Vancouver addicts get free prescription heroin (CTV.ca)

Three Vancouver heroin addicts have started getting their fix for free -- as the first participants in a government-sponsored study on the effects of controlling junkies' supply.

The Alexander Technique

At the end of my undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan, I had a crisis; it hurt me physically to play the horn. I'm not talking about a sore back at the end of a long rehearsal or concert, I mean taking the instrument out of the case hurt. The pain and...

Excellent photo gallery of Myanmar (Burma)

I discovered a fantastic photo gallery depicting a Dutchman's travels. He first went there as a tourist, but fell in love and married a woman who now lives with him in the Netherlands. He has made a photolog of that and all subsequent journeys. This site would be an excellent...

PayPal phishing

I got an email today, supposedly from PayPal, that said the following: Dear PayPal customer, It has come to our attention that when logging into PayPal, you or somebody else have made several login attempts and reached your daily attempt limit. As an additional security...

garbage day in toronto

striatic posted a photo: not bad this time of year .. in the summer the city starts to really really stink.

Creative Apartment Roof Use

As many people exhaust utilizing all the space possible in their apartments, sometimes the clutter can fill to the hall and other common places. And sure, the apartment building roof might not be sanctioned for barbecues, but no one really minds, do they? But Gothamist...

Garbage Trucks Cometh on Gansevoort

More Meatpacking fun! The NYT, bless its heart, takes a look at the dueling plans for Pier 57 in Chelsea that have long obsessed us. (It's Cipriani against Chelsea Piers, with a decision due any day.) But we're more taken today with the news that a stealth garbage truck...

Token Booth Closings Start in April

The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...

homeless in snow

cumberland street, toronto.... Another terrrific portrait.

Crows Culled to Save Tower of London Ravens (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

If legend is to be believed, the future of the British monarchy lies in the hands of a sharp-shooting warder at the Tower of London.

Water way to raise cash (Streatham Guardian)

Swimmers are being urged to make a splash by helping raise £2million for a children's charity. Brixton, Clapham and Streatham leisure centres will be hosting the events for Swimathon.