Interesting piece from The Tyee on the burning of books. Link.

From the New York Times: Older blog entry revolving around the value of an MFA and then a good follow up. Old Link and new link.

Shameless plug: I’m volunteering at the Trinity Bellwoods Park (Toronto) Farmers Market. It’s every Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Swing by to get some good grub. Google Map.

From Portfolio: The cost of text messaging is more then the cost of downloading data from the Hubble telescope. I hate my cellphone carrier, don’t you? Link.