Val A
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
Very stoked!
Canadian indie rock royalty Metric, Broken Social Scene, and Stars are all going on tour together this summer.
February 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Very stoked!
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From the creator of Heated Rivalry
Can't believe this Letterkenny clip of a bunch of far right shitheels getting stomped isn't around more youtu.be/JObnr5e0TIg?...
Letterkenny - Natives and Hicks vs The Hard Right
YouTube video by ColdDayInHell
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 9:12 PM
From the creator of Heated Rivalry
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Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. [gourmetmagazine.net]
Gourmet Magazine
Gourmet is a worker-owned publication about food and the people who make and consume it.
gourmetmagazine.net
January 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. [gourmetmagazine.net]
So unbelievably sad!
December 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
So unbelievably sad!
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A full archive of The Hairpin (iykyk). [thehairpinarchives.com]
The Hairpin
Ladies first
thehairpinarchives.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A full archive of The Hairpin (iykyk). [thehairpinarchives.com]
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Happy last day of Hanukkah. Passed by here this morning. Some good Toronto history to dip into. ontariojewisharchives.org/Explore/Them...
December 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Happy last day of Hanukkah. Passed by here this morning. Some good Toronto history to dip into. ontariojewisharchives.org/Explore/Them...
Send a letter to MPPs telling them that watering down protections for Lake Simcoe is a bad idea! share.nwmd.social/s/vB9Znfln
Lake Simcoe needs a local focus
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December 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Send a letter to MPPs telling them that watering down protections for Lake Simcoe is a bad idea! share.nwmd.social/s/vB9Znfln
I am biased because this is my brother's band, but if you're looking for some festive tunes, I highly recommend Astro Surf's Nutcracker Suite. Tchaikovsky, surf rock style! astrosurfrock.bandcamp.com/album/astros...
Astrosurf Presents...The Nutcracker Suite, by Astrosurf
9 track album
astrosurfrock.bandcamp.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I am biased because this is my brother's band, but if you're looking for some festive tunes, I highly recommend Astro Surf's Nutcracker Suite. Tchaikovsky, surf rock style! astrosurfrock.bandcamp.com/album/astros...
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So they worked so much harder, and consumed so much more energy, to produce an AI piece of shit that was so shitty they had to delete it and also delete the evidence of how hard they hard to work to make that massive piece of shit
This is a since-deleted LinkedIn post from the marketing agency that created the since-deleted AI-generated McDonalds Christmas ad, and all I can think of is how the energy consumption must've been about on par with a small suburb or heavy industrial load to produce 30 seconds of slop everyone hated
December 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
So they worked so much harder, and consumed so much more energy, to produce an AI piece of shit that was so shitty they had to delete it and also delete the evidence of how hard they hard to work to make that massive piece of shit
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Personal (choice) is political
November 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Personal (choice) is political
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Let’s talk about the size of trucks & SUVs in the city. My column on the virtue & status signalling of vehicle bloat.
Shawn Micallef: This truck ad shows why Toronto needs smaller vehicles — if only the carmakers wanted to sell them
A car comically overloaded with plywood? It’s a good ad for a pickup — but also a sign of the incredible amount of money, weight and energy being wasted on
www.thestar.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Let’s talk about the size of trucks & SUVs in the city. My column on the virtue & status signalling of vehicle bloat.
Once again plugging @showuptoronto.ca, which is not only a listing of ways to get involved but also a weekly beacon of light for your inbox. Politics in this city feel heavy atm (largely due to the province), and I so appreciate the hope this round-up offers. showuptoronto.ca
Show Up Toronto
Show Up Toronto brings together community organizing, mutual aid, and advocacy events from around the city. Get weekly updates or subscribe to the calendar feed!
showuptoronto.ca
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Once again plugging @showuptoronto.ca, which is not only a listing of ways to get involved but also a weekly beacon of light for your inbox. Politics in this city feel heavy atm (largely due to the province), and I so appreciate the hope this round-up offers. showuptoronto.ca
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I walked along a few kms of College St this morning before 9am. Day care drop then carried on. Watched the people push and cycle their kids around, some dad on a cargo bike waved & said hi to some tweens walking in front of me. All very Sesame Street.
And this gov't has contempt for it all.
And this gov't has contempt for it all.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I walked along a few kms of College St this morning before 9am. Day care drop then carried on. Watched the people push and cycle their kids around, some dad on a cargo bike waved & said hi to some tweens walking in front of me. All very Sesame Street.
And this gov't has contempt for it all.
And this gov't has contempt for it all.
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Clean up your mess and pay your bills you greedy deadbeats.
🚨 New polling shows that a supermajority of Albertans want oil & gas companies held accountable for the costs of cleanup, unpaid municipal taxes, and unpaid compensation to landowners. Make polluters pay!!! 🚨 www.cleanupyourmess.ca/polling-pres... #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli #CleanUpYourMess
New Poll: Supermajority of Albertans want oil and gas companies to cover costs of well cleanup, unpaid municipal taxes and landowner rents
92% support oil and gas companies being responsible for the final clean-up of wells. 87% support the government requiring industry to cover unpaid property taxes to municipalities. 84% support the gov...
www.cleanupyourmess.ca
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Clean up your mess and pay your bills you greedy deadbeats.
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Elected officials shouldn’t have the power to vote against traffic signals or lower speed limits. I don’t think this because I don’t believe in democracy; I think this because I believe in evidence-based placemaking & city-building. Safer streets shouldn’t be situational or left up to a vote.
November 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Elected officials shouldn’t have the power to vote against traffic signals or lower speed limits. I don’t think this because I don’t believe in democracy; I think this because I believe in evidence-based placemaking & city-building. Safer streets shouldn’t be situational or left up to a vote.
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I love Toronto but the fact that permitting convenience stores in residential neighbourhoods is an actual debate reminds me of how incredibly conservative the city is. Like, are people okay?
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I love Toronto but the fact that permitting convenience stores in residential neighbourhoods is an actual debate reminds me of how incredibly conservative the city is. Like, are people okay?
Tenant rights are at risk on Ontario - Bill 60 will result in an increase in evictions. People will lose their homes as a result of this bill. Help us support the cause. share.nwmd.social/s/3c0qxrqH
FRPO: Hands off our rights!
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November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Tenant rights are at risk on Ontario - Bill 60 will result in an increase in evictions. People will lose their homes as a result of this bill. Help us support the cause. share.nwmd.social/s/3c0qxrqH
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A broken-bat double-play grounder by Alejandro Kirk ends the game.
#Bluejays fall 5-4 in 11, but what a show they put on. It hurts now, for sure. They had the game a few times, but this World Series is going to go down as one of the greatest ever.
#Bluejays fall 5-4 in 11, but what a show they put on. It hurts now, for sure. They had the game a few times, but this World Series is going to go down as one of the greatest ever.
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
A broken-bat double-play grounder by Alejandro Kirk ends the game.
#Bluejays fall 5-4 in 11, but what a show they put on. It hurts now, for sure. They had the game a few times, but this World Series is going to go down as one of the greatest ever.
#Bluejays fall 5-4 in 11, but what a show they put on. It hurts now, for sure. They had the game a few times, but this World Series is going to go down as one of the greatest ever.
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And get the rules changed in your favour
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
And get the rules changed in your favour
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“We’ve got the power of friendship” - Ernie Clement
November 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
“We’ve got the power of friendship” - Ernie Clement
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