This is Jasper. My favourite old man cat from the Northside

We may just have found the most expensive egg in Ireland

Good. Mink are murderous of anyone feathered.

My latest opinion piece in the Toronto Star www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

This is Jasper. My favourite old man cat from the Northside

Political violence.

Anyone watching this Paul McGrath Sports Stories interview on Virgin Media One? It’s v interesting

For decades, Irish nuns ran homes for unwed mothers. Beneath one of them, a ghastly discovery: 796 babies buried in a septic tank. Forensics experts are now unearthing Ireland's past.

Robert Munsch, the beloved Canadian children’s author who has sold more than 82 million books worldwide, has been approved for medical assistance in dying as he lives with dementia and Parkinson’s disease.

My mother died v suddenly last week. Apart from being devastated, I‘d urge people to talk to their families about exactly what/how they want & don't want medically/burial. Otherwise you'll end up buried to some song you hate. Leave a will that gives power of attorney, even if you have nothing

JFC

My latest opinion piece in the Toronto Star www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Young people say accommodation is most pressing cost-of-living issue, report finds

Is Gaudi a saint?

Only 40 days have passed since Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were tragically killed by an unhinged Trump supporter, yet this story has largely faded from national awareness. We must not allow that to happen.

Such an interesting excavation in this book and very strong stylist. Brava @lamornaash.bsky.social Totally engrossing and brain poking distinctive.

These are pacific puffins .. I only discovered they exist today when buy a ball of wool! They look a bit different from their tremendous Atlantic cousin puffins.

Talk to me about Tufted Puffins. Who has seen them here in Canada?

Are there any knitters following me? Make yourselves known. Follow my friend and fellow writer Yewande and join her Beret knit along! We need more fellas knitting 🧶 get on it youtube.com/@knittheblue...

Yes ghosting your friends is very immature and silly nonsense. End your friendship rather than sulking and disappearing.

Author Arundhati Roy: ‘We are actually swimming in a sewer of moral rot’

At a (beloved) straight wedding & they are playing an extendo no-lyric mix of Smalltown Boy. We meet in the middle.

Sacred heart of Jesus why are there fireworks going off?! The province is on fire 🔥 We are smothered in forest fire smoke 💨

In case like me you are clueless.

What does the draw mean? Do we go on or or is it off to the bus station with a can of Fanta? I can only follow it now because my son subscribes to some NFL thing and all the matches are on there.

Hey #NYRBWomen25 - Leonora & I spent some time together today at SFMOMA! 🦚

Everything better when I go to the kebab shop. If you have problems and dilemmas fund me to go to the kebab shop for immediate progress. We have a goal. All dreams are made near the shwarma (sp?)

Going to the Kebab Shop Will invoice No hot sauce

You could get a Yellow Card just watching that game.

Number 9.

Just turned on the IRE match. Jesus. How much are they paying that manager? I will coach for $1k and a kebab for these results.

A refrain of mine lately has been “everything is so stupid and so lethal.”

Darn pobre Félix. Next time you will rise again and win EVERYTHING, including the 400m and the pole vault. My watch just told me the result. I told two students beside me who had no idea what I was talking abt. We had a moment for Félix ici en Vancouver. On deadline, so can only watch vicariously

What a blessing to be inside this mighty work again and reminded of the scale of what’s possible with language and form, while living in a world that has currently ruptured to hell and bonfire’d the imagination and any shred of humanity. This is why we make art. This is why we have art. So brilliant

Spinach and mixed salad leaves by Garden of Eden recalled after listeria found

Writers 🚨⚠️ here’s the link for updates on the AI lawsuit. You can supply your contact information if your books were robbed and they’ll send updates on claims process www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

CBC Books have shared their Fall 2025 Canadian Fiction preview and we're thrilled to see Starry Starry Night by Shani Mootoo and A Fast Horse Never Brings Good News by Cary Fagan included in it. www.cbc.ca/books/fictio...

Long hours at the NOVEL factory this weekend. Quality control department. I am waving at you if you too are on deadline. This is how books get written rather than frolicking at the park with delightful company. Alas.

Bars, Beer & Wine in Ancient Rome: An Introduction to Roman Nightlife and Spirits

There’s an African American adage that explains the Jillian Michaels/Trump/Smithsonian/slavery debate: “Black people know white people better than white people know themselves.”

Sheffield Wednesday

#OnThisDay 1914, Barry Railway tug cleaner G Slape, 15, was injured at the south hydraulic engine, #Barry docks, #Glamorgan, #Wales. Lighting an acetylene lamp outside the engine house, to give light to military patrols, it exploded, burning his left hand & arm. #Railway200 #WW1

200 for #Railway200 - a new thread! We're 200 days out from the 200th anniversary of the 1st passenger journey on the Stockton & Darlington Railway, on 27 September 1825. To mark it, we'll post a person a day from the Railway Work, Life & Death project's research.

More than 50 consultants urge State to stop using Israeli medicines where ‘viable alternatives’ exist

This is completely mad: “She said it looked too much like a lesson and that I can’t teach during public swim,” said Arthur, a former lifeguard. “I was confused. I can’t teach my own daughter how to swim at a public pool?”

This article is a masterclass in how to avoid talking about race

I am so glad someone is worried for West Ham. I never see anyone mention them or worried for them in the tsunami of Arsenal fans DAILY raving out of their minds on all available continents. There’s an occasional bellow from Liverpool & Chelsea. Sheffield Wednesday nary a peep!

Canada's RFK Jr, folks

Going through old boxes. This didn’t age well.

great book mail from Bookstore Bunny on Etsy, I do not have this Calvino and I try to get vintage Kodansha paperbacks when I see them. Also new book of poetry from @DeepVellum, TERROR COUNTER by Fargo Nissim Tbakhi. 📚✨