Navneet Alang
@navneetalang.com
One of a few editors @ Toronto Star Opinion. Pitch me op-eds, essays at [email protected].
Writer, columnist, bylines all over. PhD. https://navneetalang.com/categories/blogposts/
Writer, columnist, bylines all over. PhD. https://navneetalang.com/categories/blogposts/
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Navneet Alang
@navneetalang.com
· Dec 31
Bluesky: I’m a better person than you
Twitter: I’m a better person than you because I’m white
Instagram: I’m a better person than you because I’m hot
LinkedIn: When people say “I’m a better person than you” this is what it teaches me about B2B marketing
Twitter: I’m a better person than you because I’m white
Instagram: I’m a better person than you because I’m hot
LinkedIn: When people say “I’m a better person than you” this is what it teaches me about B2B marketing
I thought this post was about Threads the social network
That phrase made me wince too.
The WHOLE POINT of Threads is its utter hopelessness. That's literally what it's about.
The WHOLE POINT of Threads is its utter hopelessness. That's literally what it's about.
Threads director Mick Jackson has expressed worry over the upcoming remake’s focus on finding “hope even in the most challenging of times.”
“That one phrase worried me,” he tells Empire. “Hope is not part of nuclear war.”
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
“That one phrase worried me,” he tells Empire. “Hope is not part of nuclear war.”
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
February 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
I thought this post was about Threads the social network
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“Right now the focus should be on supporting the community in mourning, not weaponizing this event as hate against a vulnerable group at large.”
I hate profoundly that articles like this need to be written when, like Mel says, the focus should be on community. But thank you Mel for writing ❤️
I hate profoundly that articles like this need to be written when, like Mel says, the focus should be on community. But thank you Mel for writing ❤️
NEW from me today:
Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come.
xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...
Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come.
xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...
The Tumbler Ridge shooting is already fuelling anti-trans hate in Canada | Xtra Magazine
Bad actors on the right are leaping to connect the shooter’s trans identity to the violence
xtramagazine.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:36 PM
“Right now the focus should be on supporting the community in mourning, not weaponizing this event as hate against a vulnerable group at large.”
I hate profoundly that articles like this need to be written when, like Mel says, the focus should be on community. But thank you Mel for writing ❤️
I hate profoundly that articles like this need to be written when, like Mel says, the focus should be on community. But thank you Mel for writing ❤️
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if you played sonic the hedgehog and put down the controller, sonic would look at you and tap his foot impatiently. this was proof that sega genesis cartridges had souls. the decision was made to make the storage cases a lot larger than the cartridges so they would have room to move around in there
February 11, 2026 at 3:58 PM
if you played sonic the hedgehog and put down the controller, sonic would look at you and tap his foot impatiently. this was proof that sega genesis cartridges had souls. the decision was made to make the storage cases a lot larger than the cartridges so they would have room to move around in there
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No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor
Something I’ve been thinking: if you create software, or do something that is potentially “a software problem,” AI can seem like it would be incredibly transformative. But are most things software problems?
Coders freaking out that it's replacing them and extrapolating from their extremely weird domain (as in: unusual among knowledge work) to "all of work" is going to be a major theme of 2026 and kind of embarrassing by 2027.
twitter essay designed to one-shot bosses everywhere x.com/mattshumer_/...
February 11, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Something I’ve been thinking: if you create software, or do something that is potentially “a software problem,” AI can seem like it would be incredibly transformative. But are most things software problems?
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The small-town paper in Tumbler Ridge is going to need support. This is its front page right now. Their subscription page is here:
www.patreon.com/tumblerridge...
www.patreon.com/tumblerridge...
February 11, 2026 at 4:52 AM
The small-town paper in Tumbler Ridge is going to need support. This is its front page right now. Their subscription page is here:
www.patreon.com/tumblerridge...
www.patreon.com/tumblerridge...
This is really good. Makes a link between the attention economy, the superhero era and what it means to be the person paid attention to vs. being "a normal" i.e. the faceless no-one who is part of the crowd.
“To watch KPop Demon Hunters,” writes Kevin Power, “is to recognize that the corporate entertainment industries and the fandoms that they solicit and serve have now entered into a sort of closed loop.”
Promo Time | Kevin Power
“This is what it sounds like…” Readers of a certain generation will perhaps automatically complete this phrase by saying “when doves cry.” But it isn’t
www.nybooks.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:22 AM
This is really good. Makes a link between the attention economy, the superhero era and what it means to be the person paid attention to vs. being "a normal" i.e. the faceless no-one who is part of the crowd.
Going to vibecobe a split screen app that rapidly flits between Bluesky and Twitter Clockwork Orange-style and radicalize myself into becoming a reactionary centrist
February 11, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Going to vibecobe a split screen app that rapidly flits between Bluesky and Twitter Clockwork Orange-style and radicalize myself into becoming a reactionary centrist
Well I for one find this positively shocking www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
Bridge Owner Lobbied Administration Before Trump Blasted Competing Span to Canada
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Well I for one find this positively shocking www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
You write things and then years on you don't exactly feel the same way. For example, I wish I were more sympathetic to homeowners or people's sense of their own safety in this.
