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Canada’s affairs rarely arouse excitement in the media outside of our own borders—Michael Kinsley famously declared the most boring headline ever to be “Worthwhile Canadian Initiative”—but that usually changes when we decide to join a war or hold an election. Then we can usually reply on the foreign press to pay attention for at least a little while. That being the case, we set out to see what the international media is saying about Canada’s 41st election. Turns out, not much.
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Reaction Roundup: what is the international press saying about the Canadian election?
How does Ford Nation stack up to other nations—Leafs, Colbert and Bieber?
Blind faith, 
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Five things Adam Giambrone can learn from Eliot Spitzer
Spitzer lends Giambrone a hand (Images: Tsar Kasim, from the Toronto Life Flickr pool; Center for American Progress)
Last week, the New York Times ran a profile of Eliot Spitzer—former New York governor and connoisseur of high-class prostitutes—that details his recent comeback. He’s on TV again, in magazines and papers and classrooms, making his redemption as public as his fall from grace. It seems to be working for him. Of course, he’s not the only public servant to give up political dreams due to sexual indiscretions. Adam Giambrone just announced that he’s stepping out of politics for a while, but has already hinted that he’ll be back one day. Hey, if Spitzer can do it, why not Giambrone? Here’s how:
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Toronto cannoli taste test, Miracle Whip takes on Stephen Colbert, cost-cutting at restaurants
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• TasteTO has scoured Little Italy and a few other neighbourhoods to find cannoli that best Café Diplomatico’s. The results are inconclusive, with the Dip part of a three-way stalemate in cannoli quality, along with Riviera and Caldense Bakery. Perhaps the most shocking part of the article is that eating cannoli for a living is not all it’s cracked up to be. [TasteTO]
• Kraft Foods has retaliated against Stephen Colbert’s recent bashing of one of its products by running with the gag. Miracle Whip told the TV host in a newspaper ad, “We will own you,” and proceeded to buy four commercial spots on Thursday’s show. The ads consisted of the same footage parodied by Colbert on his show. Hey, if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. [Chicago Tribune]
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