Shawn Micallef
@shawnmicallef.bsky.social
Local tosser
Books author (New: Stroll!)
Toronto Star column writer
Spacing Magazine co-founder
U of T instructor
Trying to do it a bit different here than the last place.
Links to books, etc:
https://linktr.ee/shawnmicallef
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🤘🏼
Books author (New: Stroll!)
Toronto Star column writer
Spacing Magazine co-founder
U of T instructor
Trying to do it a bit different here than the last place.
Links to books, etc:
https://linktr.ee/shawnmicallef
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🤘🏼
Pinned
Shops at Aura tree. Snow dusted wonderland under (for now) Canada’s tallest residential bldn. Formal skirt transitions to snow fam exploding w uncontainable joy in witnessing drive-by action Santa. A perfect scene to visit & revisit, each time seeing more. 11/10
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
#EveryCorporateChristmasTreeInToronto
If Julius Caesar was rebooted in Canada.
CAESAR: Doth not Brutus bootless kneel?
CASCA Professionally incapacitate him, hands, for me!
CAESAR Et tu, Brutè?
CAESAR: Doth not Brutus bootless kneel?
CASCA Professionally incapacitate him, hands, for me!
CAESAR Et tu, Brutè?
The BC Conservative leader has been declared "professionally incapacitated" by his caucus
December 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
If Julius Caesar was rebooted in Canada.
CAESAR: Doth not Brutus bootless kneel?
CASCA Professionally incapacitate him, hands, for me!
CAESAR Et tu, Brutè?
CAESAR: Doth not Brutus bootless kneel?
CASCA Professionally incapacitate him, hands, for me!
CAESAR Et tu, Brutè?
I watched the 3 episodes of Mafia Most Wanted on Crave this week. Thought it would be one of those weak “docs” that flood streaming services but it’s exceptional. So much archive, good interviews & Toronto history I didnt know. Real deal.
Official Trailer | Mafia: Most Wanted
YouTube video by Crave
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December 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Dundas curve is really evolving. Bandits retractable patio glass is the coolest thing. Daniel Lanois's studio just around the corner. A few other bars, the gallery pocket on Morrow.
Also got approval for an expansion of Bandit Brewery into the adjacent former Beer Store building.
December 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The Dundas curve is really evolving. Bandits retractable patio glass is the coolest thing. Daniel Lanois's studio just around the corner. A few other bars, the gallery pocket on Morrow.
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The United States and Canada have some unbelievably beautiful national parks, and if you want to visit them as an international tourist next year, one country will charge you extra, while the other will offer free admission.
December 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The United States and Canada have some unbelievably beautiful national parks, and if you want to visit them as an international tourist next year, one country will charge you extra, while the other will offer free admission.
Oh god this is sad. Designed to fail.
December 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Oh god this is sad. Designed to fail.
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Sure, Galloway is better than Peterson
But he still believes the natural order of things requires men to be supreme. Men must protect, provide and procreate. It's dressed in progressive language, but it's fundamentally a patriarchal box to trap men in
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
But he still believes the natural order of things requires men to be supreme. Men must protect, provide and procreate. It's dressed in progressive language, but it's fundamentally a patriarchal box to trap men in
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Scott Galloway on the masculinity crisis: ‘I worry we are evolving a new breed of asexual, asocial males’
When his book Notes on Being a Man was released last month, it raced to the top of the bestseller lists. The US author, tech entrepreneur and podcaster explains his theories on dating, crying – and th...
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Sure, Galloway is better than Peterson
But he still believes the natural order of things requires men to be supreme. Men must protect, provide and procreate. It's dressed in progressive language, but it's fundamentally a patriarchal box to trap men in
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
But he still believes the natural order of things requires men to be supreme. Men must protect, provide and procreate. It's dressed in progressive language, but it's fundamentally a patriarchal box to trap men in
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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This item was basically a request to endorse the directions in the report and move forward to the next stage of engagement. It looks like Committee will defer at Councillor Cheng's request. This would be a deferral on the proposed community engagement until more community engagement is done.
If you're interested in making this spine a little chunkier, the latest on the North York Secondary Plan should be at Planning and Housing Committee on December 3rd. No new details available yet but opposition from the low-rise Neighbourhood is expected.
December 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This item was basically a request to endorse the directions in the report and move forward to the next stage of engagement. It looks like Committee will defer at Councillor Cheng's request. This would be a deferral on the proposed community engagement until more community engagement is done.
