The dedicated folks from the Nova Scotia Heritage Schooner Rescue Society work hard to preserve and share the province's seafaring history. I'm pleased to write about them in the next issue of Saltscapes. Find the magazine on newsstands in early May or subscribe now. www.saltscapes.com/subscriptions

An observation in three chats.

Discussing the Fundy Dykelands All welcome, details here: eventscalendar.smu.ca/smuhalifax/d...

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

Our newest book is now available! John Winslow was one of the most significant American military leaders of the generations before George Washington. But instead of creating a country, he destroyed one... Winslow’s journal provides an eyewitness account of the 1755 Deportation of the Acadians.

Let's talk. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

The poor house cemetery on Halifax's Spring Garden Road. Time for a rethink and - at long last - commemoration. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Attn. sci-fi enthusiasts, linguists, anthropologists, and the curious:

“The second album”—Today marks the anniversary of Reckoning’s UK release: April 9, 1984. Which track is your go-to from the band’s sophomore release?

A cover means we are one step closer! The Undesirables will be out this Fall! :) Cover image credit to @cove17.bsky.social and cover design by Gail LeBlanc. @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social #halifax #halifaxhistory #nonfiction #canlit #prisonhistory #novascotia #novascotiahistory

Can't wait to read it.

I've always wanted a car with a roof that flies off for no reason, but doors that don't come off while you're burning alive inside it. My dreams have come true.

One of the best photos I have seen in response to “why don’t you wear a suit”

Pjila'si - Now open at the Museum of Natural History. Pjila'si, meaning "welcome" in Mi'kmaw, is not just a gallery. It's an interactive space that celebrates Mi'kmaw culture. It brings to life the knowledge, skills, and adaptability of the Mi'kmaw people throughout history and to this day.

Nothing to see here. Buy local.

Netflix cancelled, Amazon cancelled, Audible cancelled, X axed. As a substitute, I will happily purchase, stare at, and listen to, a bag of Maritime-grown potatoes.

A sliver of good news: About $250 billion of the roughly $300 billion in frozen Russian assets are not in American banks. This money could be released to Ukraine by the European Union, Canada, Britain, Australia, Japan and Singapore—and circumvent Trump’s betrayal. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...

‘I’m selling the Nazi mobile’: Tesla owners offload cars after Musk’s fascist-style salutes

This is Winston Churchill visiting the White House during World War II. Funny how he isn’t wearing a suit either. Almost like he was a wartime leader defending his country from being slaughtered and wiped out by an authoritarian aggressor.

Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, on ice.

Been working on some new maps over the weekend.

Great story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Halifax’s weak-kneed hand-wringing about whether to leave X is embarrassing www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file... Morning File by me

On Saturday morning, the @halifaxexaminer.ca will publish the first of an enormous series I've been working on for six months. This is probably the most intensely researched work I've ever done. It also is the first time I've been truly happy about writing in many years.

Our Geographical Thinking podcast with ESRI Canada just dropped. A conversation about mapping built heritage in one of Canada's oldest cities. Give it a listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

The @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social and the Vesuvius Challenge have announced a historic breakthrough in the endeavour to decipher text preserved on papyrus scrolls from the ancient site of Herculaneum. More info ⬇️

They went for the good stuff.

Short-term pain for long-term isolation and decline!

this is how it feels to reach 30 MILLION users!!!

Savage.

Keep up the good work, guys.

Perfect.

It’s amazing to me that politicians don’t commit to post first on @bsky.app and to engage with constituents here THIS is more powerful than CNN , MSNBC, The Post will ever be. You can broadcast for 9 mins on a declining medium, or engage here and start a real discussion. Which is more powerful?

I think we've found a new verb tense: the "Dylan oblique."

Palisades Fire visualization and accounting with remote sensing: satelliteimagerydemostg.z5.web.core.windows.net/damage-asses...

Overcharging customers 4% to 11% on meat is really going to add up. Apology accepted? www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

Have nog, will travel. Happy New Year to all.

An excellent book!

#Halifax, #NovaScotia is changing rapidly. We have to act fast to preserve the best of our architectural inheritance before it disappears forever. An update from the Halifax Memory Maps Project: www.mapsofmemory.com youtu.be/YNNp0W_Ltzs

This could be a very big development for Halifax heritage. I can think of no reason for secrecy here other than a desire to investigate the material for proper identification before communicating results. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

True!

More on the Halifax Memory Maps Project (with more to come) news.smu.ca/news/2024/12...

Does anybody else out there find bookstores inspiring? Blackwell's, Oxford.

We love old maps. Especially oddballs like this one. Frankland, Nova Scotia, in 1735?

Kat Tenbarge interviewed me about the migration to Bluesky among journalists. It's easy to see why it's happening. It's easier to find news, harder to spread disinfo, trolls don't drown out the good content, and links are not deprioritized. It's a breath of fresh air for journalism to thrive in.

Good advice, especially about the winter tires. Lives depend on those four little patches of rubber touching the pavement. Invest accordingly!