www.noarmsinthearts.com/scotiabank-d... Campaign statement on the divestment here:

Over the past couple years, a common refrain among Canadian authors who didn't support the Giller Prize boycott was that the campaign had a point, but was unlikely to 'make a difference.' Scotiabank had a $368-million (US) stake in Elbit at the end of 2022. Now it's $0.

I discovered Israeli government procurement documents showing a Canadian group that's sending right-wing media personalities on free trips to Israel was granted funds from Israel's foreign ministry The funding came through an arm of the ministry focused on managing “public perception of Israel”

Reviewed the star-studded new Danny L Harle record for @exclaimdotca.bsky.social No paywall:

Here's a profile of Beverly Glenn-Copeland, the synth pioneer who was handed the miracle of a career resurgence a decade ago, and who has a new album out today. Now Glenn needs another miracle: to keep making music through dementia – and to find a home www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...

This photo of Chief Demkiw looks exactly like the Mr. Krabs meme

I don’t see a problem here

Had a great time digging into the new Daphni record for Exclaim. It's the closest Snaith has come to balancing the pulse of Daphni with the heart of Caribou. My 8/10 review: @exclaimdotca.bsky.social

NEW: Palestinian-Canadian engineer Amjad Ramadan is suing his former employer, NTN Canada. He was fired soon after a video clip circulated of him protesting outside an Indigo bookstore in the GTA. By @rdassaly.bsky.social.

Public Servant Surprised by Voicemail from Doug Ford Suggesting They ‘Get Another Job’

New story in The Grind. Amjad Ramadan, a 52-year-old Palestinian-Canadian, is suing his former employer for wrongful dismissal after he was abruptly terminated for speaking out for Palestine. "There is a campaign to silence us," he told me. @thegrindto.bsky.social

The Joe Thornton of downhill skiing

Here it is: the inside story of how the Eglinton Crosstown LRT went off the rails. This was the result of months of work, research and sourcing. www.thestar.com/news/gta/off...

Israel bombed a tent camp in Khan Younis, killing a father, his three children and three grandchildren. A different strike on a Gaza City apartment building killed three more children, their aunt and grandmother.

Disgusting take and policy. I met a refugee in downtown Toronto with trench foot — a WWI disease — that he contracted while living unsheltered in the rain. Refugees are not why the system is failing; they're the people we have failed and are now scapegoating. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Devastating news

INFINITE JEST is back in the news, baby! And so, I wonder, in an age of nosediving fiction consumption, "performative reading," and "post-literate" culture: can the dreaded litbro be redeemed? For @wired.com . www.wired.com/story/infini...

good movie best movie please watch it!!!!!!!

Was a pleasure to edit @alishamgl.bsky.social's review of 'All That's Left of You' for @thegrindto.bsky.social. Starring three members of the Bakri dynasty, the sweeping drama traces a family’s journey through the upheavals of 20th century Palestine. In theatres tomorrow.

Very good read from TNC

I tried the much-hyped poutine at Ma Poule Mouillée… ridiculously tasty. Topped with fresh piri-piri glazed rotiseree chicken and smoked chouriço. 10/10

Canada/IRCC has chosen to make it difficult for Palestinian students — 134 from Gaza accepted into Canadian universities for graduate degrees/PhDs — to get here. Article + interactive map of where students were accepted & their programs, by @ericwickham.ca pressprogress.ca/gazans-accep...

More than 100 Palestinians from Gaza have been accepted to Canadian universities. But the government refuses to let them enter. Important story by @ericwickham.ca

Great read.

Very excited to see my profile on Austra on the cover of the new edition of @thegrindto.bsky.social, which is rolling out across the city now. Grab a copy or read online now: www.thegrindmag.ca/austras-extr...

From ambient escapes to invigorated hip-hop throwbacks, spruce up your winter playlist with new picks from the music heads at @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social. Featuring Aquakulture, Nick Schofield, Chiquita Magic and more.

When I speak of Montreal’s superior diner culture, this is what I mean. $10.48 all in

Excellent review of a Tool classic by @jeremydlarson.bsky.social, which follows similarily excellent reappraisals of King Crimson and Aphex Twin that ran in Pitchfork this month. Redemption for all those once forced to hide their true taste from p4k-reading peers.

For those following the Bryan Passafiume saga, it appears that after being disciplined for celebrating the murder or Renee Nicole Good, he has removed the Toronto Sun from Twitter bio. Post-“cancellation” rebrand incoming?

Mark Carney's intervention in Davos has elicited a considerable response and won plaudits from some unusual places. But how exactly should we interpret the speech and what might it signify? I have some thoughts. www.lukewsavage.com/p/interpreti...

3 journalists were killed by Israeli strikes on Wednesday. Anas Ghunaim, Abdul Ra’ouf Shaath and Mohammad Qeshta were filming a newly established displacement camp when their vehicle was bombed. Israel has killed more 200 journalists in Gaza since 2023 www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...

The “antisemitic views” in question:

2026 is shaping to be a big year for Canadian fiction, with new books from Angélique Lalonde, Ashraf Zaghal, Yann Martel and @lizjohnston.bsky.social. Phillip Dwight Morgan and @rdassaly.bsky.social share eight novels they can't wait to read.

NEW: After being defunded by Doug Ford’s government, Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre scrambled to find an alternative model that would allow its safe drug consumption site (SCS) to continue operating. The feds stood in the way. By @emmapaling.bsky.social.

Aphex Twin has corrupted Pitchfork’s motherboard. 30 years worth of reviews have been erased.

Israel demolished UNRWA’s offices in Sheikh Jarrah, fired tear gas at a nearby vocational school for young refugees, and shot a 15-year-old in the eye with a rubber bullet. Meanwhile, babies are freezing to death in Gaza www.thestar.com/news/world/m...

In 'Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie,' the stunts are bigger and more outrageous than ever. Emilie Hanskamp talks to Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol about the making of the one of the most Toronto-centric films of all time.

The Israeli consulate spent nearly $10,000 for Toronto city councillors James Pasternak and Mike Colle to visit Israel in November. The “fact-finding” “peace mission” included airfare, meals and VIP airport service.

"Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore's 'Tragic Magic' Is for Getting Lost" 🌹@exclaimdotca.bsky.social dotca @rdassaly.bsky.social 🌹

For Exclaim, I reviewed the lovely new album by Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore. Experimental ambient music to get lost in, or get lost to. @exclaimdotca.bsky.social

“Iranians are once again caught between their own brutal regime and the U.S. war machine. There has to be a better way” newrepublic.com/article/2051...

I’m hanging in Montreal for a few weeks. Please drop your fav spots or hidden gems. ⬇️

Sicko mode, what the hell @tonytula.com (Loved it)

It’s easy to forget amid his constant editorializing that Bryan Passifiume is actually a reporter. Can you imagine the response from him if a Toronto Star or CBC reporter said this about the right?

Toronto Sun reporter Bryan Passifiume has now deleted this tweet about the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good. Passifiume is the Sun’s Ottawa bureau chief

NEW: The Crown has dropped all charges against nine people arrested during an Indigenous-led, pro-Palestine rally in October. A legal representative for the nine arrestees calls this is "another example of police overreach."

To kick off 2026, I spoke to Katie Stelmanis about the *excellent* new Austra album. We chatted about heartbreak, Eurodance and the precarity of being an indie artist in 2026. For @thegrindto.bsky.social

To kick off 2026, I spoke to Katie Stelmanis about the *excellent* new Austra album. We chatted about heartbreak, Eurodance and the precarity of being an indie artist in 2026. For @thegrindto.bsky.social