Last month I found a dog-eared copy of Colombo's Canadian Quotations in a Little Free Library and decided I needed to know more about Canada's quote GOAT. Here's the result: theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/art…

John Robert Colombo might live on in the hearts and speeches of Canadians, but he’s definitely living on in a tidy split-level house in North York wit.substack.com/p/shine-on-mas…

A re-re-reassessment of the wit of Boris Johnson: Eloquent improvisation👍 Memorability 👌 Snobby nihilism 👎 wit.substack.com/p/the-book-tha…

Evergreen IRL workplace joke: “How many people work in this office?” “Oh, about half of them.” wit.substack.com/p/the-wits-gui…

TL;DR to prevent meta-boredom: Elisa Gabbert has the definitive modern take on dullness, which is "if you have to spend time with boring people, try being DAZZLING." wit.substack.com/p/the-wits-gui…

“The tragedies of life are largely arterial.” — William Osler, as quoted in Florence Williams's perceptive new book on heartbreak wit.substack.com/p/the-wits-gui…

Gatecrasher > Intellectual nomad > dilettante > tinkerer > dabbler > amateur. Or vice versa? wit.substack.com/p/the-wits-gui…

Go out or stay in? Get Wit Quick readers split evenly (and skip lunch) wit.substack.com/p/the-wits-gui…

In praise of Oliver Burkeman's view of death as the ultimate productivity hack wit.substack.com/p/the-wits-gui…

How James Corden pulled the rare Reverse Curate's Egg wit.substack.com/p/the-wits-gui…

My newsletter, Minimum Viable Planet, and Cutyourhomecarbon.com are giving away two heat pumps! (In the GTHA!) Win one! Stay cool! Be hot! #heatpumpnation mvp.ist/p/heat-pump-gi…

What do daughters and business cards have in common? Men are expected to give them away at events. From Jokes to Offend Men by Danielle Kraese ali kelley Kate Herzlin Ysabel Yates, a book that would've delighted Rebecca West Society wit.substack.com/p/the-wits-gui…

84 proof, significantly less proofread

Any errors I made in this piece on how errors boost engagement are of course on porpoise slate.com/technology/202…

Happiness is a choice you make, unless you subscribe to getwitquick.com

“We need not all move into the forest” is my new fave sarah lazarovic line. fastcompany.com/90888913/why-s…

I don't often deliver scholarly introductions to @MichaelMann films, but when I do I deliver them at wonderful Dutch-Indonesian snack bars on The Danforth

Be neither a parasite nor a churl- Benjamin Errett on hospitality: "The Wit's Guide to Guests" (Plus- the first Ford) Contemplate conviviality: roughlydaily.com/2023/07/23/som…

A must read by Benjamin Errett - nothing is better than puttering and improving the state of some neglected corner of your life or space.

Online at the Star now, Benjamin Errett, Robert Fulford's longtime editor, on a giant of Canadian letters. Fulford died Tuesday at 92. thestar.com/opinion/contri…