This month we could only fill 7 grants!

With over $7,000 needed for emergency requests and a backlog of $13,000 from this year alone, please consider monthly donations. Many requests this month are from those that are food insecure and/or facing medical emergencies.

Ah, spring in northern Ontario. Current forecast is -8° C (feels like -16°) overnight. It’s 9° right now. (The poor buds and seedlings…)

The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is POET/CHEETAH #wotd #poet #cheetah #NationalPoetryMonth #TTPD

It’s #GolfDay – and we have a video for the occasion! Ever heard of the phrase “golf widow”? Well, it turns out that there are in fact some connections between widows, golf, and, surprisingly, India! youtube.com/watch?v=qX1bFA…

Hey #Sudbury ! The Defeat Depression campaign is underway! May 9th there's a Boston Pizza dinner with 10% of the meal going to the fundraiser, & a trivia night on the bar side, tickets $20. Come alone or in a team of up to 6! Tickets available at NISA ([email protected])

The Defeat Depression campaign is underway in Sudbury! May 9th there's a Boston Pizza dinner with 10% of the meal going to the fundraiser, & a trivia night on the bar side (tickets $20). Come alone or in a team of up to 6! Tickets available at NISA ([email protected])

The #ConnectedAtBirth #etymology of the week is FOOL/BOLLOCKS #wotd #fool #bollocks #AprilFoolDay #AprilFools

New podcast ep!
We talked to Stephen Parsons about the Vesuvius Challenge, which is driving the efforts to read the carbonized scrolls from Herculaneum. This is a fascinating project and we very much enjoyed our in-depth discussion.
alliterative.net/podcast/2024/0… #ClassicsTwitter

Did you know the ‘de-’ in ‘defeat’ & ‘depression’ are different? The 1st is from ‘dis-’, ‘apart’, the 2nd from ‘de-’, ‘down’. But the 2 words come together every May in #Sudbury for Defeat Depression, to raise funds for local mental health services. More: sudbury.defeatdepression.ca

Live in Sudbury? Do you know about the 11th annual Defeat Depression Walk/Run to raise funds for local mental health services, on May 25? Check it out, and take part or donate! sudbury.defeatdepression.ca

Wow! I love this cover image!
Very excited to have a chapter in this -- and amazed by the fantastic company I'm keeping. Thanks, Katherine and Ben, for all your work on this -- so looking forward to seeing it in the world!

Check out my new single 'Where Angels Fear To Tread' distributed by DistroKid and live on Apple Music! music.apple.com/us/album/where…

The surprisingly connected origins of 'Ireland' and 'pina colada'. youtube.com/shorts/vHnDTrT… #StPatricksDay

Downdetector has indicated that thousands of Facebook and Instagram accounts have been logged and locked out. It is unclear why this has happened, but early reports suggest that the app has been hit by a bug, and may have a potential privacy risk. Meta is yet to comment.

Sudbury, Laurentian University alumni, & arts community friends—please consider making a donation to support this fundraiser for a local artist. If you ever attended the amazing theatrical productions at Thorneloe, you’ll remember Steph. Let’s do this!❤️

gofundme.com/f/the-wheelcha…

It’s #NationalBatteryDay , and naturally, that brings to mind potatoes! Or at least it does if you’ve ever made a potato battery – which was the inspiration for our video about that classic science project and its etymological connections. youtube.com/watch?v=wdPQ8z…

This is a great summary of some very interesting and important work #BlackHistoryMonth

I don't want cheap beer. I want affordable housing and a family doctor or nurse practitioner. #onpoli

We’re celebrating #NationalInventorsDay – and Edison’s birthday – by looking back at an old video that covers the sometimes controversial history of patents, and some early work on sound recording by Thomas Edison and others. youtu.be/NvYWVakoo8Y

Today I noticed that the Folger's Shakespeare Library softcovers look suspiciously like cans of LaCroix. Here is a 🧵of pairings, starting with A Midsummer Night's Dream and a lovely can of fizzy lemon water.