February 10, 2026 at 5:21 PM
You write things and then years on you don't exactly feel the same way. For example, I wish I were more sympathetic to homeowners or people's sense of their own safety in this.
Hey, here's a thing I wrote in 2022. thewalrus.ca/porch-camera...
Porch Cameras and Facebook Groups Are Turning Streets into Surveillance States
Our tech-driven approach to neighbourhood watch is cementing community divisions
thewalrus.ca
February 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Hey, here's a thing I wrote in 2022. thewalrus.ca/porch-camera...
As a middle-aged man, it is my duty to inform you that we might touch 0°C today for the first time in >3 weeks. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
February 10, 2026 at 4:01 PM
As a middle-aged man, it is my duty to inform you that we might touch 0°C today for the first time in >3 weeks. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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"My first instinct — that I didn't think too well on — I walked out and punched it right in the face." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sask. man fights off starving moose with fists, shovel and bullets to save his mother | CBC News
A starving and cold moose was huddled against the house, tucked next to the warmth of a dryer vent. It didn’t take long before it attacked Angie Tuffnell.
www.cbc.ca
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 PM
"My first instinct — that I didn't think too well on — I walked out and punched it right in the face." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A while ago, stupidly drove to a book event, gave up out of frustration after looking for parking for nearly an hour. So for tonight’s book thing, took transit!… and got stuck on a streetcar for 25 minutes and missed the event. Toronto: The city designed to sap your will to live™️
February 10, 2026 at 12:52 AM
A while ago, stupidly drove to a book event, gave up out of frustration after looking for parking for nearly an hour. So for tonight’s book thing, took transit!… and got stuck on a streetcar for 25 minutes and missed the event. Toronto: The city designed to sap your will to live™️
Me, reading Bluesky today: but bangers *are* English
February 9, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Me, reading Bluesky today: but bangers *are* English
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Me in the Criterion Closet: wow Hollow Man, what a film
Criterion employee: you aren’t allowed to bring movies in
Me in the Criterion Closet shaking my sleeves in an odd way: wow Hollow Man 2, what a film
Criterion employee: you aren’t allowed to bring movies in
Me in the Criterion Closet shaking my sleeves in an odd way: wow Hollow Man 2, what a film
February 9, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Me in the Criterion Closet: wow Hollow Man, what a film
Criterion employee: you aren’t allowed to bring movies in
Me in the Criterion Closet shaking my sleeves in an odd way: wow Hollow Man 2, what a film
Criterion employee: you aren’t allowed to bring movies in
Me in the Criterion Closet shaking my sleeves in an odd way: wow Hollow Man 2, what a film
In some minor good news, the New Yorker has hired Becca Rothfield.
February 9, 2026 at 9:27 PM
In some minor good news, the New Yorker has hired Becca Rothfield.
Housing is always far more complicated than can fit in a headline, but this is worth a read: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/r...
Why Building Alone Won’t Solve the Housing Crisis
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Housing is always far more complicated than can fit in a headline, but this is worth a read: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/r...
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Extremely exciting news: We're hiring a full-time film critic to come work with me at The A.V. Club!
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
The A.V. Club hiring Film Critic in Greater Chicago Area | LinkedIn
Posted 8:42:22 PM. The A.V. Club is seeking an experienced Film Critic to join our team of trenchant writers and…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Extremely exciting news: We're hiring a full-time film critic to come work with me at The A.V. Club!
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
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Totally shocked to see quite a few people walking on Lake Ontario
February 8, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Totally shocked to see quite a few people walking on Lake Ontario
Totally shocked to see quite a few people walking on Lake Ontario
February 8, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Totally shocked to see quite a few people walking on Lake Ontario
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In this weekend’s @thestar.com column I look at how churches have a tradition creating needed housing in Canada & Cabbagetown’s objection to height at St Luke’s is wrong. It’s also voter-supported city policy to force all density into a few areas so you can’t have it both ways, yo.
Shawn Micallef: How high is too high? Why Toronto’s beef with the size of residential towers misses the point
The pressure to go higher in places like this is because it’s not possible in a lot of Toronto where multi-unit apartment bias is strong.
www.thestar.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:43 PM
In this weekend’s @thestar.com column I look at how churches have a tradition creating needed housing in Canada & Cabbagetown’s objection to height at St Luke’s is wrong. It’s also voter-supported city policy to force all density into a few areas so you can’t have it both ways, yo.
Maybe there’s something to this critique of the smart home but some people live in a completely different reality than me:
February 7, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Maybe there’s something to this critique of the smart home but some people live in a completely different reality than me:
I still check Twitter, partly for work and (relatedly) partly bc there are still smart people there amidst all the muck. Pretty remarkable, though, how it's just normal there now to log on to quite explicitly racist debates playing out. Really feels it's the place where that stuff became normalized.
February 6, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I still check Twitter, partly for work and (relatedly) partly bc there are still smart people there amidst all the muck. Pretty remarkable, though, how it's just normal there now to log on to quite explicitly racist debates playing out. Really feels it's the place where that stuff became normalized.
Folks... I'm starting to have my doubts about this Donald Trump fella
February 6, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Folks... I'm starting to have my doubts about this Donald Trump fella