A standard QWERTY keyboard has a few dozen keys. How can Chinese—a language with tens of thousands of characters and no alphabet—be input on such a device? To answer this question, one needs to return
BREAKING: @RevueCinema board, operators of Toronto’s oldest movie theatre, left in shock over sudden threats of closure from longtime landlord: “We view this as a hostile takeover.” https://t.co/ATzLh54f7c
— Barry Hertz (@HertzBarry)
Jun 27, 2024
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For over a decade, St. Thomas was completely disconnected from Ontario’s intercity transport system. But the bus is back, and Canada’s Railway City is worth a visit.
https://t.co/XNU6JPDcf0
— Sean Marshall (@Sean_YYZ)
Jun 24, 2024
Tweeted by @Sean_YYZ
there is a not-insignificant subset of men who are "rawdogging" flights — no entertainment, no headphones, just watching the flight map for 8+ hours (bonus points if you don't pee or eat). i spoke to some for @GQMagazine https://t.co/EJx1my49uY
— kate lindsay (@kathrynfiona)
Jun 24, 2024
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Why Pittsburgh may just have the best ballpark in the major leagues.
https://t.co/FoulhBjhRg
— Sean Marshall (@Sean_YYZ)
Jun 18, 2024
Tweeted by @Sean_YYZ
It was so foggy last weekend! Some neat science behind it: https://t.co/UCx2FmMmSu https://t.co/jVckdC4Qw0
— Rocky (@TheRockRipper)
May 30, 2024
Tweeted by @TheRockRipper
Coincidentally, that article caught our attention just as a resident was walking by and took some photos of the progress so far. https://t.co/YgWWfgZCKq https://t.co/3f0aU7qVGt
— Garment District Neighbourhood Association (@GDNAToronto)
Apr 28, 2024
Tweeted by @GDNAToronto
BREAKING | Toronto is getting a WNBA team 🇨🇦
@_shireenahmed_ has the story: https://t.co/eyJypXubOC https://t.co/sol03Kue1P
— CBC Sports (@cbcsports)
May 10, 2024
Tweeted by @cbcsports
The Bloor Street redesign is the right thing to do for a safer and more inclusive city. Mississauga is growing up. Some of its politicians should too.
https://t.co/GcPPXUIJJe
— Sean Marshall (@Sean_YYZ)
May 11, 2024
Tweeted by @Sean_YYZ
Our very own @jamesesiddall just penned a beauty.
Away days on the mighty @TSSRovers pirate ship.
https://t.co/NjEG2PTMFC
— The Swanguardians ⭐️ (@swanguardians)
May 8, 2024
Tweeted by @swanguardians
Looking back at the Washington Nationals City Connect uniform and the inspiration behind its design, here in my story from its release: https://t.co/W87c1Syk56
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The Nats will wear these against the Orioles, also in their City Connect uniforms, next week. https://t.co/N7eoC55vuk
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Impressive performance by @TSSRovers
Story of the game below ⬇️ https://t.co/HAZ8vFjItd
— Corey Almond (@oconalmond)
May 3, 2024
Tweeted by @oconalmond
Curiocity is reporting that Waterworks Food Hall is opening in June, and has a list of what to expect from the 20 food vendors occupying the space next to St. Andrew’s Playground Park. https://t.co/ofS3jDbo9B
— Garment District Neighbourhood Association (@GDNAToronto)
Apr 28, 2024
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Review by Jen Yamato: Set in the Batman universe, Vera Drew’s unauthorized trans “Joker” parody is a defiantly personal act of artistic subversion. https://t.co/BmhUfWCJA0
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost)
Apr 19, 2024
Tweeted by @washingtonpost
Children of Asian immigrant households are building community online with videos of their home interiors that hundreds of thousands of TikTok and Instagram viewers relate to. Why it matters: While min
2024 The Power List: Olivia Chow Unwilling to see her city decline, our No. 1 political newsmaker pressured all levels of government to step up. She has the…
running an experiment in @thewalrus to see if people can be normal about books!!
