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Foot binding: https://www.buzzfeed.com/agh/china-foot-binding-tradition-history-backstitch?utm_term=.rg4odaDqE#.lfA8BGNEJ

Wil Wheaton on his chronic depression and anxiety and why he is no longer ashamed: http://wilwheaton.net/2018/05/my-name-is-wil-wheaton-i-live-with-chronic-depression-and-i-am-not-ashamed/

Regretful mothers: http://www.macleans.ca/regretful-mothers/

Scary - be careful with flying and lithium batteries: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-delta-flight-scare-is-a-reminder-why-you-should-never-put-electronics-with-lithium-batteries-in-checked-baggage-2018-03-13

“I’m exhausted from trying to be the ‘right’ kind of black girl at work”: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/codeswitching-while-black-at-work_us_5aa2b7dce4b07047bec60c5c?utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages&utm_source=bv_fb&utm_medium=facebook&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000047

Why Stephen Hawking’s disability activism was just as important as his science: https://slate.com/technology/2018/03/stephen-hawkings-disability-activism-was-as-invaluable-as-his-science.html

Here we go:

On This is America: https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/qvndjm/childish-gambino-donald-glover-meme-this-is-america-new-music-video And: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/arts/music/childish-gambino-this-is-america-roundup.html And: https://www.buzzfeed.com/kevinsmith/childish-gambino-hidden-meaning-this-is-america?utm_term=.gbPaR3lj5#.cxELWAqXa And: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/03/05/donald-glover-cant-save-you?mbid=social_facebook_aud_dev_kw_paid-donald-glover-cant-save-you&kwp_0=792289&kwp_4=2739855&kwp_1=1162053

On Michael Cohen’s business past: https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/05/05/business/michael-cohen-lawyer-trump.html

I still hate Doug Ford: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2018/05/08/doug-fords-billion-dollar-claim-is-not-only-untrue-its-complete-nonsense.html

We need our trees: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-cities-lose-tree-cover-just-when-they-need-it-most/

On the Asian squat: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/03/can-you-do-the-asian-squat/555716/?utm_source=atlfb

This makes me so sad. No one deserves to die this way: http://nationalpost.com/news/world/she-modelled-in-new-york-and-worked-for-the-navy-at-93-parasites-ate-her-alive-at-a-nursing-home

An ICE raid on a meat packing plant in the US. Read it. Shocking. So unjust: https://theintercept.com/2018/04/10/ice-raids-tennessee-meatpacking-plant/

I want to make this: https://www.budgetbytes.com/2016/07/slow-cooker-coconut-curry-lentils/?utm_source=bloglovin.com&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+BudgetBytes+(Budget+Bytes)

Winston Churchill is a mass murderer: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/03/10/in-winston-churchill-hollywood-rewards-a-mass-murderer/?utm_term=.be3b66b36d62

I have been really into this old rhyme lately: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monday%27s_Child What day were you born?

Hopefully, this is our last day without a baby in our arms. 

Good job with being financially wise Amar’e Stoudemire: https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/magazine/money-diary-amare-stoudemire

Age of consent and sexual harassment of children in France: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/03/frances-existential-crisis-over-sexual-harassment-laws/550700/

Why Latinx representation in the Overboard remake was needed: https://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/overboard-remake-latinx-representation?utm_term=.syRm9JnzL#.ph2DAz791

On enjoying food we ate from our cultures with our families at home: https://www.buzzfeed.com/sharinetaylor/plantains-corned-beef-and-home?utm_term=.khJ8v9NdX#.ef3ZzYL23

Is corned beef really Irish? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/is-corned-beef-really-irish-2839144/

This little boy is amazing: https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2018/05/06/i-saved-them-because-im-a-superhero-4-year-old-donates-bone-marrow-to-baby-brothers.html

On the Manosphere: https://mobile.twitter.com/ArshyMann/status/988818797086871558

Cruel system of immigration detention: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/cover_story/2017/04/ice_detainees_enter_an_unbelievably_cruel_system_designed_to_make_them_disappear.html?wpsrc=sh_all_tab_fb_ru

I am not a huge fan of Doug Ford and his election. He lies. He is uninformed.  www.notdoug.com

On Eve and womanhood: https://happiness-seekers.com/2018/04/30/gods-secret-tribute-to-women-a-hebrew-word-that-will-change-the-way-you-see-womanhood/

On the 8th murder charge against Bruce McArthur and why the victim’s family didn’t report him missing: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2018/04/17/they-thought-he-was-hiding-the-story-behind-the-tamil-refugee-believed-to-be-bruce-mcarthurs-eighth-victim.html

I find this terrifying: https://briarpatchmagazine.com/blog/view/canadas-right-wing-rage-machine-vs-nora-loreto

Yes! Simple solutions to a complex problem: http://www.stmichaelshospital.com/media/detail.php?source=hospital_news/2018/0410 Go Reena!

