September 24: Fidelity
‘Women initiate 66 percent of divorces between partners over 40.’ Love is noble, love is hard and women cheat just as readily as men.
September 23: Bernays
Edward L. Bernays, Father of Modern Public Relations, was the nephew of Sigmund Freud.
September 22: Costs
‘The rising demand for corn as a source of ethanol-blended fuel is largely to blame for increasing food costs around the world.’
September 21: Sundance
‘In 1981, Robert Redford gathered a group of his friends and colleagues in the mountains of Utah to create an environment designed to foster independence, discovery, and new voices in American film.’ Sundance was born.
September 20: Tea
PR Week has called The Boston Tea Party ‘the greatest and best-known publicity stunt of all time.’
September 19: Food
‘Percentage change in the average amount of food a person will consume when eating with one other person: +35’
‘Percentage change with four or seven others, respectively: +75, +96’
‘Percentage change with four or seven others, respectively: +75, +96’
Bonus: Play
Landscape Structures creates innovative playground equipment for children. Lovely designs like this one.
September 18: 112
Today, ‘world’s oldest man turns 112 in Japan and says he’d like to live forever.’
September 17: Google
Google is often compared to Microsoft, ‘but its evolution is actually closer to that of the banking industry. Just as financial institutions grew to become repositories of people’s money, and thus guardians of private information about their finances, Google is now turning into a custodian of a far wider and more intimate range of information about individuals.’
September 16: Church
‘Built in 1871 in Toronto, Berkeley Church did religious duties for nearly a century (it was a Wesleyan Methodist stronghold) before being converted into a film production studio. It is now a charming special event spot, where lofty ceilings overlook original stained glass windows and hardwood floors.’
September 6-15: TIFF
In what turned out to be the only exception this year: 10 days of Blog on Hiatus while I attended the Toronto International Film Festival. It was an all-consuming affair... I'm disappointed it didn't work out, but it seems it wasn't meant to. Here's to trying it again next year.
September 5: Tears
Although most land mammals have a lacrimation system to keep their eyes wet, Humans are the only animal generally accepted to cry emotional tears.
September 3: V&R
Viktor & Rolf, an Amsterdam-based fashion house, produces women's shoes designed by Dutch designer Fredie Stevens.
September 2: Ratatouille
‘The word Ratatouille comes from ‘touiller,’ which means to toss food. Ratatouille originated in the area around present-day Nice.’ Originally a poor farmer's dish made of fresh summer vegetables, Ratatouille Nicoise did not contain eggplant; today's version does.
August 31: Cirque
Among Montreal business-school graduates, according to HEC Montréal, a job at Cirque du Soleil is more coveted than one at any other big-name employer in the city.
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