This weekend in @theglobeandmail.com, @joshokane.bsky.social spoke with @pleasuremotors.bsky.social about How Artists Make Money and How Money Makes Artists! Read the interview here: www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...

#topoli Wychwood Pond looking wintery.

#topoli Any transit geeks out there who know what this thing is? In the Queen subway…

People want to be with other people. A recent event showcased the wisdom of William H Whyte, and I ask: why don’t our public spaces follow his lead? www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...

#cdnpoli Bessent: “I do think it was a big setback for the Canadian government and the Premier of Ontario should be ashamed.” Really?!? How about owning some shame for treating Canada like shit for almost a year? www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

#topoli Mud Creek, looking good.

#topoli The social and ecological disaster created by the Chorley switchback continues apace. @shawnmicallef.bsky.social

New York wins Halloween.

BOO! The Coach House squirrels are insisting that spooky season isn’t over. We’ve rounded up our most chilling reads, featuring monsters, the dead, and climate horror, for a Halloween weekend sale! Shop select titles for 20% OFF (until midnight Nov. 2) here: chbooks.com/Collections/...

#cdnpoli And now, so we’re all even, how about Trump and Lutnick and that idiot ambassador apologize for acting like total assholes to Candians for the past year? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/w...

I’ll be part of a panel discussion following the screening of William Whyte’s classic “The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces” hosted by the School of Cities at the University of Toronto. November 4 at the Faculty Club. Details at www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-social...

#topoli How Toronto’s condo bubble burst. In today’s Globe and Mail. www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/...

#cdnpoli Such a toddler. My god. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

#wantitall What’s with Colonel Saunders sitting behind home plate?

Let’s be clear. If a completely immature & unhinged maniac is allowed to do this kind of thing out of toddler-level spite when President’s DON’T EVEN HAVE THE POWER TO UNILATERALLY LEVY TARIFFS, then there simply IS NO LEGITIMATE TRADE RELATIONSHIP between the United States & Canada or any country.

Imagine a city of great apartments where everyone knows their neighbours. The Neptis Foundation has a vision: www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...

"despite the apparent political consensus that bail is too lenient, data show a record number of people are not getting out on bail." - David Ebner www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Tonight! We hope to see you at Society Clubhouse in Toronto for our Fall Poetry Launch. Free and all welcome, more info here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/coach-hous...

Our Fall issue (#72) is out, looking at Toronto and the movies! Editor @dylanreid.bsky.social introduces the issue and explores the sometimes complicated relationship between Toronto and film. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

#topoli Just one of many reasons why I still get the paper. A keeper.

My youngest child was born by cesarean. She was given to me while my wife was taken to recovery. That first wee while was just us. It was a precious time. Damian Gorman captures the feeling perfectly in 'On the night that you were born' - from 'As If I Cared' #poetry #poemoftheday

Finally, a big shout-out to all of Spacing's nominees this year in the public history category: Natalie Welsh, Simon Liao, Cheryl Thompson, and Bob Georgiou. It's an honour to be able to publish such great work.

And an additional shout-out to our senior editor @johnlorinc.bsky.social, who was nominated for his book "No Jews Live Here."

#topoli New from me in the Toronto Star: what the remarkable resurgence of interest in Toronto’s downtown office space tells us about off-target pandemic predictions & the misguided office-to-apartment conversion trend. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

#topoli New from me in the Toronto Star: what the remarkable resurgence of interest in Toronto’s downtown office space tells us about off-target pandemic predictions & the misguided office-to-apartment conversion trend. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

#cdnpoli Brutal. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Maggie Helwig's ENCAMPMENT has won the Toronto Book Awards! The city has also just given notice that the encampment beside her church (St. Stephen-in-the-Fields) is to be cleared TOMORROW MORNING (Thurs., Oct. 16). If you're in Toronto, support the encampment and its residents at 103 Bellevue Ave.!