$62 for Ministry vinyl reissue. The Mind is an Expensive Thing to Taste. (Not a vinyl person just saw it)
December 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
$62 for Ministry vinyl reissue. The Mind is an Expensive Thing to Taste. (Not a vinyl person just saw it)
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Seasons greetings from the Bloch tree here in London which is simply on pointe.
December 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Seasons greetings from the Bloch tree here in London which is simply on pointe.
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Not so hot take: Our premier's bike lane obsession is among his Trumpiest qualities.
Very interesting parallels between how Trump is using the pardon power and how certain provincial premiers are using the notwithstanding clause (yes yes, the latter is technically a legislative, rather than executive, power). Both valid constitutional instruments, both being radically abused.
December 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Not so hot take: Our premier's bike lane obsession is among his Trumpiest qualities.
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In @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social’s first English-media interview since resigning over the pipeline MOU with Alberta, the former cabinet minister said the government isn’t being honest with the public and is betraying its commitments.
'Sorry prime minister, I'm no longer your man': Steven Guilbeault on leaving cabinet
In Steven Guilbeault’s first English-media interview since resigning over Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to pursue a pipeline agreement with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, the former cabinet m...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
In @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social’s first English-media interview since resigning over the pipeline MOU with Alberta, the former cabinet minister said the government isn’t being honest with the public and is betraying its commitments.
Thinking about Olivia Nuzzi, there've been a bunch of people like her (any gender) that kinda rose up over the years in the media life. Can imagine a continued trajectory like hers, but in Canada there's not much $ to be made doing so they disappear into other things, occasionally popping up again.
December 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Thinking about Olivia Nuzzi, there've been a bunch of people like her (any gender) that kinda rose up over the years in the media life. Can imagine a continued trajectory like hers, but in Canada there's not much $ to be made doing so they disappear into other things, occasionally popping up again.
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Ladies and gentlemen, make sure to keep your elbows firmly up while inside the vehicles bound for a country that's going to use them to illegally kidnap innocent men, women, and children share.google/ANhrgIX5WcIm...
ICE ordering fleet of 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian firm
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has earmarked millions of dollars for a bulk order for 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel that are built to resist bullets and bomb...
share.google
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, make sure to keep your elbows firmly up while inside the vehicles bound for a country that's going to use them to illegally kidnap innocent men, women, and children share.google/ANhrgIX5WcIm...
Here nor there, but we were walking by the Coach House not long after it closed (some years ago now) on a busy Saturday afternoon and there was the most massive dildo laying in this alcove. Like two feet long.
Until something else happens I cannot disassociate this place with that item.
Until something else happens I cannot disassociate this place with that item.
December 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Here nor there, but we were walking by the Coach House not long after it closed (some years ago now) on a busy Saturday afternoon and there was the most massive dildo laying in this alcove. Like two feet long.
Until something else happens I cannot disassociate this place with that item.
Until something else happens I cannot disassociate this place with that item.
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Olivia Chow's new 'luxury tax' is a silly political distraction with little financial upside for the city, writes senior editor @johnlorinc.bsky.social.
spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
#ONpoli #TOpoli
spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
#ONpoli #TOpoli
LORINC: Mayor begins to reveal her election cards - Spacing Toronto
I’m not especially interested in carrying the beer (or wine) for a bunch of people who can buy super expensive homes. But Mayor Olivia Chow’s proposal to hike the municipal land transfer tax, which la...
spacing.ca
December 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Olivia Chow's new 'luxury tax' is a silly political distraction with little financial upside for the city, writes senior editor @johnlorinc.bsky.social.
spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
#ONpoli #TOpoli
spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
#ONpoli #TOpoli
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So happy my girl @supriya.bsky.social is out here opinionating again: "When Canada walks away from feminist policy, it abandons a key driver of poverty and strife. And when Canada appears to bow to bro-signalling ... it has joined the league of polite misogyny." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Supriya Dwivedi: Mark Carney is giving in to the bros
Fighting poverty and violence around the world means embracing feminist ideas.
www.thestar.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
So happy my girl @supriya.bsky.social is out here opinionating again: "When Canada walks away from feminist policy, it abandons a key driver of poverty and strife. And when Canada appears to bow to bro-signalling ... it has joined the league of polite misogyny." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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NEW: The Ford government is routinely making decisions before environmental consultations have concluded and under-resourcing public education about those consultations, the auditor general has found in her annual report. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1155566...
globalnews.ca/news/1155566...
