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I visited Lacoste, France with friends to see the ruins of the Marquis de Sade's castle. Tom Stoppard had a stunning stone house under construction in the small village. We were surprised to see his name on the construction permit. He was a brilliant playwright and screenwriter. #RIP
Sir Tom Stoppard, playwright famed for his wit and depth, dies at 88
The King and Queen pay tribute to a "dear friend who wore his genius lightly".
www.bbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I visited Lacoste, France with friends to see the ruins of the Marquis de Sade's castle. Tom Stoppard had a stunning stone house under construction in the small village. We were surprised to see his name on the construction permit. He was a brilliant playwright and screenwriter. #RIP
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'Three Waratahs' (hand painted version) from the series of linocuts of Native Australian flowers by contemporary printmaker Rachel Newling #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
November 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
'Three Waratahs' (hand painted version) from the series of linocuts of Native Australian flowers by contemporary printmaker Rachel Newling #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
I made a beautiufl pivot this week.
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
I made a beautiufl pivot this week.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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As I've said in interviews, I don't know King's work. I didn't take notice of him until I heard back channel accounts that he was not actually Cherokee. This audio has a clip of King's CBC Massey Lecture. He sounds like AI, elegant but vacuous. Like AI, he wasn't speaking from lived experience.
Jesse Wente on Thomas King and finding hope in a hard moment | CBC Arts
The Anishinaabe author works through his complicated feelings after finding out that King isn’t Indigenous.
www.cbc.ca
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
As I've said in interviews, I don't know King's work. I didn't take notice of him until I heard back channel accounts that he was not actually Cherokee. This audio has a clip of King's CBC Massey Lecture. He sounds like AI, elegant but vacuous. Like AI, he wasn't speaking from lived experience.
Happy Holidays, America!
November 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Happy Holidays, America!
Shipping News
Why some say Carney chose to expand the wrong port
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
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November 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Shipping News
I’m off to edit (which I love).
Leaving you with this 1970s Euro pop show with Dan McCafferty lip-synching one of my favourite songs.
Leaving you with this 1970s Euro pop show with Dan McCafferty lip-synching one of my favourite songs.
Nazareth - This Flight Tonight (Auftritt im ORF, 1975)
YouTube video by Spotlight Music Show
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November 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I’m off to edit (which I love).
Leaving you with this 1970s Euro pop show with Dan McCafferty lip-synching one of my favourite songs.
Leaving you with this 1970s Euro pop show with Dan McCafferty lip-synching one of my favourite songs.
Christmas markets in North America are like the coffee chain on every corner now. They used to be special.
If it’s your thing, I’m happy for you, but it’s not even December and I feel saturated. What’s the antidote for one too many panettone photos?
If it’s your thing, I’m happy for you, but it’s not even December and I feel saturated. What’s the antidote for one too many panettone photos?
November 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Christmas markets in North America are like the coffee chain on every corner now. They used to be special.
If it’s your thing, I’m happy for you, but it’s not even December and I feel saturated. What’s the antidote for one too many panettone photos?
If it’s your thing, I’m happy for you, but it’s not even December and I feel saturated. What’s the antidote for one too many panettone photos?
Saturday morning spent reading articles about how to download HTML. It’s as fun as reading textbook instructions for tooth extraction.
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Saturday morning spent reading articles about how to download HTML. It’s as fun as reading textbook instructions for tooth extraction.
I’m looking for weekend events in Toronto and literally everything is a Christmas market. I’m opting out this December and taking a holiday sabbatical.
November 29, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I’m looking for weekend events in Toronto and literally everything is a Christmas market. I’m opting out this December and taking a holiday sabbatical.
“This is a time of creative destruction, and we have to act like the world we knew has been destroyed…The old rules don’t work anymore.” @mariaressa.bsky.social
BBC Audio | The Interview | Maria Ressa: The information apocalypse is threatening democracy
Marianna Spring speaks to Maria Ressa about online misogyny and how to protect democracy
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November 29, 2025 at 4:19 AM
“This is a time of creative destruction, and we have to act like the world we knew has been destroyed…The old rules don’t work anymore.” @mariaressa.bsky.social
Happy holiday weekend, America.
Airbus issues major A320 software update, warns of widespread flight disruptions
YouTube video by CTV News
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November 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Happy holiday weekend, America.
My website has been hacked and Hostgator just quoted me $359 U.S to clean and secure my site — that is the first/only solution offered by support.
I know so little, but am considering starting from scratch. Does anyone have web hosting recommendations? Also, preferences for Squarespace or Wix?
