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Reading The Globe Style Advisor

Photo Source: Canada.com

Photo Source: Canada.com

The swag bag from Spark Sessions was jam-packed with goodies to test. The Canadian bloggers who attended are still digging through it and sharing our experiences as we discover products we love. The reusable canvas tote bag was provided by The Globe and Mail and included the latest issue of Globe Style Advisor.

It’s been months since I read an issue of Globe Style Advisor. After listening to editor Andrew Sardone’s keynote, during which he discussed the evolution of street style and his vision for the publication’s future, I was psyched to sit down and read the Holiday 2014 issue. I spotted Andrew’s byline on a few pages, where he writes about hotels, drinks and books. Naturally, I am most inclined to read the coffee table book he suggests for the wordsmith: Understanding The World: The Atlas of Infographics by Sandra Rendgen and Julius Wiedemann.

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Quoted: Jeanne Beker

In the early eighties, I interviewed Timothy Leary for The New Music. I said “Dr. Leary, what do you see in your crystal ball for us in the future?”

He said in the future were all going to have to get really friendly with our computers.

I thought, “Friendly with a computer! What could be more sickening than that? That sounds like nerd time.”

Now I’m joined at the hip to my computer.

Source: The Globe and Mail