One Hundred Foot Line

Tucked away behind the National Gallery on Nepean Point is one of the Gallery's more interesting pieces. The massive (100' tall!) assemblage of stainless-steel pipe reaches skyward in a contorted, almost impossibly thin spire. Its million dollar price tag caused

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YYZ

Like most Canadians I harbour a special hate for Toronto's Peason Airport (YYZ). It's a reminder of everything wrong with Canada's airline system: dull, ugly, designed for the convenience airlines rather than passengers. The airport is often a perfunctory

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Stranger no.54

Kim Usan has been photographing strangers in Ottawa for a bit over a year now. I had never met Kim—or her husband & lighting assistant D'arcy—until our Saturday shoot at the GCTC Theatre in Hintonburg so I suppose I qualify well enough as her 54th stranger.

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Rien ne va plus

Any game where the croupier needs a rake to collect losing chips is a horrible game to play at the casino. Roulette is a game of pure chance and poor odds. However, it is a beautiful game to watch. Full image on Flickr.

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California Street Inception

I was lucky enough to participate in Virgin America's launch promotion via Klout and garned two free tickets from Toronto to San Francisco. A great airline wih great service, and San Fran isn't too bad either. Full image on Flickr

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Own This Mo

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This is my third year participating in Movember. Let’s make things interesting: Own This Mo’.


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