TCHC: 60 Richmond St. East: A Look At Today’s City Housing
urbantoronto.ca60 Richmond St East is the latest addition to the City Of Toronto social housing stock. And what a beauty it is. Designed by Teeple Architects, it is drawing some might fine comments here at Urban Toronto. For example, UT member Irish…
Jeb Bush Slams Norquist’s Tax Pledge: Don’t ‘Outsource Your Principles’
David, crooksandliars.comClick here to view this media
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) on Friday suggested that Republicans were outsourcing their “principles and convictions” by signing Grover Norquist’s pledge to never raise taxes.
During a House…
SEC: Taking on Big Firms is ‘Tempting,’ But We Prefer Picking on Little Guys
rollingstone.comIf you want to see a perfect example of how completely broken our regulatory system is, look no further than a speech that Daniel Gallagher, one of the S.E.C.’s commissioners, recently gave in Denver, Colorado.
It’s a speech wh…
Vanilla-Roasted Rhubarb and Strawberries
Recipe by The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen, bonappetit.comStew fruit in parcels to infuse it with vanilla and bourbon, then serve it with a dollop of Greek yogurt (or ice cream).
4 servings
active: 15 minutes
• total: 30 minutesIngredients
4 rhubarb stalks (about 1 pound), trimmed, cut on…
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“At poolside Marilyn took off her blue bathrobe, hiding her body as she slid into the water. A few moments later, when she raised herself from the water, I could see that her panties were gone. She’d done it! And she was having a lot of fun.”
[Text excerpted from Marilyn & Me: A Photographer’s Memories (Nan A. Talese / Doubleday). Photo by Lawrence Schiller. More here.]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4w37kc7J41qzs5cqo1_500.jpg)
“At poolside Marilyn took off her blue bathrobe, hiding her body as she slid into the water. A few moments later, when she raised herself from the water, I could see that her panties were gone. She’d done it! And she was having a lot of fun.”
[Text excerpted from Marilyn & Me: A Photographer’s Memories (Nan A. Talese / Doubleday). Photo by Lawrence Schiller. More here.]
Leaked Transcript: Obama Calls Romney to Congratulate Him on Republican Primary Win
By Juli Weiner, vanityfair.comAs we mentioned earlier in a post about something more interesting, Mitt Romney is the unofficial winner of the Republican presidential nomination, having earned more than enough delegates to secure the nod. It was a hard-foug…
Decoding Share Prices: Amazon, Apple and Facebook
Jean-Louis Gassée, mondaynote.comTweet
There are many religions when it comes to calculating the “right” price for the shares of a publicly traded company. At a basic level, buying a share is an act of faith in the company’s future earnings. The strength of t…
Introducing: Buster’s Sea Cove, Toronto’s first seafood-focused food truck | Opening
torontolife.comWith lobster rolls seemingly showing up everywhere this spring, the timing couldn’t be better for the city’s first seafood truck, brought to you by the owners of 20-year-old Buster’s Sea Cove fish fry in St. Lawrence Market. At…
Toronto in photos from the 1850s to the 1990s
Posted by Derek Flack, blogto.comAlthough anything but comprehensive, the point of the decade-by-decade historical Toronto photo posts we’ve run over the last few months was to offer a glimpse of the various developments and transformations of a city that’s often…