https://t.co/V2neO8xkYS
— Michelle Cyca (@michellecyca)
Apr 19, 2024
Tweeted by @michellecyca
I’m fond of effective altruists. When you meet one, ask them how many people they’ve killed. Effective altruism is the philosophy of Sam Bankman-Fried, the…
Ever since the essay was first published in 1982, readers—including this one—have thrilled to “Total Eclipse,” Annie Dillard’s masterpiece of literary nonfiction, which describes her personal experien
(Content Warning: Antisemitism, misogyny, hateful language) Ye—or, as he used to be called, Kanye West—is a Nazi sympathizer now. At least, he’s become someone…
Daniel Denvir You write that what ties all of Ayn Rand together, and what ties Rand to the core of today’s political economy, is a mood. This goes some way to explaining why Rand’s ideas are so popula
What an outstanding rebuttal by @andrew_ajackson of the usual neoliberal talking points on productivity: https://t.co/P7yR5D8j9a. #BeenThereDoneThat Fitting Andrew discusses Mel Watkins' critique of the productivity trap of staples production, on the anniversary of Mel's passing.
— Jim Stanford…
Burn Book: A Tech Love Story by Kara Swisher. Simon & Schuster, 320 pages. 2024. Silicon Valley was supposed to be “different,” or so veteran tech journalist Kara Swisher wanted to believe. Facebook w
'Performance' is a broad category that encompasses a huge range of practices.
This issue will hone in on artists who create relationships of intimacy and care to shore up the gaps left by technology.
We can't wait to dive in. Learn more 🗞️:
https://t.co/1HTwfWqLbN
— Outland (@outland_art)
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I've got a new episode of the podcast up now, Remembering George Garrett. I reflect on George, his life and work, and have selected some clips from interviews we did over the years: https://t.co/eyZN3w9UED
— Joseph Planta (@Planta)
Mar 20, 2024
Tweeted by @Planta
In January, Condé Nast announced that it was folding Pitchfork into GQ, laying off much of the staff of the influential, independent-minded music publication. The outcry was immediate. Why was one alb
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Assets from Turbosquid Last year, in an appearance on Rick Rubin’s podcast, Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor observed that over the course of his career, music has become more
The Beauty of Everyday Things is a book of essays written by Soetsu Yanagi between 1920 and 1959. The title essay is not as well known as In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki, first published in
Pretty sure I just saw two of these amazing creatures on my evening walk. Too big to be regular coyotes.
https://t.co/AfR6NLl8yz
— StepfordTO (@stepfordTO)
Mar 10, 2024
Tweeted by @stepfordTO
On a friendly stroll somewhere in Colorado in the summer of 2004, Steve Jobs asked Walter Isaacson if he would consider writing his biography. Isaacson, a journalist, academic, and policymaker who was
New Law & Order Toronto episode to feature crack-smoking mayor.
It's apparently a nod to late mayor Rob Ford. The show said city council scenes were filmed in the real council chambers at City Hall. https://t.co/iWCjDyvjEM
— Toronto Star (@TorontoStar)
Mar 14, 2024
Tweeted by @TorontoStar
“Internet addiction” has lived a strange life since the Nineties. In 1995, a New York psychiatrist introduced the term, not to describe a real affliction of internet users, but to parody certain diagn
In late 1936 George Orwell, like so many young idealists from Europe and the USA, went off to fight fascism in Spain. By the spring of 1937 he realized he was in a war with not two but three sides. Th
Sign up here for the CityLab Daily newsletter. On Randall’s Island in New York City, near the headquarters from which parks commissioner Robert Moses once ruled his asphalt empire, four iron monkeys a
The "Hands Off Rafah" rally in Toronto on Monday has become national news, denounced by politicians at all levels over a few moments outside Mount Sinai Hospital during the hours-long protest.
But what really happened? My in-depth look. https://t.co/8iM6D15VT9
— Dave Gray-Donald (@dgrdon)
Feb…
Cbc ideas Five Canadian thinkers take the IDEAS 'Reasonableness Questionnaire' https://t.co/yWAPssXlc5
— John J Mastandrea (@Hercalana2)
Feb 7, 2024
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What were they thinking? Craig Meerkamper traces the history of Metrolinx advertising campaigns about the much-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT project, leading up to the extraordinarily hostile reactions to its latest ads. https://t.co/AKhkeLyvoV
— Spacing (@Spacing)
Jan 16, 2024
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