Media, tech, news
- Jim Rankin (@Jleerankin) handed out five credit cards to five homeless people in Toronto to see what they would buy. It’s not a huge sample, and some might read too much into it, but it’s an interesting portrait of five people. [Toronto Star]
- Just how bad is Flash on the Android? Pretty flippin’ bad, it seems. [Technovia]
- Paul Carr: Quitting booze is easy. Quitting Twitter? Not so much. [Tech Crunch]
- Via @DaringFireball, Apple will be live streaming their big, mysterious announcement today. [Apple]
Your weekly inspiration
- For fans of the blog Things Organized Neatly. Michael Please shows off what you can do with a bit of styrofoam and a lot of time in a preview for his beautiful animated film The Eagleman Stag. [Vimeo]
- Discovered by @BenKMyers: Do you have as much clout as @GlennBeck? Enter your Twitter tag and find out. [Klout]
The Eagleman Stag – Set Instillation from Michael Please on Vimeo.
Fashion
- @Normlclothing provides an Ottawa lookbook for Lifetime‘s fall collection. Check out those classy jackets. [Norml]
Ottawa events
- Canteen’s Seduction of The Idiots exhibition runs until September 12. [Canteen]
- I can’t imagine why anyone would miss the Bytowne Burlesque Review on Saturday… [Apt613]
- …But if you’re not into naked people, the Lumière festival takes place the same night. Options! [Apt613]
