Hey there!
Here’s what has been making me laugh, smile, feel proud and a whole host of other feelings I didn’t even know I had this week.
Who doesn’t smile when Margaret Atwood chats about libraries? (Well, Doug Ford, but that’s beside the point.)
There’s lots of other goodies in there for you, so read on and get ready to feel GREAT!
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Who doesn’t like viral, surrealist anti-comedy that repeats a terrible 1980s family montage for 11 minutes?
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A group of students at the University of King’s College are calling for better representation of women.
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Can I interest you in a Rueben Bader Ginsburg? How about a Vagatarian? The feminist sandwich shop menu has it all!
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Palestinians dug a hole under Israel’s separation wall in symbolic gesture to the fall of the Berlin Wall, and state “It doesn’t matter how high the barriers will be, they will fall. Like the Berlin Wall fell — The Palestinian wall will fall”
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Shameless magazine is looking for a volunteer reviews editor! Go. Apply. Now. (Applications due today!)
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Sesame Street turned 45! Here’s its Top Ten moments.
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Which reminds me of my all-time favourite Muppets video: Animal vs. Buddy Rich drum battle.
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Wab Kinew will be guest hosting CBC’s The Q this December!
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Disney releases new princess Moana, of Polynesian descent. It’s a step in the right direction!
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Charlene Sayo catches up with Canadian hip-hop artist Kinnie Starr.
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Famous feminists read mean tweets about themselves (a la Jimmy Kimmel) to raise awareness.
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The always delightful Margaret Atwood talks about Canadians and Canada. (And libraries!)
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Rescued! Five missing teens from Saskatchewan were found.
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Meet Melvin the puppy.
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Prepare to stop working today. Watch Super Bad Mario.
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National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) is suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to put an end to deportations.
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Have finals just around the corner? ‘Guy In Your MFA Class‘ will keep you laughing straight through ’em!
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These one sentence reviews of Lesbian films are Netflix are quite hilarious.
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Holy. Shit. Gilmore Girls are reuniting. HOLY. SHIT.
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Your every Friday treat: A shit-ton of cat pictures. You’re welcome.
Need more? Check out the rest of our Feel Good Fridays here.
Kaitlin McNabb is rabble’s news and books coordinator and she is currently writing two stories about cats. Follow her on twitter @kaitlinmcnabb
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