Now that Colbert has ended, can we bring @hasanminhaj.com back?

The Mandalorian and Grogu was great television. Is it the future of Star Wars? I don’t know — stop asking dumb questions. The latest entry in the franchise does what it does best: repurposes obscure 80s toys and Clone Wars characters and places them in a new narrative. #filmsky #starwars

Disinformation is deadly.

🥁🥁🥁 We’re hiring! The Narwhal is looking for a senior B.C. reporter and a senior national reporter to pursue ambitious journalism about the natural world in B.C. and Canada. More details threaded 🧶: thenarwhal.ca/work-with-us/

Ok, Earth has officially become Ferenginar.

A little creation I whipped up for my D&D players. This colossal gibbering mouther opens up to reveal three playable levels. It was a beast to make! Primarily foam and papier-mâché. #DnD5e #DungeonsandDragons #TTRPG

CBC let me ask ex-scientologists what they think of the speedrun trend www.cbc.ca/news/world/s...

Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only: Andor The Expanse Last Week Tonight Patriot Act Star Trek: Deep Space Nine The Wire Monty Python’s Flying Circus Key & Peele Battlestar Galactica Shōgun Midnight Mass The Kids in the Hall Succession Breaking Bad The Sopranos

Happy birthday to the universe! 17th-century German astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler dated creation to April 27, 4977 BC, by reverse-engineering biblical chronology, historical dates and planetary math. Wrong birthday, but impressive spreadsheet energy. #HistSci

My talented friend is available for commissions. #TTRPG #DungeonsandDragons #DnD5e #Art www.fiverr.com/auzins/draw-...

This is why women choose the Bear.

Tom Waits just released his first original song in 15 years, in collaboration with Massive Attack.

Super excited to share this fun story I pitched this story over 2 months ago to four other outlets before NPR accepted it. Such fascinating interviews! I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed reporting it! www.npr.org/2026/04/12/n...

The New Democratic Party has elected a new leader — activist and filmmaker Avi Lewis. With his wife, journalist Naomi Klein, Lewis directed the documentaries The Take and This Changes Everything. This was the third time he ran for office in the NDP. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

You had me at "second breakfast."

Meanwhile, the U.S. federal minimum wage remains at $7.25 (roughly $10 CDN). It hasn’t changed in 15 years.

This stat seems pretty bad and really stark compared to other places www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die was excellent — a mad romp through the Matrix that weaves together the best elements of Black Mirror into a time-traveling gonzo escapade. I suspect it will become a cult favorite for years to come.

Ep. 117 - Harmful Exchange. My latest D&D terrain creation for @blackwaterdnd.bsky.social The party confronts the evil wizard Eliban, his arcane obelisks, and a legion of ghouls in the city of Yorin. Watch it in action here: youtu.be/pWV6P0TDGwM?... #BlackwaterDnD #DnD5e #DungeonsandDragons #TTRPG

Finally finished #StarfleetAcademy last night. Episode 10 was my favorite. I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say @tignotaro.bsky.social’s character takes a spin as captain. I would pay good money to see a spin-off series with Jett Reno leading her own starship. She’s my top captain now (sorry Picard).

In his house at R’lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming — until oil prices spike.

Important article. should be gift link. www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...

Many Hollywood projects responding to Trump’s first term were “direct, if unsubtle, approaches” to the moment—but now, films and TV shows are exploring in different ways what being alive feels like during a tumultuous period, Jake Pitre argues:

Where is Iran? Each dot represents an American's guess. pro.morningconsult.com/articles/can... 🌐

Looks like the Ellisons will pick up another news agency.

For decades, biology treated males as the default — shaping what scientists studied and what they overlooked. Evolutionary biologist Malin Ah-King asks: if who does science affects what we see, what blind spots remain? 🔗www.prosocial.world/posts/why-does-diversity-matter-in-science

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen as big of a disconnect between the scale of a crisis and the scale of media coverage in my life. ... The scale of the suffering in Sudan is so high and because the [media] coverage is abominably low.” niemanreports.org/sudan-civil-...

“How were we supposed to know that this clown car in Washington was going to basically use the same book that we used? So I don’t think it’s prescience so much as the sad familiarity of fascism.”

My latest miniature terrain creation for @blackwaterdnd.bsky.social Our heroes travelled into the sinister Castle Voraz to rescue a lich and escape the Famished Lands. Watch it in action here: youtu.be/xXSmILAyyhc?... #BlackwaterDnD #miniatures #terrain #dungeonsanddragons #wargaming #DnD5e #TTRPG

Happy Darwin Day!

Archaeologist Francisco Estrada-Belli estimates the population of the classic-era Maya lowlands to have been 16 million people — higher than on the Italian peninsula during the peak of the Roman Empire.

It's the Black #TTRPG Talent starter pack by @ssambrose.bsky.social! Check it out!

Yup. This is also why I get annoyed when people start suggesting "golden age" science fiction titles to people who are new the genre and are asking for suggestions. You want to turn a modern 15-year-old off science fiction forever, recommend stories that were old when her grandparents were her age.

Well now, this is exciting news. But who will they get to play Astarion? @neilnewbon.bsky.social would be perfect for the role. 😉

February is Saskatchewan Indigenous Storytelling Month. In Indigenous culture stories are told in many different ways and our video journalist Rachel May talks with storytellers about how these stories can continue to be preserved for future generations.

A couple CBC News job openings for full time, permanent staff reporters are up for our new Richmond, B.C., bureau: cbcrc.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/CBC_Radio-Ca... If you or someone you know might be a into something like that, take a look!

This makes me happy.

Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had: 1. Janitor 2. Exterminator 3. Stage Manager 4. 7-11 Cashier 5. University Professor

News essay out @tvolmag.bsky.social co-authored with @alyssemolds.bsky.social and Kirsty Graham, revisiting the impact of Donna Haraway's 'Primate Visions' on primatology, and applying lessons from feminist primatology toward queer and decolonial primatology 🧪🏺 www.prosocial.world/posts/harawa...

New job! I’m thrilled to be starting as a Senior Writer and Editor at CBC News. Today’s my first day in the Vancouver office.

This is not surprising. Nearly everyone I met while I was there had a VPN and downloaded pirated material. Most Russians openly mocked attempts at government censorship.

JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Essential reporting here from @startribune.com journalists who are posting live updates from the scene of the shooting. Law enforcement are trying to subdue protesters with tear gas (no paywall!) www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

“I think we should be standing firm especially with institutions like Comic-Con which are quite literally built off the backs of artists and the creative community,” said comic and concept artist @teastainss.bsky.social

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says the so-called rules-based international order has always been a myth and has now collapsed entirely. He argues it’s time to stop pretending otherwise and start building something new. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoDQ...

“If we really want to raise Darwin’s consciousness we need to expand evolutionary perspectives to include the Darwinian selection pressures on mothers and on infants.” Sarah Blaffer Hrdy in an interview with me for @tvolmag.bsky.social as part of our series on Sex, Gender Diversity, and Evolution.

"The challenge is not to stay in business; it is to stay in journalism.” Me, last year. www.cjr.org/feature/thir...

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is a lot of fun. These two are thoroughly enjoying themselves chewing up the scenery.

You meet in a convention centre, and a hooded figure in the corner beckons you come closer. They pull out set of dice, a map, and a couple of minis - what do you do? (You buy a TCTC 2026 ticket, that's what!)