Toronto is failing on the small details that make cities work theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto…

Just did my first event HowTheLightGetsIn Festival in Wales. Great gathering. Tomorrow 2 more events - « the creativity crisis » at noon. And a solo talk - « The Tech Crisis » at 1600. Looking forward to it!

An important article! Winnipeg remains a city central to what Canada becomes. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Thanks Mr Robson. I’m from Manitoba/Alberta. Family in the west since 1890’s. Sorry about my spelling. I am one of those left handed dyslexics who usually gets the spelling wrong. Such is life. Re banalities, congratulations on your high standards.

And there you are: this is what a smart, responsable leader sounds like.

The summer 2024 issue of New Humanist is here! 

This issue explores the rise of the religious right, from the US to Israel, and the return of the ideologues.

Click the link for a look inside:
newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6271/…

When asked what book I'd take to a desert island, I said, The Stories of Alice Munro. There is so much there that you can read + reread + always find more. I can’t remember when she wasn’t in my life or through her writing, revealing things to me about my life. Her loss is huge.

Just read The Memoirs of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle - two volumes - the latest from Kent Monkman and Gisèle Gordon. Fun, properly shocking, with all of Monkman's genius
penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/565940/t…

BREAKING

Mohammad Rasoulof, the acclaimed Iranian film director who was just sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging by the Islamic Republic’s revolutionary court, has fled Iran on foot.

Moments ago, Rasoulof posted this video of a mountanious area and says he has

Sounds like a good decision
michaelwest.com.au/commonwealth-l…

Morena es la voz de nuestros connacionales en el exterior !!

Between 1000 sea lions and D Trump the choice is obvious. They want anchovies. He wants himself. theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

I hope this is true. But it brings back my core criticism of this government. They don’t care or think much about actual governing. They are focused only on the fight they want to have on any given day, not on the impact on real people.

⭐ Day 1 of HowTheLightGetsIn HAY 2024 is looking bright! ⭐

We are thrilled to welcome to the debate Amy Chua, John Ralston Saul, Joscha Bach, Marika Taylor, Priyamvada Natarajan - and many, many more! - as well as Hercules Love Affair (DJ), rich(ard) dawson and Mad Professor to take us dancing

This is really something - the sort of environmental disastor which isn’t supposed to be possible, but there it is. In full view. themonthly.com.au/issue/2024/may…

Just seen ‘Civil War’. Don’t miss. It rings true and possible - and not in a particlarly distant future. Maybe I’m wrong.

ICYMI, yesterday the UCP introduced Bill 20, a wide reaching piece of legislation that would have massive impacts on municipalities. These changes would include political parties at the municipal level, and the ability of the provincial government to remove elected officials at

Start your day right with a delightful spread of croissants, jams, juices, and a dollop of philosophical mystery. Join us for Philosophy Breakfast featuring renowned speakers like John Ralston Saul, Dr Myriam François, Dominic Walliman, and more!

Book now: howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/hay/…

Looking forward to taking part - again!

Elis Regina and Antônio Carlos Jobim performing “Águas de Março” in 1974.