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I absolutely love (and need) this: How to be an Explorer of the World, from the book of the same name, by Keri Smith

Nos siguen pegando abajo, 50 discos del rock en Hispanoamérica, un libro de Decireves, disponible en Amazon US y UK. #DCRVS #NSPA amazon.com/dp/B0DRTK2Q5K/…

@ohryan Mine too!

Y'all got any of that electricity? (fine here, but lights flickering for the past 2 or 3 hours)

Unsurprising. We learned about the Westminster parliamentary system in grade 8 — fully 5 years before any one of us could vote — and I recall being the only one in my class who was excited about it. Bring back civics!

This weekend’s Globe and Mail article nicely sums up why I love #Winnipeg. theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

2024

YES

THIS IS INTERESTING: 12 Ways to Reduce Cars In Cities that have ALREADY WORKED, ranked by effectiveness, identified from nearly 800 research papers. Via @KA_Nicholas in @ConversationEDU. What do u think, Tweeps? Depends A LOT on the specific case studies… theconversation.com/12-best-ways-t…

Climate policy that relies on a shift to electric cars risks entrenching existing inequities. Via @ConversationUK. Among MANY reasons to conclude that “better cars” won’t get us where we need to be. Fewer cars, less driving, more choices and better cities. theconversation.com/climate-policy…

The transportation portion of climate-changing emissions has grown by 54% since 1990, in part because people have been driving more and buying big pick-up trucks and SUVs. SHIFTING TO EVs IS NOT ENOUGH. Car dependency is the deeper problem. Via @ParisMarx cbc.ca/news/opinion/o…

The future of transportation isn’t the #Hyperloop or self-driving cars. It’s the bus, the bike, & the elevator. Via @slate AND it’s better land-use & infrastructure decisions, reprioritizing space & budgets, accessible streets, & smart pricing mechanisms. slate.com/technology/201…

Never forget, the electric car is here to save the car industry, not the planet.

Guitarist-songwriter-singer Robbie Robertson, who led the Canadian-American group the Band to rock prominence in the 1970s and worked extensively with Bob Dylan, has died. He was 80. variety.com/2023/music/new…

Rodriguez, Detroit Singer-Songwriter Behind “Sugar Man,” Dies at 81 | Pitchfork pitchfork.com/news/rodriguez…

Cycling is no joke. It is a real solution to sustainable 21st century mobility. And: joy. It is a more enjoyable way to get around. euronews.com/green/2023/06/…

Belligerent woman held up the flight and announced to anyone who would listen that she is from Toronto. Lady, absolutely no one on this airplane is surprised.

@DrBrutusPowers @SarahJTracy Totally! I still go back to our old playbook regularly and love working with metaphors — such a great technique for rich analysis.

If you're not identifying and teasing out the metaphors in your #qualitative analyses, you are missing a key vehicle for unveiling meaning. What are metaphors and how can their analysis provide rich insight? A 🧵

Organics collection and composting is a key component in waste management and climate action. Join me in pushing City Council to vote yes to compost pickup in Winnipeg! We can’t let another 7 years pass before council considers this again. nwmd.io/s/twitter/ZxE7…

@Jeonhwanbeop Jajaja, eso si!! 💕

@Jeonhwanbeop “Most clever” is perhaps a stretch, but he definitely has his good looks! No entro aquí seguido ya pero en cuanto abrí Twitter y leí tu tweet, por supuesto tuve que agregar una foto del más guapo! Te mando un fuerte abrazo 🤗