A moving story, told well by @benwaldman.bsky.social. Tough to read about the ordeal Jacob went through. I enjoy his music and I’m looking forward to his new album and his Folk Fest performances.

“A Snapchat strategy document referred to classroom phone use as ‘under the desk’ time.”

“And just in case I don’t see ya—good afternoon, good evening, and good night.”

An unforgettable piece.

Well, this was prescient!

Dang. RIP Half Pints 🙁 Stir Stick Stout and Lil Scrapper got me into craft beer.

Quite the birding anecdote in the New Yorker’s interview with a passenger on the hantavirus cruise.

Nice to see Jill Lepore win a Pulitzer. Here’s my favourite New Yorker piece from her, from 2019.

Great piece by @jennpelly.bsky.social (and finally, some justice Highway Companion, which lived in my first car’s CD player). All three advance singles from Little Wide Open point to it being the album Morby was born to make. Very excited for this one.

For today’s Winnipeg Free Press Books section, I reviewed #LondonFalling, the new one from @praddenkeefe.bsky.social. I wrote 600 words but I really only needed five: He’s done it again, folks!

Great thread here by The New Yorker’s Michael Schulman 👇

Hun, come quick, the New York Times is writing about pluma moos

I’m a huge fan of Cass McCombs, one of the best Folk Fest sets I’ve ever seen. I recently made an Apple Music playlist of all my fav Cass cuts: music.apple.com/ca/playlist/...

Good piece that illuminates a few things.

Fantastic interview.

Fantastic match between Sinner and Fonseca just now. Two nervy sets. Great tennis.

Only now noticing Hannah Cohen’s name in the 2026 @winnipegfolkfest.bsky.social lineup. She put out a great record last year called Earthstar Mountain. Light, airy chamber folk. Think Andy Shauf via Laurel Canyon.

Fun story about Stu Reid, who is at every concert I attend, and always with better seats.

If anyone needs me I will be listening to this on repeat.

Great column. I don’t like right-on-red as a driver, or as a pedestrian.

“I’m glad Will Lewis has been fired. I wish it had happened before he fired all my friends.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...

First great album of the year has dropped. Long live indie rock ✌️ @ratboysband.bsky.social

Great performance on Kimmel last night by Whitney feat. Madison Cunningham.

Thinking about this thread a lot today.

I am sure all of these clever names were the result of genuine wit and not generative AI…

Cheers, Stan! 🍻 A well-earned few small beers.

Is anyone else thinking about the Jesse Armstrong movie MOUNTAINHEAD a lot these days

*Excellent* column, please read ⤵️

Current #Winnipeg weather report: Late afternoon, another day is nearly done A darker grey is breaking through a lighter one

My review of Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales’s new book, The Seven Rules of Trust, is in today’s @winnipegfreepress.com

Great column. “The question is easy to answer because you can pick almost any moment as the precursor for any other; the links you choose depend on the story you want to tell.”

My favourite 10 albums released in 2025. In 2026, remember to stream responsibly, buy albums and merch, go to concerts, reject slop, and thank a musician.

The NYT faces quiz is always fun. Scored 43/52 with 3 hints. Really need to brush up on non-tennis sports figures 😂

Merry Listmas! Contributed a blurb to this ⬇️

A very funny new one by Zach Helfand, who wrote the viral piece on fact-checking a few weeks back.

Yikes! Cautionary tale for anyone using transcription software. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

One of the best longform pieces I’ve ever read. A masterclass in structure and restraint. Nick Paumgarten, from 2008.

Good story here from my former newsroom. "After more than a year on the job, no reports or records of any kind exist from the provincially-appointed advisor to the Hanover School Board, according to a FIPPA request made by The Carillon. Experts say the lack of documentation is 'bizarre.'"

Enjoyed this interview with Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales. Sane, cogent responses.

For today’s @winnipegfreepress.com Books section, I reviewed the new book by @chrisdeville.bsky.social, “Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion.”

Watched the John Candy doc and I was a puddle two minutes in, when Akroyd starts reading that beautiful eulogy.

Happy #Sincaraz Final Eve! 🎾 I reviewed Changeover, the great new book by @girinathan.bsky.social, in today’s @winnipegfreepress.com Books section. Have a read ⤵️

Holy smokes—this is huge! The holy grail of the Bruce vault.

This was a riotously fun piece. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Galling to watch institutions of fact and culture—universities, publications, museums, etc.—gasp for survival, then read of capital rushing to startups seeking to implant computers in the brain. I wonder how many people feel that their main obstacle in life has been insufficient brain compute.

Great piece by Richard Brody.

Ozzy’s obit is a wild ride. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/a...

Great piece on how we use social media these days: “scrolling but not posting.”

JOB ALERT: Our sister paper, The Carillon, is hiring a full-time reporter.

Google and Meta search both report that Cape Breton Island has its own time zone 12 minutes ahead of mainland Nova Scotia time because they are both drawing that information from a Beaverton article I wrote in 2024