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Small Quebec town introduces $200 tax for treeless yards in effort to combat heat islands

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A small Quebec town is using a novel approach to encourage residents to plant trees by charging a $200 annual surtax to homeowners who don't have at least one tree in their front yard. The municipality said the trees are necessary to mitigate the impact of heat islands in the community.

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U.S. limits Canadian access to iconic Stanstead, Que., border-straddling library, officials say

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The U.S. government is making it more difficult for Canadians to access the Stanstead, Que., library, an iconic building that straddles the border, according to town and library officials.

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The Great Deskilling III

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Girl: Amazon is a conspiracy / Girl: to make everything available - QUICKLY - in multiple indistinguishable varieties Cat: The illusion of consumer choice had a meeting / Girl: all poor and cheaply made - Cat: It decided not to try too hard / Girl: so we FORGET - that an object doesn't have to be one in a succession of similar objects, each cheap, and soon broken, and replaced by the next cheap and soon to be broken one - / Girl: so that any individual object is less important than the system set up to sell and deliver them - like listening to "Spotify" - instead of individual artists or songs / Girl: so we FORGET - that the well-made object is an OPTION / Girl: we FORGET - that a well-made object can be repaired - repurposed - why would you FIX something when you can replace it so quickly? How CAN you fix something when it's so cheaply made? / Girl: we FORGET - that there is value in MAKING the well-made object - but if you care about the quality of your work - you slow down the system - / Girl: why would they want us to FORGET - that a well-made object feels GOOD to USE - that it works WITH us rather than AGAINST us - unlike our phones and social media and AI and Google and / (She pauses) / Girl: Oh. Cat: I make a pretty good soup!
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David Lynch (20 January 1946–16 January 2025)

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The US filmmaker has died aged 78. As a tribute, we have made the extended cover feature on Lynch that appeared in The Wire 486 free to read in our online library. The feature includes a cover designed by Lynch, an interview with the director and his music collaborator Chrystabell, and 12 pages of essays exploring the unique sound world created by his films.

The Sound World of David Lynch, The Wire 486, August 2024

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75 days ago
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Montreal's Amazigh community rings in year 2975, continues efforts to preserve culture

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The city's North African Indigenous diaspora is celebrating the start of Yennayer, their new year. For many, it's a time for joy, but also an occasion to reflect on their ancestors's efforts to preserve their cultural heritage.

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77 days ago
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Probable

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The avocado of not being such a dick would've been nice as well.


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istoner
79 days ago
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the apple of knowledge and the pear of sense
Saint Paul, MN, USA
hannahdraper
79 days ago
The avocado of not being such a dick would've been nice as well.
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