Category: Culture
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Touching Is Our First Form Of Communication
The moment we become parents we use our sense of touch to communicate with our brand new baby. I will never forget that first moment in my each of my babies lives, when they started to experience and explore the world completely independently of me. The first thing I did was reach out to…
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Letter to the Silo- Netflix’ House of Cards is the best long form television I have seen
Dear Silo, Man I gotta thank you guys for the recommendation for House of Cards. I am hooked. I am into this shit. This is some of the best long form…
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“Pussy” comment: Has TO’s Mayor Ford finally cracked?
Dear Silo, i don’t know what your position on him is, but let me tell you rob ford is trending at the very top of the internet right at this moment, his most recent, startling comments to the press about eating pussy are on…
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Google Asks Us To Share Concerns Re Government Requests For Users Private Data Up 106%
Google regularly receives requests from governments and courts around the world to hand over our users’ data. When we receive government requests for users’ personal information, we follow a strict process to help protect against unnecessary intrusion. Since 2010, we have regularly updated the Google Transparency Report with details about these requests. As the first…
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Shakespeare’s Star Wars. A mash-up play in a pub, this is.
Non-geek translation: Driftwood Theatre’s Play in a Pub, William Shakespeare’s Star Wars, by Ian DoescherOctober 28, 2013 at Whistler’s Grille in Toronto. [For the uninitiated be forewarned, there is a high geek factor in this post CP] A long time ago, in 1977, Star Wars started its quick and never-ending ascent to the top of…
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Unique Ontario Bill 36 (designed to promote Local Food) passes final Vote
Ontario is moving forward to help promote the good things that are grown, harvested and processed in Ontario with today’s passage of the Local Food Act, 2013. The new legislation is part of a strategy http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/about/localfood.htm to build Ontario’s economy by making more local food available in markets, schools, cafeterias, grocery stores and restaurants. This…
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A New Light On Autism
Have you ever noticed how experts constantly refer to Autism as a ‘learning disability’? I contemplate this term as I watch my nine-year-old son Braydon, effortlessly scale my counter tops to filch the salt and vinegar chips I hid in top shelf. In fact, Braydon’s problem solving skills exceed that of his ‘neurotypical’ sister. What…
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Letter To The Silo: CBC Marketplace Sensationalized Veterinary Profession
Dear Silo, A news broadcast by CBC Canada http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace tonight [October 4, 2013] shined a negative light on the veterinary profession. The segment took a dog with a hidden camera to ten Toronto veterinarians to see what health recommendations were suggested in the first check-up. According to the show’s host, the veterinarians all provided various…
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Silo Reader Says All Products And Services Should Compete In A “Free Market”
The [ image that is shown with Toby Barrett’s recent letter ] is certainly worth a thousand words. Government is consuming too much. But why do we continue to feed government? Why would we participate in any political or economic system that is not serving our best interests? Government is basically unproductive and can only…
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Heritage Auction Featured Renoir’s Personal Items
The single largest archive of Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s personally-owned objects — from his signature polka-dot scarf to the original plaster maquette of La Grande Venus Victrix — will highlight an expansive grouping dedicated to the Impressionist icon in Heritage Auctions’ The Renoir Estate Collection Signature® Auction, Sept. 19 in New York. The collection is an…
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10 Year Old Eco Blogger Hannah Alper
Dear Silo, you’ve probably heard me talk about my daughter Hannah in the past. She has been called many things: “The future of social media”, “Eco-Warrior”, “Changemaker” and “Activist”. At 10 years old, she is all of these things. And now, she can add Free The Children’s “We Day” speaker to the list. There will be…
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Minister Matthews asks Opposition to stop backtracking on Youth tanning bed ban Bill 30
“PCs and NDP Threaten to Stall Youth Tanning Bed Ban” (Queen’s Park) One day after calling on the government to fast-track Bill 30, legislation to ban youth access to tanning beds, the PCs and NDP are threatening procedural tricks to stall the bill in the Ontario Legislature. “When the House returns next…
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Why are Ontario farmland values skyrocketing? Greens: due to development
Ottawa, ON – Green Party leader and Guelph candidate Mike Schreiner called for the complete protection of prime farmland in Ontario. “We can’t eat subdivisions, quarries or pipelines,” said Schreiner while attending the Association Municipalities of Ontario Conference in Ottawa. “The Ontario government must stop destroying prime farmland before it’s too late.” Only five percent of…
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Whispering Hearts Horse Rescue Nurturing 180 Lost Souls
