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The Girl on Bloor
I'm a busy 20-something about town living in downtown Toronto and creating fun, easy recipes for those on the go!
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Recent Posts
- Mid Week News November 27, 2013
- Social Justice in District 9 November 25, 2013
- Mid Week News November 20, 2013
- We Need to Stop Blaming Rob Ford November 15, 2013
- Mid Week News November 13, 2013
- Fun Auto-tune Remixes for your Monday November 11, 2013
- Mid Week News November 6, 2013
- Venus Noire, Video Vixens & Blackface November 5, 2013
- Mid-Week News October 30, 2013
- Commercial Review: Secret Outlast October 22, 2013
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Mid Week News
Universities across Canada are considering switching their email servers to free servers like Gmail and Microsoft Office, which may save these institutions thousands if not millions. However, privacy and intellectual property concerns are rife because these U.S. servers can potentially be monitored by the National Security Association. Nobody who … Continue reading
Posted in News, What You Missed
Tagged ashton kutcher, canada, canada's food guide, culture, funny stuff, internet security, manitoba, news, NSA, oxford dictionary, ritz crackers, rob ford, selfies, social media, society, Toronto, twitter, university, walmart
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We Need to Stop Blaming Rob Ford
Hear me out. It seems as though Rob Ford‘s life has taken a crazy turn for the worst ever since he admitted to smoking crack last week, and while much of the coverage on him has been hilarious, it doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Perspective, What You Missed
Tagged canada, city hall, Controversy, daily show, drugs, government, jon stewart, kathleen wynne, mayor, media, municipal government, Ontario, politics, public, rob ford, scandal, society, Toronto
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Mid Week News
This week’s news is rife with questions and justice, so it seems only fitting that we start with politics. The latest in Rob Ford and the Senate to be exact… Amidst hilariously compromising video footage, admission of drug use, an … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged canada, Controversy, gender, miley cyrus, news, politics, scandal, senate, Social Justice, society, Women's Issues
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Weekend Linkage
This week’s news was full of Canadian pride for Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize but some less than proud moments for Canada and the US were also captured and written about: read about how fake reality TV is and how unpaid … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Perspective
Tagged alice munro, canada, CBC, corporate corruption, feminism, George Stroumboulopoulos, injustice, interns, mcdonalds, miley cyrus, money, news, Social Issues
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Why Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize is Important
Alice Munro is easily one of my favourite authors and I think it’s safe to say that she’s a legend in her own time. I’ve had the pleasure of writing a few essays on her work, as well as being … Continue reading
The Problem with Feminism These Days…
I’m a feminist. I used to fall for the whole “feminism isn’t cool so I’m not going to call myself a feminist” charade but I am now proud to call myself one. I’m big into social justice issues, but something … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Perspective, News, Writer Spotlight
Tagged books, canada, Diversity, entertainment news, Equality, feminism, fiction, literature, media news, novelists, Racism, sexism, University of Toronto, women, Women's Issues, writing
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