What it’s like to find out your husband is a rapist: http://www.macleans.ca/culture/books/a-book-of-sadness-and-forgiving/

On the great sadness (and meme-ing) of Ben Affleck: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-appearances/the-great-sadness-of-ben-affleck

Save money for cooking: https://www.buzzfeed.com/jesseszewczyk/money-saving-cooking-tips?utm_term=.ymdG8j9gP#.gpdMJlpPo

Amazing! http://www.everywhereist.com/were-kind-of-a-big-deal-in-japan/

I am not a big fan of Doug Ford: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2018/04/18/doug-fords-election-promises-dont-add-up.html

I want to learn how to code: https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/googles-incubator-area120-wants-to-help-beginners-learn-coding-on-their-smartphones-with-its-free-grasshopper-app-4437687.html

Why Family Home Evening is good: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/03/mormon-family-home-evening/556658/

We just watched this episode: http://nationalpost.com/entertainment/television/black-mirrors-chilling-social-credit-score-is-a-reality-in-china

Roseanne reboot: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/mar/30/roseanne-reboot-modern-family-politics-trump

What data does Google have on you: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5557619/IT-expert-reveals-extent-data-Google-you.html

Not Doug Ford: https://www.blogto.com/city/2018/03/not-doug-ford-posters-toronto/

You need a laugh? Look at this: https://www.buzzfeed.com/katangus/funny-tumblr-stories-thatll-make-you-laugh?bfsource=bbf_enca&utm_term=.mnqjXxRrP#.fjyJ7lvmW

We are not recycling correctly: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/recycling-blue-box-challenges-evolving-tonne-1.4584484

On cleaning up before you die: https://reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2018/02/swedish-death-cleaning-and-the-anorexic-home/

This nanny trial made me terrified: https://www.google.ca/amp/s/amp.thecut.com/2018/04/nanny-trial-week-6-yoselyn-ortegas-family-and-biography.html

Do you know what a true lower case g looks like? http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/think-you-know-a-lowercase-g-study-says-probably-not-1.4604712

Gmail problems: https://jameshfisher.com/2018/04/07/the-dots-do-matter-how-to-scam-a-gmail-user.html

Did drinking give this woman breast cancer? https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/04/did-drinking-give-me-breast-cancer/

Two weeks til our baby comes! Exciting and intense!

On having children of mixed ethnicity growing up in Toronto: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-even-in-toronto-my-daughters-are-growing-up-being-assessed-according/?click=sf_globefb&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Paid%20Social&utm_campaign=PM2018

City birds smarter than rural birds: https://aeon.co/essays/how-city-birds-evolved-to-be-smarter-than-rural-birds?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=897b564a0f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_04_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_411a82e59d-897b564a0f-68849117

Tums may cause kidney stones after pregnancy: https://www.todaysparent.com/pregnancy/pregnancy-health/this-is-why-you-shouldnt-overdo-the-antacids-during-pregnancy/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=PSocial&utm_campaign=TP_always_on&utm_term=BLS I need to be cautious of this!

The TTC font - who made it? https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-ttcs-subway-station-typeface-a-font-of-intrigue/

Molly Ringwald reflects on The Breakfast Club: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/what-about-the-breakfast-club-molly-ringwald-metoo-john-hughes-pretty-in-pink?mbid=social_facebook

I am fascinated by the history of where certain foods came from: http://theplantguide.net/2018/03/17/the-history-about-each-vegetable/

On why kids can make a huge difference (especially in the debate on gun control): https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/opinion/go-ahead-millennials-destroy-us.html

Someone I knew many years ago on his family’s transition from Mormon to Judaism: http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/257811/mormon-lost-and-found

Motherhood is the same as having 2.5 jobs: http://abc7news.com/family/study-shows-moms-work-the-equivalent-of-25-full-time-jobs/3238637/ Dang!

