Remember in 2012 when Ford spent $300k to remove the painted bike lanes on Jarvis in order to supposedly "save 2 minutes". Driving travel time actually *increased* by 50% along that stretch, and speed went down. Combo of induced demand and street parking causing congestion.

RIP Kathleen McGee Duchess Gummybuns a wonderfully funny and generous comic to have worked with. A great loss to the Canadian comedy community. 💔 #KathleenMcGee

1986, cover story of Spy's first issue, "The 10 Most Embarrassing New Yorkers." His quote about why he should handle nuclear arms negotiations with the USSR: "It would take an hour and a half to learn everything there is to learn about missiles. I think I know most of it anyway."

False or misleading claims on the US election made by billionaire Elon Musk have achieved 2 billion views on the social media platform X this year, according to a report by a non-profit group. p.dw.com/p/4mbRb

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: 2024 Nathan Cohen Awards The CTCA is now accepting submissions for the 2024 Nathan Cohen Awards, with a deadline to submit of January 3, 2025. Read the submission guidelines here: facebook.com/canadiantheatr…

Yep, whether Trump wins or loses - and lots on this site, and the NY Times modelling folks say Trump is on course to victory - he should never have been allowed to run for president again, without any accountability for Jan 6th.

Benzie skipping all the context here. This was province-wide poll of 998 people. It shouldn’t matter one bit if people outside Toronto favour bike lane removal. And I don’t believe that such a small sampling of Torontonians accurately represents the number of daily cyclists.

Again with the Harbourfront Centre closing up part of its ops without consulting the public! This time it’s Fleck Dance Theatre. What’s going on with the governance there? thestar.com/entertainment/… #topoli

Ugh. Harbourfront Centre has announced that it will be shutting down the Fleck Dance Theatre permanently, after 41 years of it being an integral space for Toronto's dance and arts community, which also affects international touring artists. Brutal. thestar.com/entertainment/…

Disappointing analysis of a poll. Asking people across Ontario about something that happens in Toronto is a strange enough idea, but then not actually reporting whether people in Toronto support the curb on bike lanes is difficult to understand.

This week, was fortunate to see (mostly) solo shows, feat. Maev Beaty on memory & family; Saul Rubinek on art & antisemitism; @ericwoolfe on insanity & The Elder Gods; & Amy Rutherford on political+personal. Gr8 stuff, but now crave an ensemble comedy (INTERIOR DESIGN?) #TheaTO

We are so excited to open this show tomorrow night! theassemblytheatre.com/pattypicker Fun for the whole family ages 9+, this charming coming-of-age story tells the story of Patty, a 16 year old girl who eats Pizza for breakfast, loves to play chess, & has a secret. #TheaTO #TorontoTheatre

#Toronto Taylorgeddon has begun. Just biked past massive line-ups along Front Street. Some Swifties were shivering in sparkly short skirts. (Those with hairy legs may have been faring better.)

Just ran into Taylor Swift at my local Tim Hortons. I said, "Taylor! Shouldn't you be at soundcheck?" She just grinned and said, "Not until I've had me double-double!"

Bradford went from being one of the loudest cycling advocates on City Council to now pushing to spend tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to rip them out. What happened, Brad? Is being anti-bike lane part of your 2026 mayoral platform? 🤔

woah The Globe and Mail 🤯🤯 thanks Brad Wheeler for the shoutout in an article about the biggest artist of all time Taylor Swift honoured by the comparison. #TaylorSwift #Taylorswifttoronto