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James Howard is (once again, after a year away pursuing a master’s degree) Winnipeg’s cleverest blogger, who brings a genuinely fresh view to civic matters at Slurpees and Murder.

His latest innovation is “Winnipeg Cat” — a macro-style image of a cat’s face in a colourblock background, adorned with text that describes or mocks some aspect of Winnipeg living.

(That reminds me — I need to make some vinarterta for Christmas this year.)

(That reminds me — I need to go to the Bay basement after work.)

That reminds me — Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? was a freakin’ awesome computer game to my ten-year-old self, and it was also an excellent TV program starring Lynne Thigpen and Rockapella.)

The exciting news is that Winnipeg Cat now has its own daily blog, and James will even be posting some reader submissions made with the Winnipeg Cat Generator.

Winnipeg Cat: “Canada’s only, and therefore best, civic meme!”

Twilight parodies are utterly essential these days. This one, from College Humour,  is excellent — not just because it stars Parks and Recreation’s Aubrey Plaza, but because her character’s fascination with Three Wolf Moon guy is about as understandable and compelling as Bella’s fascination for Edward. (IMO. I say this as a person who was unable to get through even the series’ first volume, I was so bored by it. I have, however, read extensive, in-depth plot and character summaries, and so feel I am qualified to make judgment on the phenomenon and, of course, hate it.)

Anyway.

As the meme matures, so we mature with it.