Leonard Cohen playing pinball.

that interview i was talking about on As It Happens . Kudos to Nil Köksal for keepin' your cool! whewwww

“Maybe what’s so triggering about this man is that we all wish we could reach his level of nonchalance, to go on TV and say, ‘No special set of skills over here, just vibes.’” Read Cadence Weapon on Rick Rubin’s “do-nothing” approach to creativity: hazlitt.net/feature/rick-r…

Great articulation of some important questions here.

"It's been around 19 hours, and my grandparents are still under the ruins." Earthquake survivors in Turkey cling to hope as they wait in the cold and dark for help. bit.ly/40weOtM

Dr. Charles Silverstein — a pioneering gay activist, LGBTQ-inclusive psychologist and a boundary-pushing author — has died at the age of 87. cbc.ca/radio/asithapp…

A ballet director didn't like this critic's review. So he attacked her with dog feces bit.ly/3S1FtKZ

I had so much fun researching and writing this today. Interview w/Prof Rob Collins, FSA by Nil Köksal, produced by Vivian Luk 陸嘉頴 + comment from Kelly Olson from Arts & Humanities, and Hallie Lieberman

The government of El Salvador is touting its new "mega prison" as a show of force in its war on gang violence, but human rights organizations say it will only create more problems. cbc.ca/radio/asithapp…

'People get skeeved,' says man who's been living barefoot for 20 years cbc.ca/radio/asithapp…

Liberals are "very engaged in countering foreign election interference," says Canada's intergovernmental affairs minister cbc.ca/radio/asithapp…

Toblerone no longer Swiss? Switzerland's director of Swissness Enforcement explains cbc.ca/radio/asithapp…

Domee Shi's Turning Red is nominated for an Oscar. But whether or not it wins, she says the film is already having an impact. cbc.ca/radio/asithapp…

Scientists taught individual bees to solve puzzles. Soon, whole colonies knew how cbc.ca/radio/asithapp…

"I am hoping that people will raise their voices so we can be heard. More needs to be done to help people in crisis. More needs to be done so that people don't get to the point where they are in crisis." cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

The founder of the company behind a new mammoth meatball hopes it will spark a conversation about food sustainability. cbc.ca/radio/asithapp…

How a retired commercial painter with punk rock roots ended up with a bottle wine valued at $100K cbc.ca/radio/asithapp…

Remembering fashion designer Mary Quant through one woman's beloved dress cbc.ca/radio/asithapp…

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