Adam Elliott Segal
@adamellsegal.bsky.social
Writer/Editor. TOStar Short Story winner. Author @Firefly Books, formerly Humber Writers, Sportsnet Mag, features in Maisonneuve, Globe, ScoreGolf. New podcast on Canadaland.
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This is a great conversation about journalism, AI, bad actors and the murky future that lies ahead for media, journalists and editors.
I spoke to @thewalrus.ca EIC Carmine Starnino about Victoria Goldiee, fake reporters, and what the hell journalists are supposed to do in this AI slop era. thewalrus.ca/the-phantom-...
The Phantom Writer Who Fooled the Internet | The Walrus
The bot-assisted fake journalism of “Victoria Goldiee” and why editors should be very worried
thewalrus.ca
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This is a great conversation about journalism, AI, bad actors and the murky future that lies ahead for media, journalists and editors.
One of the constant narratives of living in Toronto is you will say goodbye to cultural institutions that meant the most. Towers replace them, always and forever. The long list of inimitable, singular places razed to the ground grows. Pour one out for the Imperial.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/aft...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/aft...
After more than 80 years, Imperial Pub will serve its last pint tonight. What does its closure mean for Toronto’s dive bars?
Long a hub for spontaneous gatherings and lively nights, the pub’s closure underscores the challenges facing Toronto’s remaining dive bars.
www.thestar.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
One of the constant narratives of living in Toronto is you will say goodbye to cultural institutions that meant the most. Towers replace them, always and forever. The long list of inimitable, singular places razed to the ground grows. Pour one out for the Imperial.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/aft...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/aft...
There will be a coffee shortage in Toronto today. #worldseries
October 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
There will be a coffee shortage in Toronto today. #worldseries
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Animals at zoos across the United States got into the Halloween spirit this month. 🎃
Video via Oregon Zoo via Storyful and AP, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium via Storyful and the John Ball Zoo via AP
Video via Oregon Zoo via Storyful and AP, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium via Storyful and the John Ball Zoo via AP
October 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Animals at zoos across the United States got into the Halloween spirit this month. 🎃
Video via Oregon Zoo via Storyful and AP, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium via Storyful and the John Ball Zoo via AP
Video via Oregon Zoo via Storyful and AP, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium via Storyful and the John Ball Zoo via AP
Reposted by Adam Elliott Segal
YOU READY SHOHEI??????????????
October 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
YOU READY SHOHEI??????????????
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is heading to his first World Series.
October 21, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is heading to his first World Series.
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The Vladdy-David Ortiz interaction on Fox in front of Jeter & A-Rod is the stuff of legends.
October 9, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The Vladdy-David Ortiz interaction on Fox in front of Jeter & A-Rod is the stuff of legends.
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Watch our new #HeritageMinute on Anne Innis Dagg, a pioneering researcher who studied giraffes in the wild! buff.ly/RD5HblW
NEW Heritage Minute: Anne Innis Dagg
Enjoy these Heritage Minutes brought to you by Historica Canada! While free to view and share, these productions remain under copyright. Re-uploads or modified versions are strictly prohibited…
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October 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Watch our new #HeritageMinute on Anne Innis Dagg, a pioneering researcher who studied giraffes in the wild! buff.ly/RD5HblW
Losing mainstream satirists like Stewart and Letterman was the beginning of the end.
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
September 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Losing mainstream satirists like Stewart and Letterman was the beginning of the end.
September 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Billionaire by Kathleen Edwards on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 10 Songs
music.apple.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Release the legal bill for this.
#Breaking: Premier Doug Ford‘s government is appealing a Superior Court decision from last month that found its plan to remove several Toronto bike lanes was unconstitutional.
Doug Ford government appeals bike lane ruling
A decision by a Superior Court justice last month had found the Ford government’s attempt to remove bike lanes on Bloor, University and Yonge streets violated the Charter by infringing on cyclists’ ri...
www.thestar.com
August 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Release the legal bill for this.
