I’m an eighth Norwegian. Time to lean into it

And scapegoating immigrants/refugees

WHAT IT DO BABY

Mark Carney can prance around in Canada jersey all he wants but until he gives us a national holiday I’m not buying it

Had to add Yakety Sax to it

MOOD

Completely uncontroversial list of the Top 25 Toronto Songs in the Star last weekend. I blurbed songs by Drake, The Weeknd, Mustafa, Suakrates and Charlotte Cornfield.

theijf.org/article/pro-... The Canada Revenue Agency is attempting to revoke the charitable status of HonestReporting Canada, a notorious Zionist harassment and misinformation vehicle. HRC is challenging that decision in court, but the details of that audit + revocation are extremely funny:

Met up with Vivek Shraya to chat about her raunchy new album, released under the alter-ego VIVICA. For @thegrindto.bsky.social

During a recent trip to Israel, Edmonton’s police chief visited illegal West Bank settlements and met with an undercover unit commanded by the IDF. Trip included business class flights and accommodation at 5-star hotel. @readtheorchard.org with the receipts

ON THE RECORD Polaris jurors get quotable on the Album Long List nominees. Home Front - Watch It Die... by @rdassaly.bsky.social Winner announced September 22 at Massey Hall in Toronto. Tickets available now (link in bio)

Truly the most bizarre and incredible story. We need Connor McDavid to start bathing kids ASAP.

Lederman, following the lead of Ezra Levant/Fox News, tries to discredit Nanda because he's repping 2 Palestinian students and Jewish prof in a high profile Charter case against the U of A. (In 2024, Edmonton police injured 4 students while violently removing an encampment) 🧵

Governments are chasing AI investment, even as their publics turn against the technology and the data centers that power it. Canada’s Mark Carney has chosen a shameless approach: to cast the opposition as a lack of “literacy” as he sets out to (re)educate Canadians about the benefits of AI.

This tweet from Israel’s National Security Minister was deemed too explicit for X even. Liberal supporters of Israel will try to dismiss Ben Gvir as a fringe figure, but this sort of (genocidal) language is actually boosting his popularity at home.

The shoegaze revival is in full force in Toronto. Ahead of the second annual Loveless Festival, @tombeedham.bsky.social spoke to the Gen Z organizers who are harnessing the energy of the resurgent scene.

Mango sandwich at T&T

FIFTEEN DOLLAR beef patties at FIFA Fan Zone in Toronto

In retrospect, we were so lucky it was only Drake and Nav Bhatia for the 2019 Raptors run.

Powerful and beautifully written story on the final days of Moss Park’s safe consumption site, which Doug Ford is forcing to shutter on Friday. @emmapaling.bsky.social is doing absolutely essential reporting on this beat.

Large-scale music and sporting events have emerged as important sites for environmental innovation, making it remarkably easy to replace single-use plastics with reusable items that can be continuously recirculated. Learn more: www.begiant.ca/stories/idea...

Israeli soldiers shot a seven-month-old baby in the head in the West Bank yesterday. The same bullet that killed the baby also struck his mother. The father, a lecturer at Bethlehem University, was also wounded.

Believe the hype

Pulitzer-worthy stuff in the Post today

The Toronto Star just launched a guide of restaurants in the city: Top 100 places two people can dine for under $100. It was a labour of love and it was so fun to partake as a reviewer, pitch restos and generally geek out about delicious food www.thestar.com/interactives...

Today at Pitchfork, I wrote about Kurt Vile writing songs about Kurt Vile writing songs pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

A pilot program that diverted more than 7,000 lbs of plastic waste from a set of Toronto Coldplay shows has led to Muuse Canada providing 532,000 reusable food-service items for the city's FIFA Fan Festival zone. ⚽️🥤❌⬇ by @rdassaly.bsky.social www.begiant.ca/stories/idea...

Speaking of FIFA, their decision to use single-use cups for World Cup games in Toronto and Vancouver is expected to produce up to 23.3 tons of waste. I dug into efforts to implement reusable systems at major stadiums in Canada.🧵

Impressive new series on the lack of oversight and resource shortages plaguing Ontario’s long-term care system, meticulously reported by @royinori.bsky.social in @thelocal.to

The new tenant-focused issue of The Grind is out now! Grab a copy at your favourite bookshop or cafe, or find one at a TTC station near you. Here are a few highlights... 🧵

Loved Ben Lerner’s “Transciption,” which is beautifully supplemented by Zak Black’s review in the Star. (It’s not about the pandemic, but might be the first great ‘COVID novel’ I’ve read)

Five Torontonians shared their stories of renting, and why they got involved in with their tenant organizing As told to @rdassaly.bsky.social

Will never forgive Jason Kenney for botching Edmonton’s shot at hosting the World Cup. International soccer at Commonwealth in late June would have been so special.

I’ve played this one like 10x this week m.youtube.com/watch?v=WQyc...

To kick off Pride Month, check out these four new Canadian books by queer and trans authors. Picks by the staff at @anotherstoryto.bsky.social.

Looking forward to the watching the World Cup in Toronto, where an $11 pint of Michelob Ultra (before tax and tip) is promoted as a deal

This is an important story but I wish it mentioned (not just included a buried hyperlink) the reporting done by @cloelogan.bsky.social on this nearly a month ago. This probably would have made me cranky if I had worked on this story. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/08/n...

Hot off the press! Latest issue of @thegrindto.bsky.social features extensive coverage of the Toronto Tenant Union and the citywide struggle for dignified housing.

Belle & Seb are in town tonight and tomorrow. SOMEBODY might be there tonight. Nice look at this tour from @rdassaly.bsky.social

I chatted with @stuartmurdoch.bsky.social about two the greatest indie rock records of all-time. Happy 30th to "Tigermilk" and "If You're Feeling Sinister"!

NEW: This week’s feature is part two of our referendum explainer and, like the referendum question itself, it’s not the draft we expected to publish. #abpoli #ableg #canpoli forwardweekly.ca/alberta-sepa...

Still scratching your head about what just happened? Here’s part 2 of my explainer on the Alberta separation saga (which had to be rewritten twice thanks to Danielle Smith’s latest shenanigans). 🗞️ @forwardcanada.bsky.social

WE’RE DRINKING BONESHAKERS ON SIR GALEN WESTON’S DIME TONIGHT

I chatted with @stuartmurdoch.bsky.social about two the greatest indie rock records of all-time. Happy 30th to "Tigermilk" and "If You're Feeling Sinister"!

Will god forgive us?

Haven’t received my bread settlement money yet

Discrimination in Canada, esp. at institutional levels, usually doesn't look like MAGA hats and slurs. It looks polite, civil, and simple enforcement of a "rule" that applies to a symbol for Palestine... and nothing else. Have a read and a listen to this interaction, via @yipengge.bsky.social:

Brutally hilarious review of ICEMAN in pitchfork. Man pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

The Alberta separatist movement, propped up and emboldened by Danielle Smith and the UCP, is steering the province towards a dangerous political crisis. Here’s part 1 of my explainer on the separatist drive for a referendum. 🗞️ @forwardcanada.bsky.social