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William Deresiewicz on solitude
The two emotions, loneliness and boredom, are closely allied.
Jonathan Raban reviews Wendy and Lucy, a film by Kelly Reichardt, and Livability: Stories by Jon Raymond
Reichardt's film is based on Raymond's story, included in the book of short stories about Pacific Northwest life, particularly set in Portland Oregon.
Michael Lewis covers the Icelandic economic crisis for Vanity Fair
Monoculture, overconfidence, gender, and history led "bankers" from the Land of Fire and Ice to switch a nation from something they knew (fishing) to something they didn't (international finance).
David Byrne visits Vancouver
From Haida Gwaii to Gregor Robertson to North Vancouver, he experienced a lot of what this city had to offer in just one day.
The Reykjavik Grapevine publishes photos of the economic crisis protests in Iceland
"Some brought along leftover fireworks from New Year's Eve."
Leszek Apouchtine reviews Exploring Vancouverism: The Political Culture of Lotus Land by Howard Rotberg
"He points out that more of our efforts go towards density for the sake of density itself, as if that is enough to solve problems such as affordability."
How the city hurts your brain
Jonah Lehrer notes research that nature heals the psychological damage caused by urban areas.
John Goldsmith reflects on Jeff Wall's "Pine" and Wall's exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery
The links inside the two Flickr photos he links to are worth checking out as well.
Monique reviews The Nature of Economies by Jane Jacobs
"Her approach is to use imaginary characters and didactic dialogue so readers understand complex arguments as they develop between the characters. In this way, we, the readers, are part of the process, perhaps even part of the ecology of the text."
What will happen when you move to Dubai
Forget about living single but attached and talking about anything other than the rent you pay.
Short Turns, a blog about driving the bus by a newly minted operator
Lot of inside tidbits, as well as a short note at the very beginning about the difference between a "driver" and "operator".
Unofficial TransLink API
It was open, but undocumented until now.
YouMap Vancouver
I missed the events in October, so I hope there are more to come.
Claire Smith interviews Andy Miah about ethics
And art, design, science and science fiction.
KEXP Music Explorer is a fan-created community site for listeners of the Seattle-based radio station
Members can tag and rate songs and get charts rankings in order of song plays of what albums your favourite DJ is spinning tracks from.
Karen on Bruce Sterling and getting rid of stuff
After I moved in with her, I challenged myself to get rid of half my stuff. So much paper, so many books, so many keepsakes that could all fit on a single DVD if digitized.
Keith Higgins’s obsession with the Vancouver Special
Granville Online collects some links and video of a (fairly dismissive) CTV report on the Vancouver Special documenter.
The front-end database is powered by Drupal. Includes a video demonstration.
Vancity Bike Share to daily commuter: Roland's evolution as a bicyclist
He gives me some credit for his starting to commute. Vancity Bike Share also got me commuting by bike, if less so.
Lighthearted guide for employees dealing with their managers
The manager's job is to make the employee's job easier and more productive.
0506HK by Quentin Lee on YouTube
The official website for the documentary about Hong Kong that Karen and I saw last year links to the film in 8 parts.
Tina's letter to the Vancouver International Film Festival
"Maybe you can forgive me, and one day I'll come creeping furtively back into your arms, when my children are grown and I need a way of filling my empty days."

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