This is awesome! https://www.blogto.com/tech/2018/03/google-sidewalk-map-toronto-history/

A crisis of touch: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/mar/07/crisis-touch-hugging-mental-health-strokes-cuddles

National Geographic on their past racist coverage: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/04/from-the-editor-race-racism-history/

Wow: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/03/11/feature/a-beloved-restaurant-owner-was-deported-a-community-was-in-uproar-then-it-moved-on/?utm_term=.9662c7418063

I can’t even: https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/16/politics/mccabe-fired-statement-fbi-deputy-director/index.html?sr=fbCNN031718mccabe-fired-statement-fbi-deputy-director1233AMStoryLink

Do you know Ness Lee? You should: http://designlinesmagazine.com/ness-lee/

This list is a little frightening to me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_missing_aircraft

This picture of Sevilla is amazing!!!! Check it out. Seriously: http://www.sevilla111.com/

Not amazing: http://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article204292464.html You can get married in Missouri with the permission of one parent at 15 years old. Often this leads to girls marrying their statutory rapists - sometimes not so willingly.

One man has a news blockade in place after the Trump election. How he does it: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/10/style/the-man-who-knew-too-little.html

I love Peru: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_Amazon

The double standard of driving while black in Canada: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/driving-while-black-in-canada/article38107157/

On the Dahomey Amazon warriors: https://face2faceafrica.com/article/dahomey-amazon-warriors-black-panther-come-life-screens

At times, giving birth can be more like assault: https://mosaicscience.com/story/whos-control-when-youre-giving-birth/

This weirds me out: https://www.avclub.com/amazon-confirms-that-some-alexa-units-have-begun-creepi-1823593392

Have you seen the Blair Witch Project? https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/gyxxg3/they-wished-i-was-dead-how-the-blair-witch-project-still-haunts-its-cast

What kind of muppet are you? http://www.slate.com/articles/life/low_concept/2012/06/what_kind_of_muppet_are_you_chaos_or_order_.html

Reading about these school shootings is breaking my pregnant lady heart: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/commentary/fl-op-column-school-shooter-texts-father-son-20180220-story.html

Co-parenting seems very difficult: http://time.com/5183804/co-parenting-difficult-hard-jessica-henriquez/

When women got to vote in countries around the world: https://matadornetwork.com/read/year-women-became-eligible-vote-country/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=social&utm_content=inf_990_49_2&utm_campaign=bos&tse_id=INF_dae4a4f0226c11e8ba521dfcb83f4f5b

Behind the scenes with Jagmeet Singh: https://torontolife.com/city/life/behind-the-scenes-with-jagmeet-singh/

On Syria and the war: https://www.democracynow.org/2018/2/13/its_hard_to_believe_but_syrias Devastating.

Erik Killmonger: thoughts? https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/02/black-panther-erik-killmonger/553805/

And another dissecting Black Panther: https://shadowandact.com/erik-killmonger-forgotten-wakanda

I thought my bully deserved an awful life. And then he had one:https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/i-thought-my-bully-deserved-an-awful-life-but-then-he-had-one/2018/02/21/5c36bc94-1013-11e8-9570-29c9830535e5_story.html?utm_term=.98fbffa94c25

Elena Ferrante:  Being Italian, for me, begins and ends with the fact that I speak and write in the Italian language: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/feb/24/elena-ferrante-on-italian-language-identity

Amazing! http://www.everywhereist.com/i-watched-all-the-fast-and-the-furious-movies-in-a-week/

On being the only Olympic competitor from your country: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/22/sport/winter-olympics-pyeongchang-2018-madagascar-kosovo-singapore/index.html Go Madagascar!!

I want to be a superager: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/superagers-brains-offer-clues-for-sharp-memory-in-old-age-1.3814108

This is outrageous and shameful: https://www.vice.com/en_id/article/mb3mb4/the-ongoing-trauma-of-the-muslim-students-an-undercover-cop-spied-on-for-4-years

I don’t know how I feel about this. Especially as Papua New Guinea just had a big earthquake. I couldn’t help but think back to what their sentiments on deep sea drilling were in this piece: https://story.californiasunday.com/deep-sea-drilling