KTR2010: Stephen Troister recommends The Invisibility Exhibit

It’s Day 21 of our 30-day filmfest to Keep Toronto Reading, and we’ve finally nabbed another gentleman participant. I don’t know Stephen very well, but he does have a most excellent beard (and one that makes him a trustworthy guy, according to this handy chart) and he’s the first person to recommend some poetry to [...]

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Announcing the Keepin’ it Real Cookin’ Club!

A couple of KIRBC alumni have decided to keep it even real-er with a new kind of online club. Sarah Labrie (@SarahLabrie) and Erin Balser (@booksin140) announced The Keepin’ it Real Cookin’ Club this afternoon, and it’s full of booky and foodie goodness. From the site:  “we decided to create an online space where we [...]

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Pioneery Preserves

I was reading an article in this Saturday’s Globe on the canning/preserving craze that’s sweeping the nation, and it re-ignited a simmering desire I’ve had to read a good pioneer-living novel. Because while the 18 uses of one hog or the healing properties of the cranberry make some people run for the hills, I find [...]

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