@NPsteve I know! What if she's now a social worker in Peru? Or a Finnish concierge? Or assembling iPhones in Guangzhou? WHAT IF

Ridiculous PR email of the day: "What if Princess Diana wasn’t in the 1997 Paris car crash and secretly lives in anonymity in Egypt?"

(They note, cannily, that $70K to tour a cricket team is less than it costs to incarcerate one young offender for a year.)

The Compton Cricket Club — yes, *that* Compton — is raising $70,000 to tour England next year: goo.gl/sqxv2

I like the honesty/simplicity/complexity of the Polish government naming a department the “Group for Difficult Issues”: goo.gl/sOFZV

Love this: “Conflict Kitchen” in Pittsburgh only serves cuisine from countries the U.S. is at war with: goo.gl/IH9Rp

@allisonmartell None! But you could hold it, at the very least. Like a communion wafer. Transsubstantiation.

@allisonmartell A) post-material (gold standard gone); B) value not (fully) intrinsic; collective agreement — faith — required.

@ivortossell But seriously: given the quasi-religious nature of modern currency systems, money might as well grow on trees *now*.

@ivortossell @mattbraga The squirrel 1%! #occupySquirrels

@ivortossell Uncontrollable inflation every spring; catastrophic crash every autumn.

@briandstdenis Thanks! There is a parallel universe of cool stuff still waiting to be done with Wordpress Custom Fields...

@navalang Also noted: migrant farm labourers getting crop-dusted.

Email arrives with "pedanticism" in the subject heading. I'm going to be pedantic and say the word you want is "pedantry."

@serial_consign An excellent idea! See, what I need is a production designer who will do this stuff for me.

I don't like dressing in costumes and I'm no good at it anyway, so I'm not. This is *not* a judgment of those of you who do and are.

@journo_dale Have not! Though I think I can infer most of the thesis from the title...?

@balkissoon @jaimewoo Ew, "Brogrammer" might be even worse.

Never, ever use the word “Brandividual” in my presence. I cannot be responsible for my actions. goo.gl/5SkOg

Street scene: leash wrapped around pole, man at one end, dog at the other. “Sort it out,” man says to dog. Dog blinks.

@briandstdenis OFTBHTA was a literal LOL for me.

Mr. @thekeenanwire with, undoubtedly the lede of the week: goo.gl/qzABA

Once again, I'm just going to leave this here: howlonghasrobfordbeenmayor.com

@dtopping @ivortossell In Canadian defamation law, the burden of proof is on the defendant. Either way, the tape is the evidence.

@dtopping It would certainly add a whole new and bizarre dimension to this gong show.

@AureliaCotta @SusanDelacourt True in general, but media circuses tend to trample such ideals. Not an excuse—just a sad fact.

So, as of 2 hours ago, the CBC reporter on the "Fucking" story, @cbcdaveseglins, was asking who has the recording: goo.gl/zOWrO

Original CBC report: “Recordings of the call have spread like wildfire.” (goo.gl/kqcy4) If that's true, it would have leaked by now.

I hate to get all Birther about this, but can we just hear the fucking recording?

@serial_consign It's pretty great, agreed. Lots of dated yet eerily relevant social commentary. Robocop is totally the 99%.

@ACCheng I'm sorta hoping, like, Godzilla will show up and stop them from further destroying our cities in their obscure, ancient robot war.

@KnitQuilt Never saw it! and it certainly doesn't require full concentration. Perfect woozy viewing.

Have a cold. No Massey Lecture, no Hacks/Hackers, no Press Pass for me. Instead, medication-induced wooziness, phở, and Robocop.

@ACCheng @navalang Morozov and Jarvis are like Transformers: giant screechy one-note robots fighting while us puny humans flee the wreckage.

@melindamattos @chantalbraganza @mikeminer @kelkord @ivortossell Yeah, I'm not sure I'd call that crowd to action. Let's just throw toast.

@ivortossell @kelkord @emmamwoolley @mikeminer @chantalbraganza I think the point is you shout Rocky Horror lines anyway. Plus throw spoons.

Flash mob assignment: Crash the Canadian premiere of “Atlas Shrugged” in Rocky Horror costumes and shout at the screen: goo.gl/0AynQ

@briandstdenis Sometimes it's quite satisfying to reaffirm what a huge cliché I am.

@briandstdenis I saw that! And I decided not to comment. Just don't want to be the "sneak peak" guy (though it's probably too late).

That's from this totally great article on the history of the Corporation: ribbonfarm.com/2011/06/08/a-b…

“Spain and Portugal were the MySpace and Friendster of [16th century] Mercantilism: pioneers who could not capitalize on their early lead.”

@alexmlynek These are mostly 2000-2001 vintage. Some amazing stuff in there.

Also: at Toronto Life, all this has happened before, and it will happen again: twitpic.com/6xsluo

Cleaning up at parents’ place, stumbled into a circle of magazine hell: Talk, Shift, Brill’s Content(!): twitpic.com/6xsj3y

@navalang “Western Rando-Buddhism” is an amazing turn of phrase.

Global human population: 7 billion. Global LEGO minifig population: 3.7 billion.

My friends here demanded we switch away from Sun News because they wanted "credibility" and "competence." Pfft. BO-ring.

@PialiRoy It's a riveting trainwreck.

@ksbrennan Pshaw. You flatter me.

@emmamwoolley Honestly, I'm having a blast here. We only switch every once in a while, but every time it's hilarious.

