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New: 1. Rogues edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois 2. An Honest Woman by Jónína Kirton  3. From a Certain Point of View (St...

Frustrated with the persistence of some of my post head-injury symptoms, I googled what if I never get better. The first page of results w...

I've finally had a chance to try every new item on Fresh's menu, and I'm not impressed. All of the new items are less yummy than...

Something I'm sure I've blogged about before but can't find the post: when I was younger, many of my peers and I had the experie...

I heard about an upcoming book that sounds interesting, so I searched for it in the library catalogue. Unfortunately, it wasn't there ye...

Imagine you wanted to prove that you are an excellent parent.  Think about all your child's characteristics or accomplishments that you...

From The Ethicist: I have a rental property, and the neighbors next door are extremely racist. We didn’t know this when we bought the ho...

When I fainted and hit my head , I went to the emergency room at Sunnybrook. Upon arriving at the emergency room, you swipe your health ca...

New: 1. Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese 2. Secrets in Death by J.D. Robb 3. 25 Days that Changed Toronto edited by Dylan Reid & M...

My contemplations of whether I underassess my own pain aren't purely academic. A few weeks ago, I fainted and hit my head. At the h...

Recently tweeted into my timeline: menstrual cramps can be as painful as heart attacks . We've all heard of doctors taking women's...

New: 1. Life on the Ground Floor by James Maskalyk 2. The Mask That Sang by Susan Currie Reread: 1. Indulgence in Death 2. Possessio...

When watching both Star Trek: Discovery and The Orville, I've had moments when I find the technobabble unconvincing.  My visceral reacti...

New: 1. Goodnight from London by Jennifer Robson 2. Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson 3. Love and Friendship: In Which Jane Austen's Lad...

Even before the PTSD plotline, there was some discussion around whether Star Trek: Discovery was appropriate for children.  Some have fond c...

This post does not contain any specific spoilers, but it was formulated while watching The Last Jedi.  Movie canon states that Anakin Skyw...

Which came first, stairs or upstairs (by which I mean multi-storey buildings)? Maybe they could make multi-storey buildings with ramps or ...

Evil is vanquished! Good has triumphed! Fireworks! Porg dance party! That couple you're shipping kisses!  All is right with the world! ...

There are several places in my neighbourhood where developers have bought houses or lowrise buildings and boarded them up, waiting for appro...