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

Wrote about Drake's decade-long descent into mediocrity and villainy for @thestar.com

Wrote about Drake's decade-long descent into mediocrity and villainy for @thestar.com

Remember these smiling faces when it’s 40 degrees this summer and the country is once again blanketed in wildfire smoke

In 2025, Cola singer and vocalist Tim Darcy lost his home when the deadly Eaton Fire tore through his Los Angeles neighbourhood. @tombeedham.bsky.social speaks with Darcy and his bandmates about how a sense of drift and dislocation shaped their stellar new album.

Good stuff pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

i wrote about the new kacey musgraves, which sometimes feels like a conversation about the old kacey musgraves www.vulture.com/article/revi...

Huh, so The Times falsely quoted the Canadian leader of the opposition as saying: "If these turncoats have any shred of integrity left, they should resign their seats tonight and run in a by-election tomorrow.” Wild. archive.is/Fu3md

personally I think it's a very big deal that the Canada bureau chief for the @nytimes.com — certainly one of the highest-paid journalists in the country — asked an unspecified "AI tool" what Poilievre said & published its AI-hallucinated quotes in her reporting.

Lots of questions. Are they hiring in groups of 3? Should I become a journalist?

The New York Times clearly doesn’t know how much journalists in Canada get paid job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorkti...

Extraordinary essay on friendship and AI by Thea Lim. Don’t skip

Monthly protests against Premier Doug Ford are picking up steam. For PressProgress, I tracked the growth of the Fight Ford movement and headed down to Doug Ford's street to speak with some of the protesters. pressprogress.ca/fight-doug-f...

Some of the photos taken by Saher Alghorra, who just won a Pulitzer for his work documenting Israel’s genocide in Gaza. www.pulitzer.org/winners/sahe...

Marjolein Busstra's "House of Hope" — an intimate story about a couple who run a small progressive school in Palestine — was named Best International Feature Documentary at this year's Hot Docs Festival. Read @rdassaly.bsky.social's review:

Powerful story on the health impacts of Canada's mining boom by @ghadaa.bsky.social Miners face elevated risks of cancer and chronic illness from exposure to carcinogens like diesel exhaust and silica dust. Those harms will likely deepen as the industry grows.

Reviewed 'House of Hope,' a quietly devastating documentary about a Palestinian couple who struggle to run a progressive school for young children in the West Bank in the aftermath of Oct. 7. The film made its international debut at Hot Docs last night.

New polling shows that Doug Ford's PCs have fallen from the top spot for the first time in half a decade. Could it have something to do with their many, many flops? Revisit our illustrated map from last election for some of Ford's greatest hits.

'Myspace' is less a documentary than a vehicle for cringey millennial nostalgia. My review of the excruciatingly boring new film, which premiered at Hot Docs last night, for @thegrindto.bsky.social

NEW PODCAST: Freelance writer @rdassaly.bsky.social joins the program to discuss his recent piece for The Grind, covering Toronto Police surveillance of Palestinian cultural events in the city. Tune in! www.jakelandau.ca/p/episode-52...

'Code of Misconduct,' which premiered at Hot Docs Festival on yesterday, explores how male sports culture, if left to its current form, breeds toxicity and psychopathy, writes journalist Olivia Bowden. Read the full review:

Still buzzing from The Grind’s blowout birthday bash last night. Incredible show of support from the community, and amazing performances from Charlotte Cornfield, Austra and Witch Prophet. Support indie media! @thegrindto.bsky.social (Photos by Joshua Best)

I tend to write about police & agents of the state disrupting film screenings in the past tense. This story by @rdassaly.bsky.social re: police presence at a recent Lightbox screening of PALESTINE 36 is beyond disturbing. www.thegrindmag.ca/cops-keep-sh...

Hot take: I think there should be term limits for bands

Reviewed the new Foo Fighters album for @exclaimdotca.bsky.social. Not for me, Dave!

The Grind's 3-year anniversary bash is tonight! Online tickets are almost sold out, but we'll have some available at the door. We're going late, but arrive by 8 p.m. to see performances by Witch Prophet, Austra and a special guest. www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-grinds...

"A War on Women," a new documentary about the history of the feminist resistance in Iran, debuts at Hot Docs Festival this Sunday. I spoke to @smohyeddin.bsky.social, who co-wrote the film, about the evolution of the movement and how it's been co-opted in the West.

Toronto: What we’re seeing now is that (police) are not even distinguishing between protests, academic events or cultural events. Any time there are Palestinians speaking about Palestine, they are viewed as potentially anti-semitic or promoting violence.” www.thegrindmag.ca/cops-keep-sh...

ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN FOLKS

It’s time

On April 4, TPS entered the lobby of Comedy Bar moments before the start of a fundraising event for Gaza. That same night, cops entered a theatre at TIFF Lightbox midway through a screening of 'Palestine 36.' I dug into this concerning trend for @thegrindto.bsky.social.

the penne opticon

Growing rally (and lots of honking) outside of The Crossways following the founding convention of the @tenantsunionto.bsky.social — the first city-wide union aimed at building collective tenant power. Protesters calling out bad landlords, pest problems and above guideline rent increases.

raptors in 6 delusional run starts now yall

‘Reconstruction plans imposed on Palestinians with the implicit aim of destroying Palestinian life in Gaza demonstrate the reason Lemkin reserved a place for architecture in his conception of the crime of genocide.’ Eyal Weizman on the destruction of Gaza. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Heads up! We've got limited space for The Grind's April 24 Anniversary Party, and tickets are going fast. Don't wait! Full lineup and details here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-grinds...

Two students and a professor are suing the University of Alberta for violently dismantling the peaceful pro-Palestine encampment in May 2024. Back when it happened, a number of law professors—including myself—signed an open letter objecting to police brutalizing our students over protected speech.

Didn’t even land on it smh

The boycott of the Giller Prize is over, as all three demands have successfully been met Reporting from @rdassaly.bsky.social for @thegrindto.bsky.social here: www.thegrindmag.ca/organizers-e... Campaign statement here: www.canlitresponds.ca/boycott-succ...

NEW: The Giller Prize boycott has ended. The embattled literary prize confirmed that it is no longer sponsored by groups with ties to Israeli occupation and genocide. I spoke to previous Giller winners and nominees about the news for @thegrindto.bsky.social. www.thegrindmag.ca/organizers-e...

I profiled @mollycrabapple.bsky.social for @us.theguardian.com. We discuss her timely new book, "Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

What happens when you combine classical live music with an exhibition of vibrant modern paintings? This Sunday, Paula Arciniega and the Hannaford Street Silver Band will debut “Pictures at an Exhibition,” an audio-visual experience like no other.

Had a blast at the David Byrne show!

Chatted with Yann Martel about pet birds, the Da Vinci Code and the Trojan War. The Canadian author's first novel in a decade came out last week.

Grace Glowicki’s outrageous, campy new horror film Dead Lover is now playing in Toronto theatres. It’s at Revue Cinema April 3-9 and at The Fox on April 11 & 12. Select screenings are in Stink-O-Vision and with filmmaker Q&As.