CHOTINER: This game you like to play, what's it called? ME: Slay the Spire. CHOTINER: And you play it on the computer? ME: Yeah. Well, I also have it on my phone. I played another 300 hours. CHOTINER: And these other games in your Steam library. Have you finished them? ME: Now hold on a second,

Seafood in the west end? Best Italian you haven’t tried? Smoked meat in Centretown? Ottawa Citizen restaurant critic @pjhum.bsky.social will answer your dining dilemmas live, TODAY at noon — drop your questions in the comments:

DND originally told us that its F-35 review would be done by the end of summer. According to the department, that meant Sept. 22. Well, as of 2:19 p.m. yesterday, it's fall. Still no word on what the review found or if it's even been finalized yet. Read more in @davidpugliese.bsky.social's latest:

*fires off a single fireball towards you that slowly tracks you* *fires off a single fireball towards you that slowly tracks you* *fires off a single fireball towards you that slowly tracks you* *fires off a single fireball towards you that slowly tracks you*

Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13

All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes

Want to play an accessible soulslike? Play these games!

have to say that i liked this one quite a bit

We continue to, as DeLillo described once about Oswald, feel "the shock of unmeaning"

Oh no, I’m Sekiro pilled

"Niamos! (Galaxy Mix)" / "Niamos! (Morlana Club Mix)"

On this day in history, 10 years ago today:

Man, good tennis is fun to watch.

The SEALs had a nuclear submarine, a swarm of other special forces ready to swoop in, and rules of engagement that permitted them to kill unarmed civilians to conceal intelligence AND operational screwups. Let's keep some perspective about the risk here.

Tremendous as this tale is, I think the fact the SEALs killed three North Korean fishermen because the SEALS themselves screwed up their landing should come before the 59th paragraph. Especially if part of the point is "the extreme risks" the SEALS date. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...

When a robot drops the line “I have gone by many names … Daneel”: it hits

Nothing like a Dylan Byers scoop

Macleans asked me if they could use the photos and I said no, so they hired an illustrator.

An all timer. Perfect host of a perfect show.

You know who’s great? Melvin Bragg is great. In Our Time is incredible. A momentous achievement. I can spend a weekend in the garden and I’ve had an hour each on Einstein, the Federalist Papers, Demosthenes’ Philippics, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Battle of Crecy. Like. My dude. Bravo.

rip to everyone whos become delusional after talking to chatgpt but im built different. like actually different. according to chatgpt im some kind of god. the one who decides

What? Historically speaking I don't think you'll find any greater instances of criminal madness than those cooked up by fascist movements. Volkisch medicine and science is perfectly in line with fascism.

Vibe around here reminds me of the This American Life episode where the dance troupe convinces themselves they’re about to win the lottery and loses their minds while unintentionally giving the performance of their lives. (But they did not win the lottery. Really great episode though.)

making my way through the ken burns JAZZ documentary and this portion of his interview with dave brubeck — who passed in 2012 — is a reminder of how *recent* american history really is. start at :55 or so. youtu.be/stadqAHRroA?...

Another review of the TCW book, another dollop of awful prose. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

In November 2024, I made a list of things I thought the fascism theory of Trumpism predicted could happen.

WARIACHI. SURELY.

A federal order for arbitration didn’t stop Air Canada flight attendants’ picketing outside the Ottawa airport. Inside the terminal, disrupted passengers were left scrambling with what to do. via @ottawacitizen.com: ottawacitizen.com/news/picket-...

This is awesome: a "WKRP in Cincinnati" fan created a three-hour Johnny Fever radio block, by using clips from the TV show and dropping in the full songs on his intros and outros, plus commercials and Les Nessman news breaks.

Presumed Guilty: The Life Sentence of Bobby and Wally ottawacitizen.com/feature/pres...

“I would have liked to have seen … Momtana.”

my king never misses

Deachman: The ByWard Market is both beautiful and broken ottawacitizen.com/news/byward-...

Closing Time by Semisonic

Today was the 30th anniversary of the death of Brian Smith, Ottawa's local sports news anchor at the time In 1995, a shooter waited outside Ottawa's CJOH TV station with a gun and opened fire after the 6 o'clock news was done broadcasting A deeply shocking and surreal moment in the city's history

Ottawa is heating up over the long weekend, and we’ve got where to be when it does. In this week’s Out of Office: 🍗 A star chef returns to the Market 🖼️ The exhibition guide for anyone choosing art over sweat 🏗️ Your favourite patio cut off mid-season Sign up here: ottawacitizen.com/newsletters

The Citizen is throwing a dinner party with the city's best chefs, and you're invited. In this week’s Out of Office: 🍽️ Our restaurant critic’s dream, IRL 🎸 How a music festival broke Ottawa's summer slump
 🥂 Two hotel bars make Canada’s top 50 Get the details first: ottawacitizen.com/newsletters

Hi, yes, g'morning. This is awkward. But targeting a reporter - hi! - with surreptitiously obtained photos and details of her tooling around town is an attack on the public's right to know. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

the gyro’s journey

@getbac.bsky.social Greetings from the edge of the world.

@patrickorourke.bsky.social know you’ve written about it, so wanted to let you know. Got an email from dbrand on Wednesday about the switch 2 grips

To be honest, I haven’t trusted Stephen Colbert ever since he conveniently abandoned all his right wing views as soon as he got hired to host a network talk show

The best video game of the century? Well that would be Return to Castle Wolfenstein's multiplayer. Of course. Duh. What a silly question.

War Thunder Forums strike again:

Man, it's a hot one

Ready for summer? In this week’s Out of Office: 🍩 A 140-layer donut selling faster than you can say cronut 🏊 A reluctant plunge at Ottawa’s new swim dock 🍷 And a Gatineau menu that rarely cooks the same week twice Sign up to get the good stuff first: ottawacitizen.com/newsletters

It’s hot out. And if, like me, you live in an apartment with a crummy oven that vents heat into your apartment, that means it’s time to fill your biggest pot with cold water and put it over the vent. Whenever the water gets warm, dump it out and refill it.