OMB Reform: Contested development
Star feature on the shady Ontario Municipal Board, the unaccountable provincial body that has the final say in development approvals in Toronto
These movies will help you through the Donald Trump years | Toronto Star
Definitely Children of Men. I would add Killing Them Softly and Hell or High Water
Logan review: not just the bloodiest X-Men movie, but also the saddest
The weight of graphic, grotesque violence hangs over the entire movie. But the daring emotional violence lingers longer, well after the lights go down on the final shot.
Sounds fun!
Why Does This One Couch From West Elm Suck So Much?
The 8 Craziest Moments Of Trump’s Impromptu Press Conference
yikes
Israel’s One-State Reality
Depressing look at the current state of things with Israel and the seeming impossibility of a two-state solution
Apple Vowed To Revolutionize Television. An Inside Look at Why It Hasn’t
AppleTV definitely needs help. A lot of potential, but not much happening on it right now to justify the price tag
Transit First For King Street?
Steve Munro analyzes the options proposed for King Street
iPhone 8 to Feature 5.8-Inch OLED Display With 5.15-Inch Main Screen and Virtual Buttons Below
Similar size to the 4.7″, yet big screen
Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian Intelligence
Looks like I picked the wrong day to quit reading Trump news.
Trump advisers’ space plan: To moon, Mars and beyond
No wonder Musk is so cozy with Trump
How Sonos will take on Alexa and Google: by integrating them
They want you to be able to use your Sonos with multiple, competing voice assistant services. That would be good!
Humble Freedom Bundle
$30 for waaaay too many good games, proceeds to the ACLU among others. Wish PC gaming didn’t wreck my body now.
Coed CYO hoops team defies archdiocese order to kick girls out, forfeits season
They are 10-year-old children. They have a lifetime of disappointments ahead of them; let’s not create an unnecessary one now.
The Spy Revolt Against Donald Trump Begins
NSA and other agencies are withholding data from the White House because they think Russia “had ears” there.
Court Refuses to Reinstate Travel Ban, Dealing Trump Another Legal Loss
I Work from Home
Unfounded: Police dismiss 1 in 5 sexual assault claims as baseless, Globe investigation reveals
So this is what Robyn Doolittle has been up to
Your Guide to the Sprawling New Anti-Trump Resistance Movement
Steve Bannon: Donald Trump’s chief strategist has a grand vision for remaking America — Quartz
Quartz performed the heroic task of watching Bannon’s films and presents the worldview of “the Leni Riefenstahl of the Tea Party”. I guess he’s been promoted to Goebbels now.
How to Avoid Being Psychologically Destroyed by Your Newsfeed
Been thinking about this a lot
Liberal fears of proportional representation and a referendum killed Trudeau’s reform promise
I don’t get why they didn’t just go with a ranked ballot.
Sony sold more consoles last fall than in any quarter in PlayStation history
Poised to become the best-selling console ever.