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A Call to Social Scientists — Segmenting Population & the Inadequacy of English

August 25th, 2015  |  by  |  published in FEATURE, SOCIAL SCIENCES | Comments Off on A Call to Social Scientists — Segmenting Population & the Inadequacy of English

A Call to Social Scientists — Segmenting Population & the Inadequacy of English

| Anyone of Asian descent born or mostly raised outside of the motherlands, particularly, in English-speaking nations like Canada, the US, Australia, and England share so many similarities in terms of history and interests that I am surprised academia has not coined a term that groups these populations and that allows us to talk about […]

Top 10 Ugly Buildings – Making a Case for the ROM

September 19th, 2014  |  by  |  published in ARCHITECTURE, HOME & GARDEN, FEATURE | Comments Off on Top 10 Ugly Buildings – Making a Case for the ROM

Top 10 Ugly Buildings – Making a Case for the ROM

Photo Credit: stuffaverylikes.com | I took a trip to Toronto this year and my must-do list included visiting the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). When I told someone this they forwarded me an article about how the ROM was on these lists for the World’s Top 10 Ugly Buildings. At the time, seeing pictures of it […]

Adam Liaw-Destination Flavour

September 9th, 2014  |  by  |  published in FEATURE, FOOD | Comments Off on Adam Liaw-Destination Flavour

Adam Liaw-Destination Flavour

Child prodigy turned lawyer turned celebrity chef/TV host/author Adam Liaw entered university at the age of 16, graduated at 21, practiced law for a number of years including 6 (sometimes cited as 7) in Japan before deciding to audition for Australia’s MasterChef and emerging victorious in the show’s second season. The finale garnered the highest […]

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gallimaufry \gal-uh-MAW-free\ - noun

a heterogeneous mixture : jumble

The essay collection covers a gallimaufry of subjects, from stamp collecting to Portuguese cooking.

"Upon entering the gallery, one of the first things that catches my eye is a gallimaufry of vibrant, oversized collages."
— Rosalie Spear, The Las Vegas Weekly, 29 Mar. 2016

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