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  1. “Restaurant Makeover” (w/ David Adjey) is a food show, yes, but also a time capsule—a guide to gentrification in Toronto, 2005-2008
  2. Chef David Adjey stopped by for lunch. Last time, he brought seared tuna. Today, a preview of his new resto show, which was just as good.
  3. Just heard "Fairytale of New York" while waiting in line at the food court. It's December!
  4. Nat'l Book Award winner Colum McCann talks abt a Hard Rock Cafe waitress in London & other memorable ppl he’s met. NYT: http://is.gd/59aVM
  5. As media metabolism speeds up, Lewis Lapham slows down. Profile of Lapham (& his new magazine biz model) from NYT http://is.gd/595kd
  6. Indie rapper Cadence Weapon “defends” Doug Coupland’s Generation X for #CanadaReads. C'mon, that’s pretty cool. http://is.gd/596Ii
  7. Strickland’s organization has lifted thousands out of poverty thru art & training, & reinvented the biz of social change http://is.gd/594W0
  8. Last nite in Hamilton: Social entrepreneur & MacArthur Genius Bill Strickland brought 1,000 ppl to their feet, to tears. http://is.gd/594vZ
  9. Microloans, not charity. At KIVA, you can help a developing world entrepreneur escape poverty w/ a loan of just $25. Try it yrself: Kiva.org
  10. Lavin’s latest speaker: Jessica Jackley, co-founder of @KIVA, the microloan site that just passed $100m in loans to the world’s working poor
  11. Preview of David Lavin's talk: How to make better decisions faster. The myth of risk-taking. The futility of biz plans. 11am Pier2. #csae09
  12. David Lavin gives a rare & frank talk on how The Lavin Agency thrived in tough times – and how any biz, in any sector, can too. 11am #csae09
  13. RT @MargaretAtwood: Speaking in Windsor ON with Graeme Gibson Dec. 8, contact U of W Bookstore. Last event of Tour!
  14. Lethem’s favorite books about NYC. (Via @Katepdx at Lyceum, his agents btw) http://bit.ly/40wh5R
  15. @NPBooks: Thx for Jonathan Lethem tix last nite. Someone cheered when he said parts of Fortress of Solitude were written @ The Victory Café
  16. At #csae09 conf? First 5 people to say hi to Jacquie @ Booth 519 get a free copy of @JeremyGutsche’s Exploiting Chaos http://is.gd/545tm
  17. NYT’s 100 Best Books of 2009. Among them: The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood) & The Case for God (Karen Armstrong) http://is.gd/54577
  18. @LisaJShannon – Great #RunForCongoWomen mixtape! I like how you admit that some of these songs are cheesy. Yet perfect. http://is.gd/53Bi9
  19. E.O. Wilson: Like a sunrise, Darwin illuminated steeples of the unknown, then its dark hollows. darwin#150 http://is.gd/53v2S
  20. DIY Healthcare? Rental Culture? Unservice? The recession looms over many of 2010’s top 20 trends. (Via @JeremyGutsche) http://is.gd/52FfS