Apropos of nothing, subTerrain did an amazing revamp of their website and uploaded stories from the magazine's back issues, including my NMA-nominated short, "The Dahlia."
subterrain.squarespace.com/samples-to-r...
#authors #writingcommunity #writing #canlit
subterrain.squarespace.com/samples-to-r...
#authors #writingcommunity #writing #canlit
The Dahlia — subTerrain Magazine
Fiction by Adam Elliot Segal
subterrain.squarespace.com
August 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Apropos of nothing, subTerrain did an amazing revamp of their website and uploaded stories from the magazine's back issues, including my NMA-nominated short, "The Dahlia."
subterrain.squarespace.com/samples-to-r...
#authors #writingcommunity #writing #canlit
subterrain.squarespace.com/samples-to-r...
#authors #writingcommunity #writing #canlit
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Really cannot overstate the extent to which the court was impatient with the total lack of evidence presented by the government.
July 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Really cannot overstate the extent to which the court was impatient with the total lack of evidence presented by the government.
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EXCELLENT!!
"The judge ruled Wednesday that Cycle Toronto and others "have established that removal of the target bike lanes will put people at increased risk of harm and death, which engages the right to life and security of the person."
#OnPoli #ToPoli
"The judge ruled Wednesday that Cycle Toronto and others "have established that removal of the target bike lanes will put people at increased risk of harm and death, which engages the right to life and security of the person."
#OnPoli #ToPoli
Ontario court strikes down Ford government's plan to remove Toronto bike lanes | CBC News
An Ontario court has deemed the province's plan to remove three major Toronto bike lanes unconstitutional.
www.cbc.ca
July 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Baby needed some good news today
Court rejects Ford government’s appeal of injunction blocking bike lane removal
A panel of Divisional Court judges have rejected the Ford government’s motion to appeal an injunction preventing the removal of Toronto bike lanes
www.thestar.com
July 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Baby needed some good news today
Now that’s some shade.
July 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Now that’s some shade.
Incredible story about the Argentine abuelas who pioneered genetic genealogy. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/o...
Opinion | The Human Cost of Javier Milei’s Assault on Science and History
www.nytimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Incredible story about the Argentine abuelas who pioneered genetic genealogy. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/o...
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If you know, you know.
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day to all who observe.
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day to all who observe.
July 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
If you know, you know.
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day to all who observe.
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day to all who observe.
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This parking example is illustrative of the degree of magical thinking required to make the business case for this ridiculous spa.
I recall from reporting on the proposal assumed ~6m visitors per year. The Eiffel tower gets ~6m per year. Totally, utterly bonkers. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/....
I recall from reporting on the proposal assumed ~6m visitors per year. The Eiffel tower gets ~6m per year. Totally, utterly bonkers. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/....
June 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This parking example is illustrative of the degree of magical thinking required to make the business case for this ridiculous spa.
I recall from reporting on the proposal assumed ~6m visitors per year. The Eiffel tower gets ~6m per year. Totally, utterly bonkers. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/....
I recall from reporting on the proposal assumed ~6m visitors per year. The Eiffel tower gets ~6m per year. Totally, utterly bonkers. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/....
Deeply important piece by Aviva Coopersmith (herself the victim of fertility fraud) on adoption, sperm donation, the law and basic human rights for the donor-conceived. Thanks for posting @picardonhealth.bsky.social.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
June 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Deeply important piece by Aviva Coopersmith (herself the victim of fertility fraud) on adoption, sperm donation, the law and basic human rights for the donor-conceived. Thanks for posting @picardonhealth.bsky.social.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
music.apple.com/ca/album/tot...
It’s Ken Yates’ album drop today. It’s brilliant.
Listen.
#totalcinema
It’s Ken Yates’ album drop today. It’s brilliant.
Listen.
#totalcinema
Total Cinema by Ken Yates on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 11 Songs
music.apple.com
June 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM
music.apple.com/ca/album/tot...
It’s Ken Yates’ album drop today. It’s brilliant.
Listen.
#totalcinema
It’s Ken Yates’ album drop today. It’s brilliant.
Listen.
#totalcinema