The Blork Blog

People who think my interest in food is due to my being some kind of gourmet are mistaken. While it is true that I appreciate good quality ingredients prepared with skill and attention (and love), what I’m really interested in is how to bring good, healthy eating out of the ivory towers and into my [...]

It seems like every second day someone comes up with some radical new use for Google Maps and satellite images. Personally, I’m a big fan of maps and aerial photography, so I don’t even need the extra bells and whistles. I can have fun all day long just zooming in on satellite views of places [...]

It’s not like I do this every week (or any week), but hey, it’s Friday and this is a roundup.
DVRs and Ad Retention
According to AdAge.com, an BBC study has shown that television ad retention is actually better in houses that have a digital video recorder (DVR). This goes against conventional advertising wisdom that believes the [...]

Here’s the sandwich I whipped up yesterday morning before I went to work. By lunchtime it was still fresh and delicious. Tip: carry your sandwich in a rigid Tupperware-like container instead of just wrapping it in cling wrap. When it’s time to eat it will look and taste like it’s freshly made.
Ingredients, from the bottom [...]

A study has shown that hot peppers can make prostate cancer cells commit suicide.

Bring it on! Burn, baby, burn!

Years ago I lived close to a small park on the corner of Boulevard St. Laurent ("The Main") and rue Marie-Anne. While I was living there, the city undertook a revitalization of the park during which they laid grey cobblestones throughout in a pleasing pattern, installed new benches, added a number of fixtures emblazoned with [...]

I love Square St. Louis in Montreal. Project for Public Places calls it “The closest thing to a European neighborhood square you’ll find this side of the Atlantic.” That may or may not be true, but one thing is for sure: it is a crazy, mixed up, and odd place — at times peaceful and [...]