DOCTOR WHO: A Reminder of the Series' Progress

Imperfect as it always was, the people who've worked across the decades on this series have a tradition of trying to better their work...and after all, there was that educational mandate, right?

http://sartorialgeek.com/political-awareness-doctor-who/

Because I Grew Up in the Canadian Prairies...

...I have to admit to some empathy for people in places like Minnesota, Oklahoma or Iowa.

So, it's good to come across things like this in The Guardian to show me more of their histories: Politicians pander to the 'folksy' midwest - but ignore the region's radical history - by Jessa Crispin.

Astroturf Group vs. Ontario Teachers?

Making a note of this.

https://pressprogress.ca/mysterious-group-uses-made-up-name-and-fake-mom-to-attack-teachers-in-canadas-biggest-newspapers/

FLICKR: Vancouver Sidewalk Art, 2008

I went to Nanaimo for a relative's wedding in 2008, and managed to take a couple of day-trips across the Salish Sea to Vancouver. This image ended up coming home with me, and being uploaded to Flickr. I can't remember where in Vancouver this was, though...

FLICKR: Signs at the Gifted Type

Some Elgin Street retailers are reselling the construction signage that was up during last year's renovation work carried out on Elgin. This was on offer at the Gifted Type, a hybrid newsstand/bookstore/art supply/souvenir shop.