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28 Jun, 2014

Weekend reading: June 28 edition

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Weekend reading

The science behind how our minds actually affect our bodies, from loneliness to optimism http://t.co/Uq7saZZgxc pic.twitter.com/HhFKzs1rCN — Brain Pickings (@brainpickings) June 24, 2014 How the American diet has failed, washingtonpost.com Cool at 13, Adrift at 23, nytimes.com What Izzy Asper told me about the great Canadian media ‘convergence’, globeandmail.com

21 Jun, 2014

Weekend reading: June 21 edition

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Weekend reading

After Baby, an Unraveling, nytimes.com The death of the American mall, theguardian.com ‘Creepy Paddington’ meme drops beloved bear into horror films, cbc.ca

14 Jun, 2014

Weekend reading: June 14 edition

Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Weekend reading

Check out this awesome Instructable. Pooping In Paradise (or in nature) – how to do it easily http://t.co/CVqsEiUPMN pic.twitter.com/SR8VN75QW2 — Sir Steve Dalton (@spidie) June 8, 2014 An Open Letter to the Songwriters of “Let it Go”, mcsweeneys.net Facebook to Let Users Alter Their Ad Profiles, nytimes.com Canadian-made smart bike gives directions, watches your blind spot […]


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