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QUINOIA: My Imaginary Well-Dressed Toddler Daughter

Meri Perra — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:15:45 +0000

On a Pinterest page titled My Imaginary Well-Dressed Toddler Daughter, writer Tiffany Beveridge discovered two things that go great together: sarcastic humour targeted at hipster kidswear — and Pinterest. We know! If you haven’t already, discover the world of Quinoa and her friends Chevron, Hawkeye, Booker and Ridley. You’ll get addicted to Beveridge’s flair for captions: Everything… Read More »

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What’s Behind The Door?

Helen Spitzer — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:00:36 +0000

Hey — remember that nightcam video from a while ago where the toddler was escaping his room in the middle of the night? This one is better: Watch it with your children tonight — if you DARE. source: the super-awesome Simon Racioppa

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Half of Canada’s First Nations and Inuit Kids Live In Poverty

Meri Perra — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:15:58 +0000

A new report by Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives finds that half of First Nations kids in Canada live in poverty. It’s worse in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, where two out of three status First Nations kids live below the poverty line. And it’s not just about income; they fall behind the other Canadian children in areas… Read More »

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What’s Wrong With Metal?

Aviva Rubin — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:00:33 +0000

For the last few months, I’ve been watching the transformation of our Margaret Fairley park into a dirt pile that will soon eventually be a funky, environmentally-inspired playground for the next generation. It’s only old metal. So why does this video of the demolition make me cry? Nostalgia? Waste? I fantasize that the bust of Margaret… Read More »

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Lego Faces Are Getting Angrier

Meri Perra — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:30:55 +0000

A study of 3,655 Lego mini-figures created between 1975 and the 1990s shows an increase in the number of angry expressions on Lego faces, with a corresponding decrease in happy expressions. This may be due to the company producing more toys that are conflict-based, such as Star Wars or Harry Potter sets. Some are concerned… Read More »

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Why We Chose A Diverse Neighbourhood

Meri Perra — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:32:14 +0000

I grew up in the smallest house, on the cheapest side of the tracks in one of the whitest neighbourhoods in Toronto. From that experience, I grew up with the following assumptions: • People are usually white • No one except my dad has an accent • Everyone is thin except us • Everyone comes from England… Read More »

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Moms Are Punk: Jen Owen Challenges School Who Won’t Let Son Graduate in a Mohawk

Carla Mundwiler — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:23 +0000

Jen Owen’s teenage son just graduated from high school in Bellingham, Washington. It’s a town that I know pretty well because my Uncle Jerry has lived there for as long as I can remember. Bellingham is kind of like the American version of Victoria. It’s extremely beautiful and is populated with a 50/50 mix of hippies… Read More »

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Therapy: It’s Probably Time You Went

Carla Mundwiler — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:30:16 +0000

If you are anxiously anticipating the birth of your first child or if you plan on remaining with the parent of your current children I would advise you to ignore a whole boatload of advice that’s floating around in the ether and to commit yourself to one specific act as a family. I will go… Read More »

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Who Put This Magical Fairy House in Wellesley Park?

Meri Perra — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:30:58 +0000

It seems fairies have found their way to Cabbagetown, converting an old tree stump in Wellesley Park into a magical fairy house. But the actual dwellers remain unseen. Knocks to their door go unanswered. We know that somebody made this magical fairy house, and somebody must live here, but who? Here is what we know… Read More »

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Thornlea Students And Teachers Want to Save Retro School Murals

Meri Perra — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:30:47 +0000

High school hallways. The smelly lockers, the teen heartache and serious pubescent convos. For students at Thornlea Secondary School in Toronto, they are also a place of hotly-debated murals painted by students in the late ’80s and mid-’90s. It all started when a group of students approached the school’s principal earlier this year to see… Read More »

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