Steve Burgess
@steveburgess53.bsky.social
Vancouver author of Reservations: The Pleasures & Perils of Travel. Don't tell Poilievre I'm here.
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A question I have struggled with is how do we approach great works made by morally failed creators? Mrs. Theophilus, my A level English teacher, said we must not think or learn too much about a writer - we must just appreciate their work. Adam Gopnik seems to share her view.
Should We Separate the Art from the Artist? My discussion with the New Yorker's Adam Gopnik, via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
Should We Separate the Art from the Artist? | The Tyee
American essayist Adam Gopnik thinks we’re better off without ‘trying to fence off our imaginations.’
thetyee.ca
December 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
A question I have struggled with is how do we approach great works made by morally failed creators? Mrs. Theophilus, my A level English teacher, said we must not think or learn too much about a writer - we must just appreciate their work. Adam Gopnik seems to share her view.
On or off the pitch, there is no justice. #Whitecaps
December 6, 2025 at 9:43 PM
On or off the pitch, there is no justice. #Whitecaps
Two posts should equal 1/2 a goal. #Whitecaps
December 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Two posts should equal 1/2 a goal. #Whitecaps
The #MLSChampionship in Miami will follow the presentation of the Mar-a-Lago Trophy for Interior Design. #Whitecaps
December 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The #MLSChampionship in Miami will follow the presentation of the Mar-a-Lago Trophy for Interior Design. #Whitecaps
#ArtAdventCalendar Dancers at Erawan Shrine, Bangkok, April 2025
December 6, 2025 at 6:19 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar Dancers at Erawan Shrine, Bangkok, April 2025
The Joker would say, "Dial it back a little, man. Think of your pores."
December 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The Joker would say, "Dial it back a little, man. Think of your pores."
Should We Separate the Art from the Artist? My discussion with the New Yorker's Adam Gopnik, via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
Should We Separate the Art from the Artist? | The Tyee
American essayist Adam Gopnik thinks we’re better off without ‘trying to fence off our imaginations.’
thetyee.ca
December 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Should We Separate the Art from the Artist? My discussion with the New Yorker's Adam Gopnik, via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
#ArtAdventCalendar Jikoji Temple, Onomichi, Japan, April 2025
December 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar Jikoji Temple, Onomichi, Japan, April 2025
The Magazine and I had shared something ineffable, something shining. Yet we knew it was ephemeral, evanescent. The Magazine and I could never be one...
Breaking: Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi agreed to part ways after new revelations and allegations about an affair with RFK Jr. and her behavior while reporting on him.
Exclusive | Vanity Fair to Part Ways With Journalist Olivia Nuzzi
Nuzzi’s contract with Vanity Fair expires at year-end, following new allegations and revelations about her conduct while she reported on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
on.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The Magazine and I had shared something ineffable, something shining. Yet we knew it was ephemeral, evanescent. The Magazine and I could never be one...
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Another timely call out of this serial tormentor that landlords over many renters in our city. Plan A is quite literally one of the worst, and keeps successfully gaming the system. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
A Vancouver Landlord Keeps Being Allowed to Evict Tenants. Why? | The Tyee
Residents want to know why BC’s Residential Tenancy Branch keeps siding with Plan A.
thetyee.ca
December 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Another timely call out of this serial tormentor that landlords over many renters in our city. Plan A is quite literally one of the worst, and keeps successfully gaming the system. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Flattering an Incredibly Fragile Asshole Peace Prize
December 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Flattering an Incredibly Fragile Asshole Peace Prize
When I was four, I wanted to go fishing with the big kids. So they made me a fishing rod with a clothespin instead of a fishhook and told me I was fishing too. Same energy.
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
When I was four, I wanted to go fishing with the big kids. So they made me a fishing rod with a clothespin instead of a fishhook and told me I was fishing too. Same energy.
Gehry's casket is going to be wild. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Gehry's casket is going to be wild. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
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Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.
What a confession.
Also, the World Cup will be awarded to the team with the most fouls.
"This is truly one of the great honors of my life ... we've saved millions and millions of lives" -- Trump
December 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Also, the World Cup will be awarded to the team with the most fouls.
Earlier today I made a post suggesting, facetiously, that Trump would pardon the pipe bomb guy. I apologize once again for trying to tell jokes that turn out to be news reports.
December 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Earlier today I made a post suggesting, facetiously, that Trump would pardon the pipe bomb guy. I apologize once again for trying to tell jokes that turn out to be news reports.
#ArtAdventCalendar Dumpling shop, Nathan Road, Hong Kong, March 2025
December 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar Dumpling shop, Nathan Road, Hong Kong, March 2025
Hazel Mae's mom FTW www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/...
Q and A: Sportsnet's Hazel Mae on award win, Blue Jays, selfies and more
After capturing the Jack Graney Award from the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum, Hazel Mae sat down with Kristina Rutherford to discuss the Blue Jays' World Series run, her love for the Kansas ...
www.sportsnet.ca
December 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Hazel Mae's mom FTW www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/...