Singed Sponge

An aggregated compendium of scattered writings throughout the webiverse. You know, for posterity.

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The future of entrepreneurship in Canada is global

A Q&A with entrepreneur, educator and changemaker Muraly Srinarayanathas

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Leena Yousefi Is CB's Leader-in-Residence for June

"I don’t have a fairy tale story that’s any different from what other people are going through in the pandemic. It’s hard."

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Here are Pilot's top five lessons from the KPCB Internet Trends report in 2015.

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Why mass marketing in the age of "deletism" requires a personalized touch. [Pilot PMR Spout blog]

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An interactive timeline of the Libel Reform Campaign. [IFEX]

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Audio: Guy Berger on 20 years of World Press Freedom Day - IFEX

Following the deadliest year for journalists in more than a decade, UNESCO'€™s Guy Berger says World Press Freedom Day'€™s aim to promote and defend press freedom is more important now than ever. [IFEX]

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Costa Rica and press freedom: What you need to know - IFEX

A look at the state of press freedom for the host of World Press Freedom Day celebrations. [IFEX]

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Countess Karen Spencer is in a fight for children she hasn’t even met. [Lifestyles Magazine - print only]

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A wrap-up of Sasha Issenberg's November 27 talk in Toronto. [Samara]

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A walk through the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s rapidly transforming 27-acre campus on Queen Street West will reveal something rarely seen in mental health treatment facilities: state-of-the-art buildings named after prominent Canadian families. [Toronto Star]

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Parents are the biggest influence on post-secondary education. [Toronto Star]

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Lea Vivot has three life-sized statues of the late NDP leader in the works

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Europe’s highest court bans the hammer and sickle from being trademarked

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Al Gore drops a hint about Apple’s anticipated new iPhone launch

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A new ban against street prayer in France sends Muslims looking for space to worship

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Dug up the very first audio interview I did, with Daryl Copeland, author of Guerrilla Diplomacy, on modern warfare, insurgencies, and Canada's place in the world, for The Mark's podcast. Memories...(interview starts at 19:50).