We Love Wednesdays: Our Picks for September 1, 2010
Our weekly guide to what we love right now!
Listen: Watch, interact, share
OK, so this is more of a listen and watch. Montrealers, Arcade Fire teamed up with Google to create this amazing, interactive and somewhat addictive video for their latest single We Used to Wait that's gotten the internet sharing and tweeting like it's going out of style.
Just put in your address and watch your neighbourhood become part of the video. It's best viewed on Chrome or in Safari browsers and your neighbourhood must have Google Street View.
Unfortunately it can't be embedded here. So, check it out at TheWildernessDowntown.com
Read: A road trip into their past
In No Great Mischief, Alistair MacLeod's narrator, Alexander MacDonald and his alcoholic older brother, Calum drive to Cape Breton from Toronto, their family history is relived, retold and recast between them. MacLeod is a master of the short story, and this novel is equally as moving and entertaining.
Cause: Challenge yourself daily
The Daily Challenge was started by two Torontonians, Afshin Mousavian and Darius Bashar. The goal of
the organization and website is for people to challenge themselves to do one good deed a day. They even have a huge list of challenges on their site. They vary from telling your family members that you love them more than once a day to making an amazing homemade meal (including dessert), putting it in take out containers and giving it to someone who really needs it.
They also started Pay It Backwards Day with Second Cup and Silk Soy Beverage Canada. On one day a year, when waiting in line at Second Cup, pay for yourself and the person behind you in line and $5 will be donated to Sick Kids Hospital!
To Do: Let's go to the Ex (Round 2 - we talked about the CNE and PNE last week!)
The Saint John Exhibition started yesterday! There's lots of fun things for the whole family. A midway, baby show, petting zoo and country music concerts. Don't miss out on the East Coast's Exhibition!
The Saint John Ex runs from August 31, 2010 to September 3, 2010.
Trip Tracker is the social way for you to keep track of your trip. Before your trip, browse other people's experiences and travel journals for first hand experiences to help you plan. Keep your family and friends updated on where your going and what your doing while your on your trip and then when you get home, create a fun and interactive presentation of your pictures and experiences.
Check out what we were loving throughout August:
August 25, 2010: Land of Talk, Margaret Laurence, Plummelo, Blueberry Peach Salsa and the Ex
August 11, 2010: Tegan and Sara, Carol Shields, Glow Stick Wars, Saskatoon Ex and Warm Spinach Salad
August 4, 2010: Metric, Lawrence Hill, Edmonton Folk Festival, Read it Later and Gazpacho








