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Toronto, 2012.08.23

I've now watched two particularly good movies on the financial crisis: "Margin Call" and "Inside Job".

The former is a dramatic work of fiction while the latter is a documentary. I recommend both. I'll have reviews shortly.

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On the endless saga of Rob Ford, mayor of Toronto; "It shouldn't have had to come to this. I'm so tired of getting up every morning and wondering, 'What will it be today?' I'm so tired of giving the benefit of the doubt again and again, only to be let down again and again.... Somewhere a responsible adult has to appear, draw a bright moral line, tell the truth and say unequivocally what won't be tolerated. Somebody has to do the right thing."

—Denzil Minnan-Wong