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More popular than a Trudeau cameo

Aug 8, 2019
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1. So, each episode of the Simpsons is dubbed into two different versions for French markets. There's a Quebec French version, and a France French version. Fans of the Quebec dub hate the European dub, and vice versa.
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1:20 AM ∙ Aug 7, 2019
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Detailing how The Simpsons has been dubbed into French, with a distinctive translation for Quebec, turned into a big Twitter thread hit.


Ontario Place’s chlorine dream

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#Toronto might get its own giant European-style dome spa ow.ly/BLX650vrcjq
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11:30 PM ∙ Aug 7, 2019
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The prospect of building an indoor spa was shelved before, but it’s now back on the radar of those who are deciding what to do with derelict space at Ontario Place. Vienna-based Therme Group hired local lobbyists who have started pitching the project to politicians.


“A Week In Toronto, ON, On A $60,000 Salary.” With only its fifth try, the Canadian edition of Refinery29 had a hate-reading heyday for its “Money Diaries” feature, thanks to a 24-year-old’s very emotional accounting of terrible diarrhea and TTC fare evasion.


Canadian columnist ping-pong

Michael Coren recently earned his masters degree in divinity, as part of an ideological pivot that has largely played out online—to the ongoing bewilderment of some old allies:

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Can a leopard change its personality spots when it changes its quarry? Who is the real @michaelcoren?
thepostmillennial.comWho is the real Michael Coren? - The Post MillennialCoren is an extremely intelligent guy, and in his former persona was, when I engaged with him in TV and radio interviews, a funny, quick-witted interlocutor
8:59 PM ∙ Aug 7, 2019
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Cineplex concession revenue is now $7.04 per patron. The statistic was newsworthy when it first hit $5, five years ago, before they started delivering popcorn via UberEats.


Finally, digs of Chandler Bing

Matthew Perry, who has laid low ever since talking about beating up schoolmate Justin Trudeau, is back in the tabloids shortly before he turns 50. Chandler from Friends is reportedly living like a hermit in a New York hotel, while his L.A. condo is up for sale:

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It really is a "Mansion in the Sky."
archdg.coMatthew Perry Lists a Stunning Los Angeles Penthouse for $35 MillionThe former Friends star purchased the 9,290-square-foot luxury home atop the Century building for $20 million in 2017
6:27 AM ∙ Aug 8, 2019
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