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A Radical Examination of Queerness in Communist Propaganda Posters We’re all familiar with the “Communist aesthetic”—its bold graphics, hyperrealism, and often stark color schemes. Less familiar is the tender side of this ideology. In The Gay Agenda: Homoeroticism in Communist Propaganda, a provocative online discussion last month between film historian Bad...

Proud moment. This article cites a report the team has been labouring over for the last few months.

‘World class’ plans for Ontario Place’s future come at a critical time for our parks This summer has proven Ontario Place as an open, public park fulfills some of the critical needs found in a new report on Canada’s parks.

Cyborgs, Trolls and Bots: A Guide to Online Misinformation Cyborgs, trolls and bots can fill the internet with lies and half-truths. Understanding them is key to learning how misinformation spreads online.

Staying safe while shopping for groceries.

COVID-19 Q&A: Jennifer Ronholm on staying safe while shopping for groceries - McGill Reporter Can food transmit COVID-19? Should we wear masks and gloves while shopping? Should we wipe down groceries? Cash or credit? These questions and more are answered by McGill expert

Make a Bird Feeder Attract birds to your yard with this crafty project.

Best Corona Dashboard experience I've seen so far.

Live Coronavirus Tracker & News App - 1,490,984 Cases & 87,409 Deaths COVID-19 Tracker Live Updates, Statistics and News of Coronavirus from around the Globe, COVID-19 affected areas, along with in-depth details of Infections, Deaths, Recoveries and Critical Cases, Stay updated with latest Corona Outbreak.

We've been using Whereby since its early days as "Appear in" and it just kind of stuck for simplicity. No software, just a URL. Security is a nice cherry on top.

Zoom in on Norway's Whereby for Secure Communication - Dataethical Thinkdotank Zoom in on Norway’s Whereby for Secure Communication By Pernille Tranberg on 2019-08-25 All you need is a URL. Share it. Go there and you are in the video meeting. No need to create an account or download an app or any software. Most people use US-based video conference tools in stead of looking t...

Who Knew Grocery Shopping Could Be So Stressful? Pushing a shopping cart, braving crowded aisles and even unpacking bags feel perilous. Here’s our guide to shopping during the coronavirus crisis.

Women You Should Know in Graphic Design History As a graphic design student, I looked up to many renowned designers. Through reading my textbooks and seeing my professors mention examples of designs, I realized there was one common denominator....

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NASA maps show the effect of a quarantine on air pollution The coronavirus gave NASA a stark look at how a pandemic affects industrial air pollution.

Capitalism deserves zero credit for making the world a better place One can understand the desire to be positive, especially at the end of a pretty grim year. Even so, this headline from the usually thoughtful New York Times left me gasping: "This has been the best year ever: for humanity over all, life just keeps getting better." Images of the increasingly comfy li...

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Sign that the world might be okay...

The 10 Most Borrowed Books in New York Public Library History - Untapped New York In honor of the New York Public Library's 125th anniversary, it has revealed its top 10 checked out books of all time since opening in 1895. Guess the top book ever checked out!

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A chocolate festival is coming to Toronto next month (PHOTOS) | Dished Toronto will be home to a Winter Chocolate Show, for the sole reason of celebrating and indulging in this universal joy-food.

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Stories Hidden In Images: A Designer Has Created Book Covers Made Of Random Stock Photos Alan Moore, the author of the comic V for Vendetta, noticed once that people tend to imagine their own lives as stories, and they browse them as in a movie - by rewinding to an appropriate moment. The truth is that we are a narrative genre - we just love to listen and to tell stories. First, we

Is anyone planning a meeting about this?

What we get wrong about meetings – and how to make them worth attending I rely on Google Calendar to tell me where I am supposed to be, when and with whom. When the service collapsed for an afternoon last month, it felt like a teachable moment. For a few seconds, I pan…

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Could This Spell The End For Fast Fashion? History tells us that corporate myopia is endemic and that nothing is forever and that most failures are precipitated by external factors that were neither anticipated nor properly thought through.

Fearing the ‘Insect Apocalypse’? Renowned Entomologist Says ‘Get Rid of Your Lawn’ The polar bear has become the poster child for climate change, but increasing temperatures impact many forms of life – including insects. Dr. May Berenbaum weighs in on what that means for the rest of life on Earth.

Big countries are refusing to tackle climate change, so companies are stepping in. Take an exclusive look at a tool the UN hopes will revolutionize the way these businesses track sustainability goals. The tool was created by the nonprofit B Lab, and is set to launch in January 2020. Here's how companies that care about the environment can use it.

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Why every website wants you to accept its cookies Cookies alerts are supposed to improve our privacy online. But are they?

Tokyo 2020 official art posters by Chris Ofili, Viviane Sassen and Naoki Urasawa unveiled Part of a longstanding tradition for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the collection of posters have been designed by 20 Japanese and international artists to promote the events, and form "cultural and artistic legacies".

Weight gain lines From Kim Warp for The New Yorker. Ha. Ha. It’s funny because it’s true. It reminds me of Amanda Cox’s dress size graphic for the NYT. [Thanks, Mike]

Editorial Illustration 2018-2019 A collection of illustrations created during the years 2016 - 2017 and published in various media around the world.

How a man on a mission built Toronto’s ChocoSol into one of the quirkiest, most socially responsible chocolate producers in the city | The Star Its unbleached packages feature a Mexican Day of the Dead-inspired skull, with bike chains for eyes and teeth — a nod to the bicycles used to power the blenders that make its chocolate drinks

If Only 19th-Century America Had Listened to a Woman Scientist - Issue 78: Atmospheres - Nautilus Human-induced climate change may seem a purely modern phenomenon. Even in ancient Greece, however, people understood that human activities…

Happy Cog™ Archives | Zeldman on Web & Interaction Design The little agency that could.

The Issue with Tissue: How Americans Are Flushing Canadian Forests Down The Toilet "Tissue products such as toilet paper, paper towels, and facial tissue are cheap and convenient—but they cost the planet a great deal. The vast majority of the tissue products found in our homes are made from wood pulp, the use of which drives the degradation of forests around the world. Their eve...

Chew On This: Farmers Are Using Food Waste To Make Electricity Dairy farmers in Massachusetts are using food waste to create renewable energy. Each farm produces enough to power about 1,500 homes. This helps prevent the release of methane, a greenhouse gas.

Border Patrol threw away migrants' belongings. A janitor saved and photographed them Tom Kiefer, who photographed items confiscated at the Mexico border, has his project "El Sueño Americano" on view at the Skirball Cultural Center.