Dear Silo, Dave and I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for a successful 6th annual horse fundraising open house event which was held on July 13, 2013. It was a great success again this year reaching our goal of $20,000. The volunteers did a great job and worked very hard; without…
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Alice Cooper Names These Acts Rock And Roll Misfits
“Rock n roll is not about happy, happy, happy, everything’s okay” Alice Cooper. In this YouTube video, filmed last year – the icon himself explains that today’s generation of rock fans and rock industries are missing something. Perhaps it’s the lack of meat in their diet says Alice, as if this that prevents their ability to…
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Ceramic Food Art Inspired By Cultural Differences
Jack Nicholson, playing The Joker in the 1989 Tim Burton film Batman, said “I don’t know if it’s art, but I LIKE IT!” Looking at artist Sarah Smith’s ersatz ceramic food sculptures I am convinced this work is incredibly effective art. And I like that. A lot. Part of Smith’s inspiration comes from the cultural…
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1964 GI Joe Prototype Lead Toy Auction
The very first handcrafted mock-up of GI Joe, the original 12″ tall Real American Hero and simply the most prized collectible there could be for generations of men, crossed the block at Heritage Auctions on Aug. 10, 2013 as the centerpiece of the company’s Entertainment and Music Memorabilia event. It carried a starting bid of…
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Ontario Wine Industry Focused On Global Marketplace
Maxim Voronov is Associate Professor of Strategic Management at the Goodman School of Business, Brock University, and is also a Fellow of the Cold Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI), one of the principle academic research engines currently informing the Ontario wine industry; helping it find its rightful and deserved place in the global…
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Comic Auction Featured Jack Kirby Drawings Connected To Argo Film
Dynamic Duo: Finest Batman #1 Known, Frank Miller’s Dark Knight #2 Cover Art May Each Hit $500,000+ In Heritage Comics & Comic Art Event A Dynamic Duo of Dark Knight treasures, led by the highest-graded copy of Batman #1, ever certified in 9.2 grade, and Frank Miller’s original cover art for The Dark Knight Returns…
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Real–life Detroit set to receive ten-foot ‘pop culture’ Robocop statue
In the 1987 the Dutch auteur film maker Paul Verhoeven created a movie unlike any other. He called it Robocop and I’m old enough to remember watching this dark comedy sci-fi masterpiece when it was brand spanking new. …
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How To Start Blogging With Plastic Deerheads And Ironic Moustaches
Blog writers are like Indie music that’s about to become “cool”, or rather, they are the people that enjoy the Indie music before it’s “cool”, in fact, they are most likely part of the reason it eventually becomes popular. Only it’s not just music. It’s everything. Lifestyle bloggers like EVERYTHING before it’s cool. Therefore, I,…
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Goldie Hawn And President Clinton Foundation Focused On Malawi Farmers
Like many of us, he has a vision of a better world – one where babies are born healthy no matter where they live. One where farmers in Malawi earn enough to support their families. One where land is being reforested to support communities and protect the environment. One where everyone has access to affordable,…
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Fish Quill Poetry Boat tour returns to the Grand River
Toronto, ON – A group of artists is setting out on a ten-day poetry and music tour by canoe down the Grand River in southwestern Ontario. For the fourth year running, the group, calling itself Fish Quill Poetry Boat, will be paddling from Elora to the Six…
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Identity Crisis
When searching for your true identity in life, who you are as a person, it can be beneficial to figure out who you are NOT, as well. You’re probably not perfect, because face it, none of us are. But being PERFECT may not even really be possible. Being PERFECT may not be what we want…
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Ontario government wants to strengthen rules for Debt Settlement Services
Ontario is taking steps to provide vulnerable consumers with protection against unfair business practices of some companies that offer debt settlement services. As part of the province’s continuing commitment to strengthen consumer protection, the Ontario government intends to introduce legislation that, if passed, would impose…
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GTHA Traffic Hurts Farmers Trying To Move Food Through Region Quickly
Where investing in transit can take us…….The first subway line in Toronto opened in 1954, the year after I was born. I still remember riding the subway with my grandmother as a little girl. I was wearing my white gloves because it was a special occasion. Everyone was so excited, so proud. Today, in the…
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Law Firms Should Nurture A Culture For Growth Factor
There’s a strong correlation between the growth of a law firm and the strength of its culture, according to a new survey published in February’s ABA Journal. The most successful mid-sized firms are those that put a high value on their culture – how they do business and the written and unwritten rules for behavior,…
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Kraft Foods Canada Must Remove Yellow Dye From Kraft Dinner
Dear Silo, you probably know Kraft Dinner — the easy-to-make, tasty, comfort food in the blue box. It’s one of the most popular grocery items in Canada — some actually call it Canada’s national dish. But there’s a troubling reason why Kraft Dinner is bright orange when it’s ready to eat. Kraft uses chemical colouring…