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Archive for July, 2011

A little evil

By Nico on Tuesday the 19th of July, 2011 at 11:01 am

Edvard Munsch, Vampire II

INTERVIEWER

A large number of Americans today hold the notion that god and the devil are at work in their daily lives.

MAILER

I think they are. Not in a controlling sense – I don’t believe that the devil seizes you and you’re gone forever. But can you say that you’ve never had a fuck where you didn’t feel evil for a little while? Continue reading »

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Is Google+ worth joining?

By Nico on Saturday the 16th of July, 2011 at 11:13 am

Google Plus LogoI just joined Google+ a couple of days ago. I wasn’t sure what to do with it at first, but fortunately there are already several excellent guides with tips on how to get started for G+ n00bs like me.

Google+ = More than Facebook

Everyone seems to be touting G+ as the next Facebook, but, as Christina Trapolino has already pointed out, it has the potential to become so much more than that. Continue reading »

Books & Martini Night

By Nico on Friday the 15th of July, 2011 at 11:48 am

Books & Martini Night, July 2011Toronto’s often called a city of neighbourhoods. According to Wikipedia, there are more than 200 distinct neighbourhoods within its boundaries. One of my favourites is the Annex.

I love it for its concentration of bookstores, coffee shops, sushi bars and cheap martinis on Wednesdays.

My BFF and I started a little tradition (partly captured in “Au Natural“), where go book shopping at various place along Bloor, most notably Seekers, Book City and BMV, then end up at Hey Lucy’s, where martinis are half-off on Wednesdays.

Since we’ve started doing this, we’ve expanded our little circle, and now a few of us go off and on, roughly monthly. It’s a wonderful thing. Continue reading »