“The Last of Us” is being filmed in Vancouver and the set dressing work is amazing #TheLastOfUs YVRShoots Tweets YVR Filming

Anger and frustration with the suffering of the Palestinian people in Gaza have sparked university protests across the world.

Level of morale: staff joke about slashing managers tires in front of everyone including managers

A summary of this week in America:

In 1962, we organized sit-ins to end racist policies at the University of Chicago. In '63, I was arrested protesting segregated schools. But we were right.

I’m proud to see students protesting the war in Gaza.

Stay peaceful and focused. You’re on the right side of history.

In #Gaza and around the world, journalists are under fire. Thanks to their work, the world is watching. They must be protected. There must be accountability. #WorldPressFreedomDay #PressFreedom

Gardening/landscaping teams clearly not in sync…

Vancouver transit now carrying ~1.2m riders/day, in a metro area of ~2.6m.

Compare:
—Seattle transit: ~460k riders/day, in metro of 4 m
—Bay Area transit: ~900k riders/day, in metro of 4.6–9.5m, depending on how you count
—Chicago transit: ~1.1m riders/day, in metro of 9.6m

'Owning a home in Canada is now only for the rich'

All:
Agree: 80%
Disagree: 20%

18-34 Year Olds:
Agree: 89%
Disagree: 11%

35-54 Year Olds:
Agree: 78%
Disagree: 22%

Ipsos / April 18, 2024 / n=1001 / Online

1901: Kids looked ready to retire in England

There are no real winners in the guessing game of ‘why is the dog mysteriously wet’

How about we do a Purge once a year.
But instead of going on the rampage, *everyone* stays home for three weeks.

It turns out planning transit through this area was proving exceptionally difficulty; switched our focus to Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania

1/2) An incredible Roman portable sundial. This ingenious device was the precision pocket watch of its day, telling the owner the time wherever they were in the Roman empire. The vertical disc sundial could function in a range of latitudes; first the user set their location by...

Happy May Day!
The history of International Workers’ Day dates back to the late 1800s when workers held general strikes & won the 8hr work day. More than 150 years later, workers are still fighting for dignity & respect. #CanLab

'In 2024, only 16% of Quebec francophones aged 18 to 34 identified as mainly sovereigntist. This proportion is lower than those for older generations today and lower for this same age group two decades ago. Millennial and GenZ Quebecers are less sovereigntist than their GenX or…

What is May Day? How to celebrate the International Workers Day (with pagan roots)
usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

An anti-war movement is spreading on college campuses across America and beyond. Protests have been met with police violence, mass arrests and an unbending political class — all of which have only fuelled the demonstrations further. A hot summer of protest looms, and the stage is…

Air Canada suspends new seat selection fee two days after rollout because travellers took to social media to protest it.

vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/04/30/air…

Major new find: ‘Plato’s final hours recounted in scroll found in Vesuvius ash’ theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…