What’s happening January 27, 2010:
Police are launching a pedestrian safety blitz. Note, no driver safety blitz. This just as some news outlets pander to the car-driving target market by making pedestrians look like careless wandering fools. The fact is jaywalking isn’t illegal if you know what it means.
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As people foam over Apple’s magic tablet, here’s a good story of one guy, his paperless lifestyle and the pitfalls of the paperless trail we’ll soon be leaving. And don’t forget the book piracy!
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McNally Robinson, which had to close their basically new location in Don Mills, has successfully emerged from bankruptcy protection.
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The jerk developer trying to sneak in the destruction of 7 Austin Terrace (Maclean House) has another problem: The site’s officially been designated a heritage property, largely thanks to local councillor Joe Mihevc. There’s still some appeal time, but hope exists for the historic home Maclean’s Magazine’s founder.
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Finally, to break the serious tone of today’s list, here are some testicle related facts from Harper’s – which recently pulled the ballsy move of firing their editor.[rssbreak]