Ontario government routinely ignoring environmental consultations, AG finds | Globalnews.ca
The Ford government is routinely making decisions before environmental consultations have concluded and under-resourcing public education about those consultations, the AG found.
globalnews.ca
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
NEW: The Ford government is routinely making decisions before environmental consultations have concluded and under-resourcing public education about those consultations, the auditor general has found in her annual report. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1155566...
globalnews.ca/news/1155566...
🙋🏼♂️ I would drink & play trivia in the @torontoarchives.cityof.toronto.ca
went to a great trivia night put on by the Municipal Archives tonight, which was extremely fun — and gorgeous, located in the Surrogate’s Court building
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
🙋🏼♂️ I would drink & play trivia in the @torontoarchives.cityof.toronto.ca
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NYC. Spent a couple of days there for 'Debt City' research and I'd like to hide there for a week, skulking behind columns to listen to passersby as if I was in a Tom Stoppard play. Guy at the Archives table next to me was "doing research on Robert Moses." Come on, Mr. Big Cliche, you don't say...
went to a great trivia night put on by the Municipal Archives tonight, which was extremely fun — and gorgeous, located in the Surrogate’s Court building
December 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
NYC. Spent a couple of days there for 'Debt City' research and I'd like to hide there for a week, skulking behind columns to listen to passersby as if I was in a Tom Stoppard play. Guy at the Archives table next to me was "doing research on Robert Moses." Come on, Mr. Big Cliche, you don't say...
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That resort was the location of the resistance HQ in the Handmaid’s Tale too. 😊
December 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
That resort was the location of the resistance HQ in the Handmaid’s Tale too. 😊
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My first job out of university in the early 90s was to help develop their land acquisition and land stewardship program. Amazing to see how far it’s come!
December 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
My first job out of university in the early 90s was to help develop their land acquisition and land stewardship program. Amazing to see how far it’s come!
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Happy holidays from our coach house!
Today, all books (in all their formats, including paperback, special edition hardcover, audiobook, and ebook) are on sale for 16% off — and all orders are eligible for free Canadian shipping.
CHBOOKS.COM
Today, all books (in all their formats, including paperback, special edition hardcover, audiobook, and ebook) are on sale for 16% off — and all orders are eligible for free Canadian shipping.
CHBOOKS.COM
December 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Happy holidays from our coach house!
Today, all books (in all their formats, including paperback, special edition hardcover, audiobook, and ebook) are on sale for 16% off — and all orders are eligible for free Canadian shipping.
CHBOOKS.COM
Today, all books (in all their formats, including paperback, special edition hardcover, audiobook, and ebook) are on sale for 16% off — and all orders are eligible for free Canadian shipping.
CHBOOKS.COM
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Our picks for today are books that make Toronto look actually kind of nice for those new to the city. Perfect reads for those on your list who are new to Toronto, or for those Torontonians you know who love the city (...or maybe WANT to love the city): chbooks.com/Collections/...
December 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Our picks for today are books that make Toronto look actually kind of nice for those new to the city. Perfect reads for those on your list who are new to Toronto, or for those Torontonians you know who love the city (...or maybe WANT to love the city): chbooks.com/Collections/...
Wow. Huge news for the Bruce Trail & Beaver Valley. There were fears the old ski resort was to become a sprawl housing development.
BTC purchases former Talisman Mountain Resort lands | Bruce Trail Conservancy
The Bruce Trail Conservancy (BTC) is excited to announce the purchase of the former Talisman Mountain Resort lands in the Beaver Valley. This landmark
brucetrail.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Wow. Huge news for the Bruce Trail & Beaver Valley. There were fears the old ski resort was to become a sprawl housing development.
Liberal MPs and MPPS who become mayors are such a curious bunch of stuff like this and a general middlingness.
(I originally said cabinet ministers but Fillmore wasn't, just prominent as an MP).
(I originally said cabinet ministers but Fillmore wasn't, just prominent as an MP).
In apparent violation of public meeting rules, Mayor Andy Fillmore hosted secret meeting with councillors and Construction Association of Nova Scotia to talk regional plan
Story by me
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
Story by me
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
In apparent violation of public meeting rules, Mayor Andy Fillmore hosted secret meeting with councillors and Construction Association of Nova Scotia to talk regional plan - Halifax Examiner
Coun. Sam Austin expressed concerns with that meeting, saying while he thought the intentions were "good," he asked if the invitation was the "epitome of a backroom meeting?"
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
December 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Liberal MPs and MPPS who become mayors are such a curious bunch of stuff like this and a general middlingness.
(I originally said cabinet ministers but Fillmore wasn't, just prominent as an MP).
(I originally said cabinet ministers but Fillmore wasn't, just prominent as an MP).