James Burt

Toronto-based reader, writer, rugby-lover, and traveler with camera-in-hand. Also dabble in beer tasting, chit-chat, and cooking. Follow @james_burt99.

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Great game, not a great score. Let’s go Raptors…to greener pastures. #torontoraptors #homeopener #wethenorth

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Sorry all: news bits and broadsides don't cut it. Get young ones to read Tom Sawyer, Animal Farm, or even A Christmas Carol cover to cover. Good, thorough reading helps bring all of our fragmented information today together. #readwholebooks #theatlantic

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She looked all sweet and funny, but her messages were done with maturity. Be great to have had more like her. #RIPDrRuth
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Hey, the performers get jacked, the management and other higher-ups are into who-knows-what shenanigans, and the fans lament. Who says rock and roll is dead ;)? #theblackkeys #musicbusiness

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Dear Mr. Ulukaya: wishing you great success. Bring back Anchor Steam, its great drinks, and make its legacy even better. #anchorbrewing #gohamdiulukaya
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He was a thinker, a a toughie, and homegrown. Say whatever, he was uniquely Canadian and always ready to articulate ideas well. #RIPRexMurphy https://t.co/3oMvHaTOGw

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To all the employers, businesses, and organizations that promote health and safety: your efforts are beyond appreciated. Take a moment to observe National Day of Mourning today. Work should be industrious, not dangerous. hashtag#NationalDayofMourning hashtag#healthandsafety

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Interesting to see. Calm, cool thinking outside the box. Well done, Ms. Goodall. #taxdebate #climatesolutions https://t.co/1WPX3STiZe via @Yahoo

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A good example Canada can adopt. #freezealcoholtaxes #beercanada

[Beer Canada @BeerCanada]

Cheers to UK Exchequer’s freeze on alcohol duties to help British pubs and consumers. Canada’s own Minister of Finance should follow & freeze beer taxes before new higher rates come into effect on April 1st. #HereForBeer #cndpoli https://t.co/CT7DR7yIP3

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Thank you @bartenderatlas for this great feature. Need a drink slinger? Give a shout out. #bartenderatlas #torontobarindustry https://t.co/iBOscdx7Il

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A good step forward. Let them brew and not dig out their pockets excessively. #ontariobeertaxfreeze #letthembrew

[Beer Canada @BeerCanada]

Press Release: Beer Canada applauds Government of Ontario’s decision to freeze the Ontario Beer Basic Tax
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Ugh. Goddamned cancer. It eats from the inside out. He was a great songwriter and hellraiser. Cancer took him but we remember. #RIPTobyKeith https://t.co/CyYtx7eFl7

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We have great art happening. Get to Cedar Ridge Creative Centre in Scarborough to check out Justyna Janik's startling oil-on-canvas work. Also exhibiting are Mahnaz Nezarati and Elissa Barber, and also great. Don't pass go—see it now. #cedarridgecreativecentre #localart

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Great food handling course at Peel Region office. Who knew there were so many cockroach types? Kind of fancy looking. Just bad for restaurant kitchen. #sexiestbeastsalive #foodhandlercertificate #notforthekitchen

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Our first export to Hollywood. Helluva career, helluva talent, helluva human. #RIPNormanJewison https://t.co/ec5O0VKg5e

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Even back in the wild 1970s, with so much fun and excitement in rock and roll, people were still mean, rude, and offensive. A lesson for today: be like Lou Reed. He was tough and unrepentant. #rememberingloureed #peoplebeingmean

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She was a special part of our childhood. Helluva talent and human. #ripnerenevirgin

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

'Today's Special' actor, activist Nerene Virgin dies at 78 https://t.co/vRmldCWbqH

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This looks promising. Great city but it definitely needs some nightlife readjustments. #torontonightlife #seedsofchange https://t.co/VyTY4i5HOW

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Come on, all. Stop getting your knickers in a bind. #notobogganingbans #keeptorontofun

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Were people less cruel in the past? If Lou Reed was here, he might have some insight that people were always mean. #peoplearejerks #loureed #beforeonlinehate