Ever skip through opening & closing credits on your streaming app? Yes- same,same. Now attending Cultural Futures:How AI is impacting Canadian society, arts & culture by The Walrus has me feeling some kind of way, pointing out how that’s a form of erasure in the arts #WalrusTalks

The Movie Man takes viewers on a tour of Highland Cinemas, a unique movie mecca in Kinmount, Ontario. Sign up for The Walrus newsletter for your chance to win 2 tickets to watch the film DOXA Festival in Vancouver for free. Contest ends April 30. thewalrus.ca/DOXA24

The music, the history, the soul. Thank you Jackie Shane.

'Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story' is playing at Hot Docs Coming to Crave
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📢Introducing the Art + Money Issue! For the next two weeks we'll be publishing stories about making art and making a living in Toronto in 2024. thelocal.to/spring-2024/

How the Taliban use social media to shape international opinion and spy on Afghans, by Soraya Amiri thewalrus.ca/why-the-taliba… via The Walrus

I’m so proud of my daughter. Molly chose to focus her school STEM project (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) on William P. Hubbard, the first Black member of Toronto city council and inventor of the Hubbard portable oven!

Can't wait to read Rebel Girl.
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Valuable things in Canada are oft associated with wild animals; our money is resplendent with images of beavers, caribou, loons & polar bears.

No wonder one of our best magazines is called The Walrus.

Delighted to have been interviewed for this article.

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A great day for The Walrus. Congratulations to Tajja Isen and Michelle Cyca (Best Column, both) as well as Soraya Amiri and Adrian Ma (each nabbing Best Personal Essay) for their #DPA24 nominations!
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It's really special to have my column for The Walrus recognized by the Digital Publishing Awards. Thank you to editors/visionaries Carmine Starnino, Daniel Viola, and Dafna Izenberg—and congratulations to Michelle Cyca, whose brilliant column is also a finalist.

On this Earth Day I'm hoping we can think big, while getting back to basics.

Ordered a burrito recently, and was very surprised to receive this. What happened to the humble foil wrap?

Ready to walk the talk? Now choose from over 50 different Jane's Walks on our website! 🥳 

Head to: janeswalkfestivalto.com/walks to view.

Walk submissions close April 26th. #JanesWalkTO

👇🏼Who likes loud cars? Ontario study: “A desire for a loud car with a modified muffler is predicted by being a man and higher scores on psychopathy and sadism,' was published last year in the international journal Current Issues in Personality Psychology.” cbc.ca/news/canada/lo…

I was very excited when The Walrus and Emma launched a Canadian crossword, and am thrilled to be a part of it today. Most crosswords out there are American, so it's super refreshing to be able to write CanCon into my clues for once! 🇨🇦 thewalrus.ca/games/crosswor…

'We’ve been sleepwalking into an arms race on our streets'

New from me: a collection of advocacy groups is calling for measures to rein in the dangers posed by pick-ups and mega-SUVs
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Art & AI

We're exploring this and more at The Walrus Talks in Ottawa, also available via free livestream. Join us!
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Buffalo has long been home to progressive museums, architectural masterworks, and a history of generous patronage. The city is now in the middle of a never-before-experienced cultural renaissance. Learn more in this feature produced by The Walrus Lab. thewalrus.ca/buffalo-rising/

I have a story in The Atlantic today that I have been thinking about for years.

I've written a lot about shocking discoveries from 23andMe and AncestryDNA tests, but several years ago, I heard about a support group for what might be the most shocking discovery of all.

💔😔 this is so sad. I adopted my Stanley as a puppy from #Brampton Animal Services Shelter 5.5 years ago and we can’t picture our family without him. It is heartbreaking to see this. Please surrender to the animal shelter… don’t abandon.

A fun evening at Exhibit A: Investigating Crime & Footwear with Bata Shoe Museum

Here I am being interviewed by a 'detective,' explaining that my friend Elana Schachter likely stole the shoe.

Photo by Jae Yang