“Instead of trying to improve himself, Clay strove to improve the world. He did not signal virtue, he embodied it. He wasn’t flawless, he was too joyous and expansive for that. Instead, he was good.” I wrote about my dear friend Clay. thestar.com/news/insight/2…

BREAKING: Author Salman Rushdie has been attacked as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. An The Associated Press reporter witnessed a man storm the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and begin punching or stabbing Rushdie as he was being introduced. apnews.com/article/salman…

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I just finished this! It’s so warm and generous and honest. And Lee’s exploration of the effects of pop culture on her as a child of Chinese immigrants is brilliant, absurd, and heartbreaking. I wanted to live tweet the chapter on the Kardashians. You’ll see in 2023.

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The Queen’s corgis, Muick and Sandy, sit in the forecourt of Windsor Castle to greet Her Majesty.

When Zoe Whittall pitched me an essay about her move out of Toronto, I knew it was going to be an absolute gem. Online now, from Chatelaine's September issue: chatelaine.com/living/moving-…

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Amy Jones I actually did get heat stroke.

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