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A Visual History of Graffiti on the Erikstorpsgatan Substation
Olle and Luisa were out wandering this morning, and came across a building in industrial Malmö with this luscious lettering:I love so much about that typeface: the low crossbars (A, E, R, K), the...
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LOLI
Currently posted up at LOLI in Moncton, stopping in for an espresso and a pause before heading back to the Island after dropping family off at the train.Coffee is good. Vibe is relaxed. Wifi is fast. I...
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To Hell And Back. Or, Come See No Questions
This summer Lisa and I are performing, with our improv troupe No Questions, every Wednesday night in August at the Benevolent Irish Society at 7:00 p.m. (admission by donation; bar opens at 6:30...
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In Anatomy of an Indian Address, Gowri N Kishore takes a deep dive into how civic addressing works in India:India has no standardised way of describing addresses as Western countries do. And a...
View ArticleThe 2023 Oscar Wilde Award
hopyard.mp3Every year I sponsor the Oscar Wilde Award at Island Fringe, given to the show that “most effectively celebrates non-conformity.” The award-winning show is chosen by a jury, and evidence...
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I was sad to learn, via Citizen’s Alliance Newsletter, that Hugh Segal had died.In his remembrance of Segal, TVO’s Steve Paikin recounts Segal’s focus, after joining the Senate, on Universal Basic...
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Red Rock Climbing Wall
I was the senior member of a small but mighty band that visited Red Rock Climbing Wall in Stratford this morning. It was my first time at, near, or up a climbing wall, and so a chance to live out the...
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Polyclinic Stairs
Not since the big Coles Building stairs rebuild in 2017 has there been a downtown Charlottetown stairs project to match, but the new Grafton Street steps at the Polyclinic, which reopened this week...
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Peak Hipster
We dipped our toes in the waters of vinyl this spring: I was gifted a collection of LPs, and the loan of a portable turntable, to see if we could muster what it would take to replace Spotify et al with...
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Peter Pan Lost
From the book 350 Lost Buildings of Canada, an entry on Charlottetown’s Peter Pan:Peter Pan Drive-In 1958-2020In the postwar years, the Peter Pan was beloved by locals for its milkshakes, burgers...
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Tyler Childers
The Cavendish Beach Music Festival announced that Tyler Childers will be headlining the 2024 event. Olivia and I saw Childers at Paradiso in Amsterdam in 2018, and I waxed enthusiastic:While the other...
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Mega Sharpie
“I really think we need to get a new Sharpie,” I said to Lisa last night at Dollarama. She agreed, with only a little reluctance.We’re having a garage sale today (August 26, 2023), something I haven’t...
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Holding. It. Together.
This is a selfie I took in Malmö, in 2016, on the day of Olle and Luisa’s 10th anniversary:In the hours that followed there was a wonderful party, with fascinating people, free-flowing klezmer, and a...
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How to cancel Eastlink Internet
We had occasion to cancel Eastlink Internet service this month. And it took the entire month to do so. There’s no way to cancel online.There’s no way to email a request. The Eastlink toll-free number...
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Need a Bin? Say No to Drugs. Be Happy.
FERO is a waste management company based in New Brunswick (the name, at least for marketing purposes, stands for Friendly, Efficient, Reliable and On-time). If you’ve hung out in the back allies of New...
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