More Sun News lulz: “Should Dalton McGuinty be glad that the economy is dying?” This is next-level Howard Beale shit.

Actual Sun News reporter question: “So, do the unions now own Ontario?” JOURNALISM

Like, not metaphorically sports themed; broadcast is actually titled “Game Day.” twitpic.com/6w8li7

Just FYI, Sun News's election coverage is rather hilariously sports themed: twitpic.com/6w89jw

@TheGameSheet Well, he *did* do quite a bit of screen-staring in those early days. (Though I guess Woz did most of that part.)

@jlmintz No idea! Leaping before I look (though not until December). Want to wait for the right thing to come along.

I could swear it was 11 a.m. 30 minutes ago. I fear I'm not seizing this day to the degree Steve Jobs exhorts.

@MissStaceyMay "...some demonic charisma she still possesses, a cool an inch thick over bottomless reserves of rageful heat."

RT @balkissoon: After casting your real ballot, vote again at threeontariovotes.ca to try out PR and alternative voting.

@lastplaceman Nifty. Lookin' good! (As per usual)

@lastplaceman Rich list is early this year. New schedule?

@briandstdenis @kelkord @emmamwoolley Homogenic is the canonical Björk album, but Vespertine is what made me a fan.

@navalang @emmamwoolley Arg, this stupid crisis-of-masculinity bullshit again. I repeat: goo.gl/R79ZR

@BenjaminCormier Dapper ones, no doubt.

@aaronleaf Nowhere specific yet — just decided it was time to move on. Want a little break before jumping into something else...

RT @thismagazine: This is looking for a new editor. Deadline for applications is this Friday (Oct 7) at 5:00 pm. 2th.is/n6KiFZ

It irks me to see a collection of vague non-allegations & garden-variety prudery passed off as front-page news: goo.gl/uSYWl

Peak charcuterie.

@jaimewoo That's a good one. I also dislike people mixing up swathe/swath, and breathe/breath. Also: kids on my lawn, etc.

@aaronleaf Every day of my life.

@jaimewoo I try to be selective about my fogeyisms. I've conceded "begs the question", but I'll fight for the apostrophe forever.

@mattbraga @chantalbraganza I could stand to care less too, I guess, but here I am, CARING MORE

I know I'm in fogey territory, but screw it. PEOPLE: "Could care less" does not mean what you seem to think it means.

RT @dsnelles: An open call for submissions to @maisonneuvemag's tenth-anniversary issue. Please share widely. bit.ly/o1SYHT

@clevack Youtube-induced Clone High nostalgia led me to, naturally, a "Fuck Yeah Clone High" Tumblr: goo.gl/d0Lo1

@ivortossell Re Toronto deamalgamation, reminds me of @joeycomeau's solution: goo.gl/msa5j

Nice design touch: switch the language on one code snippet, the others change too: goo.gl/HtIbg

@thepathtochange I bet it gets ruined by the focus groups, however, who will demand the addition of zombies, thus ruining a work of art.

@thepathtochange "Choose Your Own Adventure Vampire Babysitters Wizard Spy School Club Werewolves For Some Reason"

@thepathtochange I'm afraid I can't reveal my million-dollar premise. But three words: "Vampire Babysitters Club."

Writing a YA novel is the new being in a band.

@briandstdenis After all, A Man Needs a Maid: goo.gl/zj2YA

@briandstdenis Blerg. I see past sales include Steaks! Go-Karts! Golf! Hockey! Then, maid service. Which: ew.

On a topic prone to shrillness, R Smith's column on paid writing (or lack thereof) is reasonably even-handed: goo.gl/iscNf

@navflix "In Bruges" even more remarkable because it was McDonagh's feature directorial debut, but doesn't look like the work of a rookie.

Would Bill Cunningham give an interview as graceless and narcissistic as this? goo.gl/52dJ5 (via @xoxsnp)

MT @karonliu: Food comment section Mad Libs: Toronto sucks for (dish name). If I want good (dish name), I'll go to (choose NY or Montreal).

@amandabeetee No idea! Want to take time to survey the landscape, freelance a bit.

Would you like my job? That could totally happen: goo.gl/coJ2A

@mawilson @briandstdenis I really liked Drive, though I understand why someone might not. And it was definitely misleadingly advertised.

@Myth_Girl hey, thanks! That's very kind of you. Had fun writing it! Gotta buckle down on the second one in a few weeks, too...

Even by the degraded standards of tech journo-thusiasm, this is embarrassing: goo.gl/JLxNI

@jm_mcgrath I don't think the issue is building a prettier e-bike. A nicer form won't redeem a hateful function.

Executing an innocent person is morally indefensible. So is executing a guilty one, just for the record.

That's from this lengthy, worthwhile piece from The Stranger: goo.gl/i7QgD

"...Everything around me has begun in recent years to look different, with a totality that feels spiritual—waking up to white privilege."

Went to "Drive" early show. Rode home through rainy streets humming the soundtrack's hypnotic centrepiece: youtu.be/xPqkjA738h0

Arg. Hudak (like many conservatives) preaches market economics except when it's politically opportune not to: goo.gl/hbEY7

Game that simulates standing in line to see Marina Abramovic's "The Artist is Present": goo.gl/S0kv8

@chantalbraganza No music! Silence or the white noise of a public place. (Philip Glass, rarely, if the mood strikes; no lyrics, ever.)