I’m obviously biased, but the fact that Stratford passed on the best large-scale director in the country is baffling. intermissionmagazine.ca/reviews/natash…

Joe Ziegler, a giant. Masculinity that was big enough to include vulnerability. Ridiculously funny. Intelligence that made you question your own. Everyone who worked with him was grateful.

These kinds of values-based decisions - even though they can be expensive - are (increasingly) important.

Classy in defeat, as per usual

Love to live in Toronto, Ontario where the precise location of bike lanes is a policy priority for (checks notes) an MP from Calgary, Alberta

The bleating from the right (on here) about the bike lanes ruling is fine, is unsurprising; the bloviating about how the judge is wading into politics is corrosive. Take the L. Moan about the appeal. There’s no actual need to undermine democracy, you babies.

It's worth saying that Schabas made it quite clear that the ruling does *not* provide for -- nor did the applicants request -- a positive constitutional right to bike lanes. The decision limited the s7 analysis to what happens if/when the state removes them.

Olympian fartcatching

This guy now nytimes.com/2025/07/31/the…

It’s a banger

Orlando Bloom Spotted At Dinner With Angela Merkel theonion.com/orlando-bloom-…

He’s going to trip over a shoelace and outlaw gravity one day

I agree with most of the comments that we have more to be proud of than ashamed for in this area. But let me just remind everyone that Upper Canada PHASED OUT slavery, an extremely Canadian thing to do.

Wrote a bit about the late Joe Ziegler, plus reviewed Mirvish Productions BACK TO THE FUTURE and three shows HFTco - plus my theatre listings are back. goaheadsumi.com/joseph-ziegler…

Managed to suppress his contempt for the people who brought the suit for several paragraphs, good effort

Cushman on Ziegler cushmancollected.com/collected-revi…

Every time you use this photo of John Tory, regardless of the context, it brings me joy.

Hey what’s the break fee if Canada follows suit? More or less than a 401 tunnel, my current frame of reference for large expenditures.