What’s happening March 25, 2010:
The steam of hate-speaker Ann Coulter’s non-visit in Ottawa was still in the air, and on the air, as NOW’s Susan G. Cole was on Fox News, first on America Live with Megyn Kelly and later, Cole gave Bill O’Reilly a piece of her mind on The O’Reilly Factor. Susan will be on CBC’s The Current later this morning. Coulter, meanwhile, will spew in Calgary today.
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TwestivalTO, Toronto’s part in a global Twitter meetup, happens tonight (Thursday) at Tryst Nightclub (@TrystToronto). Approximately 200 cities are taking part. The yearly party raises funds for Concern Worldwide, a humanitarian org aiming to educate the uneducated. Thousands of take part, even Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan. Viral and virtuous.
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Loudmouth councillor Rob Ford hopped into the mayoral race this morning. If anything, his presence will help with comic relief, being a pro at turning ‘in-your-face’ into ‘egg-on-face’.
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Say hello to suicide gates on the TTC. Also, say goodbye to the $690 million they’re going to cost, when they’re installed sometime after 2013.
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More security fences will come to Toronto thanks to Stephen Harper. His little imposition of the G20 on this city will mean five levels of security and a 3m tall fence, which will be irritating us for weeks before the summit arrives.
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Finally, Last Supper sizing is getting bigger. But the point is that images of Jesus’ final meal are growing in proportion to our collective fat asses. Meal size grew nearly 70 per cent between depictions from 1000 AD and 1700 AD The last 200 years showed the most drastic jump according the study in the International Journal of Obesity.[rssbreak]
