Ladislara
A blog as diverse as my life has been
Month: April 2024
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My 3 Favourite Indie Bookstores in Toronto
Over the past 2 years, I’ve been exploring some of the independent bookstores in Toronto. This are some of the hidden gems I’ve found – and they offer music too!
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Book Review: Daughter
A dark novel about living in the shadows of fame and manipulation
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How’s it Like to Live a Bilingual Life?
Why my phone keeps autocorrecting ‘some’ to ‘sobre’ and what to do with the 2 sets of grammar in your brain.
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Book Review: What’s Our Problem? A Self-Help Book for Societies
Tim Urban uses biology and funny drawings to explain why we are so polarized
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Bolsonaro – The Bitter Fruit of the Brazilian Spring
How a popular uprising from left-wing student organizations set the chain of events that would elect an anti-woke populist
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Alexandre de Moraes: Who’s the Brazilian Judge at Odds with Elon Musk
How a Brazilian judge formerly nicknamed “Pitbull” by the left became the far-right #1 enemy
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Series Review: The Last Czars and How Revolutions Die
An overview of the Russia pre-revolution and some reflections on the rise and death of autocratic regimes
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Celebrating 3 Years in One Place
For the first time in my adult life, I’ve spent 3 years living in the same apartment. Here’s how I’m finally letting myself create some roots.
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The Insanity of Toronto’s Public Health System
Why I have to take a 4-hour back-and forth commute to get a prescription refill.
📚 Support Indie Bookstores & Read the World
You can buy any of the books I’ve reviewed through Bookshop.org. Every purchase supports independent bookstores and helps me keep Read the World running.
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