I know so little, but am considering starting from scratch. Does anyone have web hosting recommendations? Also, preferences for Squarespace or Wix?
November 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
My website has been hacked and Hostgator just quoted me $359 U.S to clean and secure my site — that is the first/only solution offered by support.
I know so little, but am considering starting from scratch. Does anyone have web hosting recommendations? Also, preferences for Squarespace or Wix?
I know so little, but am considering starting from scratch. Does anyone have web hosting recommendations? Also, preferences for Squarespace or Wix?
“Why is it that Canada keeps giving so much attention to authors that have dubious connections?"
That Thomas King never completed the work of searching his Cherokee identity — particularly given his access to resources — is a critical point here. @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
That Thomas King never completed the work of searching his Cherokee identity — particularly given his access to resources — is a critical point here. @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
Author Thomas King reveals he’s not Cherokee – why some call the news a gut punch | Truth & Politics
YouTube video by APTN News
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November 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“Why is it that Canada keeps giving so much attention to authors that have dubious connections?"
That Thomas King never completed the work of searching his Cherokee identity — particularly given his access to resources — is a critical point here. @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
That Thomas King never completed the work of searching his Cherokee identity — particularly given his access to resources — is a critical point here. @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social
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The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
Whoa! Hard decisions.
I think this is a record. We have twenty-two pies for eighteen people.
November 28, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Whoa! Hard decisions.
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Meanwhile Canada's tourism sector made a record-breaking C$59bn from May to August of 2025, up 6% from the same period last year, mostly because of people choosing to travel domestically, according to Destination Canada, a national tourism organisation. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Canadian boycott of US travel shows no sign of slowing
October marked the 10th month of decreased Canadian travel to the US, with many staying away over political and trade tensions.
www.bbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Meanwhile Canada's tourism sector made a record-breaking C$59bn from May to August of 2025, up 6% from the same period last year, mostly because of people choosing to travel domestically, according to Destination Canada, a national tourism organisation. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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George Tattle house, circa 1880
Artist: Joseph Thomas Rolph (1831-1916)
Medium: Watercolour
📸: Toronto Public Library
Notes: St. Clair Ave. W., south side, between Avenue & Poplar Plains Roads, Toronto.
#1880s #watercolour #painting #city #torontoart #art #artist #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
Artist: Joseph Thomas Rolph (1831-1916)
Medium: Watercolour
📸: Toronto Public Library
Notes: St. Clair Ave. W., south side, between Avenue & Poplar Plains Roads, Toronto.
#1880s #watercolour #painting #city #torontoart #art #artist #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 AM
George Tattle house, circa 1880
Artist: Joseph Thomas Rolph (1831-1916)
Medium: Watercolour
📸: Toronto Public Library
Notes: St. Clair Ave. W., south side, between Avenue & Poplar Plains Roads, Toronto.
#1880s #watercolour #painting #city #torontoart #art #artist #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
Artist: Joseph Thomas Rolph (1831-1916)
Medium: Watercolour
📸: Toronto Public Library
Notes: St. Clair Ave. W., south side, between Avenue & Poplar Plains Roads, Toronto.
#1880s #watercolour #painting #city #torontoart #art #artist #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
I read a story about theives stealing dairy cattle in Ireland this week.
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I read a story about theives stealing dairy cattle in Ireland this week.
Horrific
Video shows speed fire spreads in Hong Kong tower block
Footage geolocated by BBC Verify show the blaze taking hold in Wang Cheong House.
www.bbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Horrific
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November 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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"the media" isn't doing shit, folks. be specific.
November 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"the media" isn't doing shit, folks. be specific.
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Carney unfortunately also THINKS he is playing chess. People do not need chess right now they need honesty. Here's honesty: the world doesnt need a pipeline, Alberta's economy is in trouble if they don't expand renewables like wind & solar, not expensive nuclear: www.theenergymix.com/breaking-wit...
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Carney unfortunately also THINKS he is playing chess. People do not need chess right now they need honesty. Here's honesty: the world doesnt need a pipeline, Alberta's economy is in trouble if they don't expand renewables like wind & solar, not expensive nuclear: www.theenergymix.com/breaking-wit...
This French ad from Good Ads Matter is brilliant.
Good Ads Matter on Instagram: "Who knew that a trip to the supermarket could turn into a full-blown love story? #GoodAdsMatter
This three-minute ad titled ‘L’Amour, l’Amour’ by Intermarché unfolds as...
This heartwarming ad by Intermarché, a French supermarket chain, tells the story of a young man who finds love in the most unexpected place - the checkout aisle. As he changes his eating habits and di...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
This French ad from Good Ads Matter is brilliant.