CBC has a story up now:

Took in Nan Goldin's Vancouver Art Gallery artist talk earlier this week with my colleague Kate Taylor, who wrote up the largely collegial conversation here... there was only a hint of the turmoil that she and her work Stendhal Syndrome prompted at the AGO

For reasons I do not understand, someone drove DailyHive’s Ontario-plated blogTO car to Vancouver

Just saw a guy longboarding holding four packs of smokes in one hand….. it’s nice to be back in Vancouver

For the weekend crowd, here's today's Globe Arts cover story on Cadence Weapon:

After a year of up-close, behind-the-scenes reporting, here’s my deep dive into IT’S A GOOD LIFE IF YOU DON’T WEAKEN, the gorgeous new Canadian musical featuring songs by @thetragicallyhip.bsky.social. For @theglobeandmail.com: www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/stag...

my 'gave the hard sell on justin timberlake's justified on the ride in to a 2000s fugazi concert' perspective on the -ism wars in music crit is that it's conspicuous how rock vs pop heats up under a republican president.

a song with one uncleared sample can be a legal nightmare for an artist. a song made with AI models trained on millions of unlicensed songs? increasingly acceptable. my latest for maisonneuve on generative AI music, ownership + who actually benefits. maisonneuve.org/article/2026...

I went thrifting with @cadenceweapon.bsky.social, who's become one of Canadian culture's chief curators of sound & style. We talked about his new album Forager—languid, funny, a tribute to hip-hop paragons—& his new book, about finding meaning in the algorithm www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...

Today we’re publishing an important investigative story by Emily Enns. This story maps the connections between a group of mostly retired academics and think tanks to sow doubt about the historical truths of residential schools in Canada. thetyee.ca/News/2026/05...

it took me too long to realize that this was "horseshit" censored and not new slang i didn't know about yet where "horses" meant bad

I am a huge fan of this band for lots of reasons & their commitment to financial transparency is one of them--> loscampesinos.substack.com/p/los-camp-p...

Outlier on the Prairies: Why are drug poisoning deaths rising in Edmonton, even as they fall across the province and the country? @theglobeandmail.com #ableg

Superb choice as Canada's next Governor-General - Louise Arbour is an extremely principled person. I met her 20 years ago in the Gaza Strip, of all places... www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/p...

OUT TODAY: The updated version of 'The Franchise: Toronto Blue Jays', now including a new chapter on the 2025 World Series run. Amazon: www.amazon.ca/Franchise-To... Indigo (click 'see all formats', click the one with the red sticker): www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-fr...

Ashley MacIsaac has officially sued Google for defamation after its AI summary incorrectly called him a sex offender toronto.citynews.ca/2026/05/04/c...

This International Workers’ Day, we're putting media back in workers’ hands. De Facto Journalism Co-op is a new non-profit of 6 worker-owners producing in-depth journalism focused on justice issues and systems of power. To get our first investigations next week, subscribe here: defactomedia.ca

Have started picking through this book and it's pretty horrifying. A question, though: I am fairly sure no Canadian university has ever apologized for its involvement in race science - but has there ever been a demand for such apologies? if not, why not?

I missed it initially, but I guess Suno acquired Songkick when they partnered with WMG. Now they have access to artist touring data and behavioural data from fans. They’ll be adding a paid tier and are planning to use AI to “deepen the artist-fan connection.” Who asked for this? No one.

(20th anniversary of the current lineup including "the Elk" on bass) (it's v good)

Loved talking about THE ASSET CLASS (and why Garfield the Cat was really to blame for leveraged buyouts) with the folk at @trashfuture.bsky.social - you can listen to the episode here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Elaine Dewar learned last summer that she had just weeks to live. She wound up finishing her final investigative book on her deathbed. Here's the story of her final work and its shocking conclusion: of a Nazi connection to unethical studies on Inuit groups www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...

Halifax venue cancels Sun Kil Moon show after backlash

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Blue Jay Davis Schneider’s brother died of an opioid overdose. Now, he’s rallying to save others. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/sports/davis... by Nicole Ireland

This Bookforum essay is framed around what has to be the sole historical instance of my having come upon an important cultural artifact before the author did www.bookforum.com/print/3204/t...

35 years ago today DINOSAURS premiered as a new addition to ABC’s TGIF lineup.

Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman harmonizing on MJ’s version of This Is Lorelei’s Dancing in the Club…….what a time to be alive

Make sure to support your local independent bookstores tomorrow (and every day).

David Ellison's mission, should Hollywood choose to accept it: Remake Paramount, before the film industry self-destructs. My deep dive from #CinemaCon on the M&A madness gripping the movie biz, and the drama's political undercurrents, for @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Desperate to see what else is in Josh's old-timey ass reporter's kit in addition to his tape measure.

This is also proof that there is no dress code at the Globe and Mail.

See, this is why we need to return to PRESS badges stuck in fedoras.

I've been saying

Thank you CBC for including "This visitor" in your slideshow for your Drake ice story. It's definitely not a reporter for a competing outlet taking measurements. Probably just a regular guy doing a normal thing

from the annals of getting high on your own supply (gift link) www.theverge.com/tldr/915176/...

"He learned that you can't perform music outside on an Alaskan cruise because so much of the coastline is a nature preserve, and the noise would disturb the animals. 'I'm all for that,' he concedes, 'and not pissing off wolves with your dumb rock music.'" stereogum.com/2493841/we-a...

It’s inaccurate to say Mario is brave and Luigi is cowardly Luigi is afraid of death, so he runs away from danger. Mario is afraid of living, so he runs towards death. Both brothers are cowards in their own way

The Testaments off to a strong start

The jury has spoken www.theverge.com/policy/91268...

It sure seems like we haven't learned a god damn thing about how to see past the nonsense and talk intelligently about meme stocks.

Ten years ago I published the most intensive non-book story of my life: 6,500 words (+ a full weekend print section) investigating the quiet unravelling of Stan Rogers's legacy in Nova Scotia—and what happens when economic downturns clash with cultural history www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/f...

I am at the Laraaji show. He performed four fake-out encores — and at the end of the last one, someone dropped their phone, then everyone burst out laughing, then Laraaji said “the sound tapestry is completed,” and then he got a standing ovation. Then he came back for a fifth encore

One last point: When governments talk about "age verification," they also mean "identity verification" So even if you're 55 years old, you will be virtually carded and all your social media activity will be linked to your identity. That means no online anonymity and raises privacy issues for adults

NEW: CanLit Responds says it is ending its yearslong boycott of the Giller Prize after getting confirmation from organizer Elana Rabinovitch that the sponsors being protested – Scotiabank, Indigo and the Azrieli Foundation – have all left the prize. www.canlitresponds.ca/boycott-succ...