Wild. Tech bros are all like *we will create the cities of the future* and then their urban utopia turns out to be this kind of insane fascist shit

'He had lost his kids, his grandkids, his home,' Sam recalls, 'and he's alone in the corner of this dark hospital, maggots going out of his wounds, and he was screaming: 'The worms are eating me alive please help me’” -US medic in Gaza, by Fergal Keane
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The person who shouted 'kill the Jews' at Northeastern University on Friday night, leading to the arrest of about 100 people on Saturday, was a counter-protester holding an Israeli flag: thedailybeast.com/pro-israel-agi…

Hot Docs implosion: How allegations of toxic behaviour are tearing apart the film festival.

The former artistic director faced multiple allegations of “grave mismanagement,” according to documents obtained by the Star.

#StarExclusive by Joshua Chong trib.al/eKj9WY2

Dozens in Italy give a fascist salute on the anniversary of Mussolini's execution apnews.com/article/italy-…

51 years ago today, 'Stuck in the Middle with You' by Stealers Wheel was released. Even though it hit top 10 in the US, UK, and Canada, this scene in Reservoir Dogs still reminds me of it. If you know, you know.

Once dominant at CBS News before a bitter departure, Dan Rather makes his first return in 18 years apnews.com/article/dan-ra…

NEW: A 16-year-old boy opened fire at a party near Sanford, Florida, this morning, wounding at least 10 people, including NFL player Tank Dell.

Permitless carry went into effect in Florida last July.

It sounds like a boring topic, but air conditioning is more important than you realise.

First: there are 2 billion air con units in the world and they account for 10% of all electricity we use.

Second: it has revolutionised architecture and totally reshaped global politics...

I think Drizzy and Kendrick Lamar should check out Peter N Bailey’s debut play Factory Theatre. They’d learn a thing or two. My review is up at Toronto Star

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*I shot my dog* damage control

⁩Criminalized smear campaign attempts to muzzle distinguished Peruvian investigative reporter Gustavo Gorriti and derail major corruption cases, including against Keiko Fujimori — as he battles cancer.⁦ IDL-Reporteros
⁩ ⁦CPJ Américas SIP • IAPA apnews.com/article/peru-g…

Announcing the 2024 Dart Award finalists!

The Boston Globe | Business Insider | Guardian US | The Marshall Project | NBC News | The New Yorker | The New York Times | Embedded | The Philadelphia Inquirer | New York Magazine | ProPublica | Serial | Texas Tribune | Wondery

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The Ottawa International Writers Festival (Ottawa Writers Festival) has issued a statement clarifying they are not the same org as the Ottawa International Food and Book Expo.

They’ve gotten angry feedback, in part because the Ottawa Book Expo bought the URL: ottawawritersfestival dot ca.

The “valiant defender of somebody who died hundreds of years ago” genre is fascinating to me when there are so many breathing people who need defending

A staff member at an Oakville high school was recorded telling a student that his keffiyeh 'reminds' her of Hamas

Muslim Advisory Council of Canada executive director told me this is part of a larger pattern of anti-Palestinian racism in schools

latest for Toronto Star

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This guy is going to be roasting poor old John Tory for the rest of time.

Sportsnet says the Leafs have already lost their playoff series

📸:John Bower

Exactly 1 yr ago, I announced that I was wrapping up W&C. Listeners responded, hoping for access to a digital archive. Now I’m thrilled that the complete 33-year run -1000 hrs- will be available to anyone, free of charge! CBC has partnered w/ SFU’s Special Collections +RareBooks.

Donald Trump is running against Joe Biden. But he keeps bringing up another Democrat: Jimmy Carter apnews.com/article/trump-…