpic.com/7en6yv
In other words, there's nothing to achieve if there's nothing at stake. Increased tension is a sign of the protests' success.
Eviction is necessary to #ows narrative. Disobeying—and peacefully resisting—that order is a keystone of this protest.
@kelkord "Just a little overcome": youtu.be/xWWLnj3RGPw — Bonus: this "Space Oddity" kids' book! goo.gl/pMDa4
RT @serial_consign: This marriage is pretty interesting (in a "Children of Men" kind of way): goo.gl/dgPVW
RT @ianadelman: WORD MT @alexheard: @Choire @kausmickey @jackshafer Everybody's wrong: modern BlogTone was invented at Suck http://t.co ...
Laffs never stop with this movie RT @jordanginsberg: Atlas Shrugged DVDs recalled for the funniest reason in the world. goo.gl/RC3Lc
Media Culpa smoothly eviscerates Wente's Saturday column: goo.gl/dumUk Three sources—none original, none attributed. Yikes.
@amandabeetee It took me a second listen to figure out why it sounded familiar...
(Its disclaimer mousetype, at 0:26, is “Depictions are visionary,” which is, like, I don't even know what to say to that.)
This Kinect promo vid is the usual futurism-bullshit, but the symphonic cover of Pixies’ “Where is my Mind” is great: goo.gl/BQmAb
@mattbraga Twitter > Instapaper is an excellent use for ifttt. Was looking for more uses for it.
@kattancock I know! I especially liked the New York cover. So simple, and works so well.
Some real gems: RT @boyreporter: Journonerds unite! Famous Magazines' First Covers ow.ly/7pugd
@kattancock This has a tumblr to add to your list: quote.this.org