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THE TORONTO RECURSIVE HISTORY PROJECT OF TORONTO’S RECURSIVE HISTORY This plaque was commemorated on October 10, 2018 to commemorate its own commemoration. Plaques like this one are an integral part of the campaign to support more plaques like this one. By reading this plaque, you have made a valuable addition to the number of people who have read this plaque. To this day and up to the end of this sentence, this plaque continues to be read by people like yourself. Heritage Toronto 2018
Colorful Japanese sewn ball ornaments, from a shop in 2011
Skesis
They should let me join Broken Social Scene. I could be the crucial 20th member who brings something new to the table.
Button that says “I’m still processing how game 7 of the 2025 World Series ended.”
Matt (@scriptumsent) on X The time has come for the Milk Hotel to pick a side
Dead Metaphor by George F. Walker. Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffery (re-read). Cannery Row by John Steinbeck (re-read) The Folded Sky by Elizabeth Bear. There is No Antimemetics Division by qntm. The Ones You Do (Bayou Trilogy #3) by Daniel Woodrell. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025 ed Nnedi Okorafor series ed John Joseph Adams. Falconer by John Cheever.
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming. A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett. The Dutch House by Ann Patchett. Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon. The Lure of Stone by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (novella). The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson. (Re-read.) The Red Pony by John Steinbeck. Rebel Girl by Kathleen Hanna. Say Everything by Ione Skye. Superman: Miracle Monday by Elliot S! Maggin. The Hungry Gods by Adrian Tchaikovsky. The Far Side of the Dollar by Ross Macdonald. (re-read) And Put Away Childish Things by Adrian Tchaikovsky. The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp by W. H. Davies. City of Lost Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Hemlock and Silver by T. Kingfisher. We Are All Completely Fine by Daryl Gregory. Dreams of Distant Shores by Patricia A. McKillip. An Exact Replica of a Figment of my Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken. Playback by Raymond Chandler. Starfarers by Pohl Anderson Automatic Noodle by Analee Newitz. Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote. The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Stealing for the Sky by Adam Roberts. The Riddle Master of Hed by Patricia A. McKillip. The Rose Field by Philip Pullman. So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell. Friends of Eddie Coyle by George V. Higgins (re-read).
The Galaxy and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers. A Delicate Truth by John Le Carré. There’s No Time Like the Present by Paul B. Rainey. The River has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar. The Projector & Elephant by Martin Vaughn-James. The Green Hand and Other Stories by Nicole Claveloux [and Edith Zha]. Warlock by Oakley Hall. James by Percival Everett. Spent by Alison Bechdel. The Way Some People Die by Ross Macdonald. Alias v3 and v4 (Jessica Jones) by Bendis and Gaydos. The Harder I Fight the More I Love You by Neko Case. Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky. The Wycherly Woman by Ross Macdonald. Sleeping Beauty by Ross Macdonald. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. The Blue Hammer by Ross Macdonald. Tongues vol 1 by Anders Nilsen. Peace by Gene Wolfe. Home by Julie Andrews. Home Work by Julie Andrews. A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson. The Neverending Story by Michael Ende. The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett. The End of the Day by Claire North. My Favorite Thing is Monsters Book 1 and 2 by Emil Ferris. The Moth by James M. Cain. The Late Monsieur Gallet by Georges Simenon. Dilvish, the Damned by Roger Zelazny. The Changing Land by Roger Zelazny. The Knockout Artist by Harry Crews. Call for the Dead by John Le Carré.
The Eternal Champion by Michael Moorcock. To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers. Man Plus by Frederik Pohl. Metal From Heaven by August Clarke. Lent by Jo Walton. Sonny Boy by Al Pacino. Blurry by Dash Shaw. My Home is Far Away by Dawn Powell. Black Money by Ross Macdonald. The Mars House by Natasha Pulley. Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor. Marsbound by Joe Haldeman. 4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster. The Underground Man by Ross Macdonald (re-read). The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner. A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes. Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household. Age of Ash by Daniel Abraham. Bad Actors by Mick Herron. Talk by Linda Rosenkrantz. The Siege of Burning Grass by Premee Mohammed. The Galton Case by Ross Macdonald. Involution Ocean by Bruce Sterling. Nobody’s Perfect by Donald E. Westlake. The Liar’s Club by Mary Karr. What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher. Happy-go-lucky by David Sedaris (re-read). Seek You by Kristen Radtke. A Touch of Death by Charles Williams. Time Under Tension by M.S. Harkness. Lake of Darkness by Adam Roberts. City of Glass by Paul Auster. Zero History by William Gibson. Three Soldiers by John Dos Passos. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah. Fight Me by Austin Grossman.
Cover to XTC Oranges and Lemons
A page of creatures with short squat bodies of various fantastic shapes and small human legs.
Someone cosplaying as Finn from adventure time with a very clever sign: a picture of the Ice King (also from adventure time) crossed out with the caption NO ICE NO KINGS
“I refuse to join any club that would have me dismembered” - Groucho turning down the Riyadh Comedy Festival (jonsavoy on Threads)
The North Going Zax and the South Going Zax
The Beat of Gene Wolfe (short stories)
Carl Sagan saying “Billions and billions”
logo for a pet store... knick knack paddy whack with a cartoon dog holding a bone
A post from John O'Fee: "Liberal Lester Pearson ran minority governments for five years with third party support, That produced universal health care (which was voted against by the Conservatives), the Canada Pension Plan (also opposed by Conservatives), Canada Student Loans (again.... opposed by the Tories). In addition the government adopted our current Maple Leaf flag (you guessed it... opposed by Conservatives). He also instituted the 40-hour work week, two weeks vacation time, and a new minimum wage... again, over the objections and the no votes of the Conservative party. So.... what should an average Canadian be more concerned about? Electing too many Conservatives so that they form government.
"The UN Charter was drafted in 1945 by people who had learned the lessons that the aggression, isolationism and tariff barriers of the 20s and 30s had led the world into a conflagration. Article One makes it clear: threats of annexation are illeagl. So are unilateral tariffs in breach of a trade agreement." -- Bob Rae, Canadian Ambassador to the UN
Mr Earbrass writing a novel
Pierson’s Puppeteer from Niven’s Known Space.
Sheet music of Bridge Over Troubled Water by Paul Simon
Spelling bee screen with the word HONEYPAH
A list from a library comprising three books: Concerning the Future of Souls by Joy Williams, Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera, and The Fortunate Fall by Cameron Reed.
Arty the Smarty (Arty is a large green fish). Story by Faith McNulty, Pictures by Albert Aquino.
A crab with an ambiguous expression inside some sort of container; above it the words SPIRIT DAY and a small heart.