I was at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival this past week, and I ran into Mikah Meyer, and it reminded me to re-share this lovely short film about him from last year's fest:

Clocks have meanings. Keep high noon atop at 12! #DitchDST #SaveStandardTime

Marisa Tomei supposedly being too old to be hot in The Wrestler.

Let's write together in 2026! If you're looking to jumpstart your memoir project—or are already underway & want some support to maintain momentum or figure out next steps—this @thewriterscenter.bsky.social workshop is for you. We'll meet twice a month, starting in February; learn more + apply here:

Ontario court says media outlets can sue OpenAI over copyright infringements. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

On the plane today, listened to some kind of audio-based AI chatbot very confidently tell a group of tourists the wrong time zone for the Yukon.

While we're on the subject, No Sleep is also back in stock @kingsbookstore.bsky.social, and available to buy online!

If anyone on here is at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival - hello! I've got a few copies of my nonfiction story collection, No Sleep 'Til Fairbanks, on the Pages book table in the Max Bell building. Please buy them so I can fill my backpack with other people's books for the flight home!

Okay, CBC's "incumbent" asterisks are absolutely wilding out on the Yukon election results page. Mayo-Tatchun is showing two separate candidates as both being incumbents! Southern Lakes is showing an incumbent even though it's a new riding!

"It was by any reasonable measure the most brilliantly mad championship in any sport in years, and the only real disappointment came in the 11th inning last night when Alejandro Kirk's series-ending double play meant that there would be no 12th inning..." Ratto:

Unhappy to report that both myself and Porphyry Press were kicked off of both Meta platforms with no warning and no recourse for no reason. So! Hello Bluesky. Join me in Fairbanks on Nov. 19 to launch @rickirobin.bsky.social's new book, GHOSTS OF DISTANT TREES!

"Canadians are calling it BJ day..." 🫠

How can you not be absolutely destroyed by baseball

screaming [derogatory]

I CAN HARDLY BEAR THIS NARRATIVE ARC

Has this World Series consistently featured the highest quality of baseball? No. Has it featured the widest array possible of beautiful, weird, specific baseball delights? Yes.

I was all set to say that Wrobleski has a lot of big talk for a guy who doesn't have to bat, but then Springer found a way to bean him anyway.

"Celsius 233: the temperature at which book paper burns." The 1955 Danish translation, with title converted to centigrade, represents one of the first foreign language editions of Fahrenbeit 451. All other Latin alphabet foreign language editions have been published with the original title restored

Several million new or occasional baseball fans received a very rude introduction to the ground-rule double tonight 😭

Anyone else catch that video of the Jays arriving at the Skydome, some in costume? Was that Scherzer with the blowtorch?

Who among ye Blueskyists studies Caribbean reef fish — their movements and migrations, their spawning aggregations, their interactions with corals, their capture in fisheries, their conservation status, etcetera? Thanks in advance for your leads!

I need y'all to know that last night when I went to pick up dog food at Canadian Tire, the place was already in FULL CHRISTMAS MODE. On October 30th! We're talking a full-size animatronic Grinch already dancing to a Boris Karloff soundtrack, the whole deal. On October 30th!!

The Guardian is hiring for a graphics reporter and data reporter to cover how the US government is deleting and altering important datasets. If you like the work we do, come join us! Data: workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e... Graphics: workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...

If you’ve been a big fan of our reporting lately and were looking for a way to say thanks, our annual tip jar drive is here!

As journalists, we all face criticism (some fair and some unfair) and a certain level of vitriol. When one reader went too far, though, @phillyvictor.bsky.social decided to do something about it.

"Circumventing the rights of photographers makes it impossible for us to continue making a living, and demonstrates a devaluing of the crucial contribution photojournalists make to your publications." I hope everyone in Canadian media takes the time to read this.

Pat Borders mentioned!

Trey Yesavage, man, what a story. From playing single-A earlier this year to setting (and-re-setting and re-setting) the record for the most postseason strikeouts by a rookie... ever? Did I hear that right?!

Hey Vancouver! Tomorrow night our very own @michellecyca.com is talking to Julian Brave NoiseCat about his new book, the deeply personal "We Survived the Night: An Indigenous Reckoning." It's going to be a gorgeous, moving conversation and it's free! www.eventbrite.ca/e/we-survive...

Ray Ratto on Monday night:

A sunny morning in Juneau is a good morning! #Alaska

I sincerely hope we get to see this guy expelled eventually. (We won't, but I can dream.)

Hello! The Narwhal is looking to talk to people in Canada who regularly send money home to Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti or the Bahamas and might increase it in the wake of Melissa. I am at [email protected] 💚

LFG www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

I love her unconditionally

They’re cooking over on /r/baseball right now

I finally invested in Sportsnet+ in the 8th inning and to be honest I'm feeling pretty good about that $30 right now

Playoff hockey OT has the “snort cocaine riding a motorcycle out of a helicopter” quote, but playoff baseball extra innings is like playing Russian Roulette every fifteen seconds

We are running out of baseball players

❗Reminder: The application deadline for the @theopennotebook.bsky.social early-career fellowship is this Friday, October 31. This fellowship is: ✅ Paid ($6,600) ✅ Part-time ✅ Remote ✅ Mentored ✅ Open to applicants anywhere in the world Learn more here: www.theopennotebook.com/early-career...

the last time a World Series game was played at SkyDome in Toronto, it was in 1993 against the Phillies and their catcher was Darren Daulton. Later, his Phillies teammate, Gary Varsho, named his son after Daulton, and Daulton Varsho just homered for the Blue Jays at SkyDome in the World Series

...ouch.

In honour of the Toronto Blue Jays, here’s Toronto police almost arresting Madonna in 1990 at SkyDome because of Like a Virgin.

ICYMI: We've updated our list of ways to help those affected by the devastating storm that hit Western Alaska on Oct. 12. https://akpub.io/479rSJO

Hi friends! It's that time again. From today through Thanksgiving weekend, all prints on my website are 25 percent off, including a big old print of my recent mural painting in Tonasket! Go get you something nice 🦋 www.etsy.com/shop/HiddenD...

The Dodgers are in the World Series, McCarthyism is back, and there isn't nearly enough housing to go around—all of which makes this a good time to read Stealing Home. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/eric-...

"...when Trump is angry like this, whatever is expressed privately to Canadian officials is usually worse than what’s being said in public. For example, when Justin Trudeau was still in office, Trump used multiple profanities during a heated call about protections for Canada’s dairy industry."

October is, famously, planting time in much of North America 😶