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Jonathan Adler “Dora Maar” perpetual face vase (source)

Jonathan Adler “Dora Maar” perpetual face vase (source)

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Colima redware pottery (source)

Colima redware pottery (source)

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October Links

It’s the time of the leaves to turn ombre, the time when it’s acceptable to start drinking bicerins, and the season when the veil between this world and the next thins and you can see the ghouls on the other side. Oh, and it’s time for links: Rock Social, where you paint with rocks. Check…

October 7, 2026
A-to-Z across Toronto: Second Half

Note: this is the final part of my journey across Toronto on foot (Sept. 18, 2026). Read the pre-walk background here and what happened in the first half of the walk here before reading this post. It’s a week after I crossed half of Toronto on foot, and it’s time to tackle the second half.…

September 30, 2026
A-to-Z across Toronto: First Half

Note: This is my first day of crossing Toronto on foot. Sept. 11, 2026 . Start with the pre-walk background here and read what happened on the second day here. It’s the first day of my walk across the entire width of Toronto. I leave the apartment at 8:15am to a waiting taxi downstairs. It’ll…

September 30, 2026
A-to-Z Across Toronto: Before the Walk

Note: this is the pre-depature post for my walk across Toronto. You can follow the first half of the walk here and read what happened in the second half here. I’ve lived in Toronto for the past 27 years. I love being “in the street” and have obsessively walked Toronto’s streets, back alleys, side alleys,…

September 30, 2026
September Links

Hello Kings and Queens, This month I have a short list of links for you. I found Derek Sivers’ description of building a house on an “as needed” plan really interesting (“Do I really need a kitchen?”). The book that inspired him, Stewart Brand’s How Buildings Learn is a good one that I recommend. A…

September 6, 2026
Links for August

It’s another edition of monthly links! Here are some interesting things for you to check out in August: Tracy Durnell has some interesting takes – and interesting ways of presenting existing ideas. In this tortured reflection on why Tracy won’t buy the lamp that she wants, she highlights how “home decor” is another way of…

August 6, 2026