Coming in December from @uoftpress.bsky.social: City Politics in Canada: 40 Years of Continuity and Change, co-edited with Martin Horak (@westernupolisci.bsky.social) and @jacklucas.bsky.social! utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....

Check out our latest podcast where we get into the nitty gritty of “messy urbanism.” Plus, how some Toronto laneways are getting a glowup: spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

A joy of co-editing the "Messy Cities" book with @zahraeb.bsky.social, @shebuildscities.bsky.social and @johnlorinc.bsky.social was the free-flowing conversations. @glynbowerman.bsky.social sparked us to revisit those conversations on the @spacing.bsky.social podcast. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

Toronto, Metrolinx, and TTC need to promote Crosstown LRT aggressively so Torontonians stop complaining about it, writes senior editor @johnlorinc.bsky.social. spacing.ca/toronto/2025... #TOpli #ONpoli

A historic site with no displays. A public hall that’s closed six days a week. Surrounded by busted sidewalks and a park rebuild that hasn’t begun. Toronto spent vast sums and 20 years on this project. It was very late and far over budget, yet it is a shambles. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

"This sorry episode demonstrates not just how Toronto forgets its past, but also how the city manages to forget how it forgets its past." @johnlorinc.bsky.social is rightly outraged at the way the new market building ignores the site's significant history spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

As always, it was truly a pleasure to edit @johnlorinc.bsky.social's work. And I'm extremely thrilled that folks like @brenttoderian.bsky.social are willing to chat with us. Glad to see all that hard work finally pay off.

NEW: “Some still insist ‘downtowns will never attract kids and shouldn’t try.’ Then they design downtown to virtually repel kids, and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Vancouver proves the opposite can be true...” I’m quoted in this article by @johnlorinc.bsky.social for @calcities.bsky.social

Here's @johnlorinc.bsky.social with a burner on @spacing.bsky.social about how the new market/courthouse has barely any Toronto history interpretation despite being one of the most historic spots. This project got budget cut, ToryFordized in architecture and historic oomph.

As usual @johnlorinc.bsky.social nails it again. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

Good morning on this first day post-WOTS! We had a blast meeting everyone that came out and picked up a book from us. We have a ton of events coming up & a very special giveaway later this week that you don't want to miss, so make sure to sign up for our newsletter: signup.e2ma.net/signup/19102...

#cdnpoli New from me in the Globe’s ROB Magazine: if @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social wants to avoid allowing the nation-bldg projects to become mired in delay, overruns & buyer remorse, he’d do well to listen to the world’s top megaproject expert Bent Flyvbjerg. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/rob...

Property is almost here! We have two events coming up to celebrate its release that we hope to see you at: On Thursday, October 2nd, at 7:00 PM, Kate Cayley will be reading from Property at The Bookshelf (41 Quebec St., Guelph, ON), alongside Anna Bowen.

Susan, I hope I look as good as you at 102!

About time: Britain, Australia and Canada Recognize a Palestinian State www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/w...

#topoli #onpoli #cdnpoli New from me on @spacing: Doug Ford’s 401 tunnel pitch to Carney: off-ramp or federally funded money pit? spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

#topoli #onpoli #cdnpoli New from me on @spacing: Doug Ford’s 401 tunnel pitch to Carney: off-ramp or federally funded money pit? spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

Congratulations to Robert McGill, whose short story collection, SIMPLE CREATURES, has been shortlisted for the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize! View the full shortlist and details here: www.cbc.ca/books/5-cana... And pick up a copy of SIMPLE CREATURES here: chbooks.com/Books/S/Simp...

In the Star, @johnlorinc.bsky.social writes about the real needs of the TTC to build ridership. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... (1)

It’s rarely been more clear just how far @wapo has veered from its ‘democracy dies in darkness’ era. @karenattiah.bsky.social

For the record. My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers. I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

“After the fatal shooting of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, U.S. Republicans have a warning for Americans: Mourn him respectfully or suffer the consequences.” Sounds sane, right? #nope