December 2009
86 posts
Best of the decade: Architecture -... →
The worst
The Michael Lee-Chin Crystal. Sure, there were a lot of Wal-Marts thrown up in the Aughts, but Daniel Libeskind’s addition to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto surpasses the ugliness of bland functional buildings by being both ugly and useless. His aluminum-and-glass-clad crystalline forms grow out of the building’s original 1914 structure, and from the street it’s...
Strict new rules in place for U.S.-bound air... →
Talk about a fantastic way to isolate yourself from the world even further. Guess who won’t be flying into the US any time soon.
Bon Iver - Skinny Love
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Risky cycling rarely to blame for bike accidents,...
inevitablefragments:
A tiny proportion of accidents involving cyclists are caused by riders jumping red lights or stop signs, or failing to wear high-visibility clothing and use lights, a government-commissioned study has discovered.
With adult cyclists, police found the driver solely responsible in about 60%-75% of all cases, and riders solely at fault 17%-25% of the time.
Full article...
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Hockey World →
slapshot:
Former Oilers goalie Ron Tugnutt, who is tutoring the Canadian junior team these days, figures Martin Brodeur will be the No. 1 on the Olympic squad and Marc-Andre Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins should be No. 2 because he’s got a Cup ring from last spring.
Not Roberto Luongo?
“Luongo over his career really hasn’t won anything,” said Tugnutt.
Tugnutt can give his balls a tug.
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what's the difference between Tiger Woods and...
laughingcity:
Santa stops at three “ho’s”.
ba doom cha!
I really hate all this Tiger Woods shit lately, but this made me lol.
DEA Recruits Lil Wayne To Use Up All Drugs In... →
“I personally watched him snort a pile of cocaine. As tall. As a man.”
