A lotta bullshit flying around DC these days.

"Those last four weeks of her life when she was in the hospice, I think it's odd to say, but were some of the happiest of her life." Sir Michael Palin reflects on the care his wife received in a hospice, as he calls for more support for hospices in the budget. #Newsnight

You'll miss the BBC when it's gone!

The Alexa continues to be problematic playing podcasts. It now cuts off the last many sections of the NPR News Now podcast. It’s bad enough that Donald J. Trump has gone to war against NPR - does Amazon Music Amazon Amazon Canada have to as well?

A SIGN OF THE TIMES: The Best of The Penthouse Marquee. By Benjamin Jackson & Aaron Chapman. Forward by Danny Filippone. COMING DECEMBER 2025

Big milestone in Kerrisdale yesterday... We officially proclaimed Minerva’s Day in the City of Vancouver to celebrate fifty years of great food, great people, and a restaurant that truly feels like home. The Pavlakis family has built something truly special, and it shows every

Didn’t hear of it day of, but great to see the City of Vancouver celebrate some #VancouverRestaurantHistory with November 16th 2025 being named Minervas Day. God knows my family goes back eating there that I’m sure as a teenI sat at the next table over from Ryan Reynolds!

The Penthouse Night Club won’t be around forever. The nightlife scene is changing. Eventually Filippone will retire & only a Filippone could run it But the party isn’t over for awhile yet… News about the new book & BC Entertainment Hall of Fame induction in Georgia Straight straight.com/city-culture/s…

Thanks BCLiving for listing my new book with Ben Jackson —A Sign of The Times about the Penthouse Night Club marquee one of the books of the season—in at #6! It’s coming to bookstores next month in December 2025 published by Anvil Press. bcliving.ca/entertainment/…

Stoked to read this review copy ahead of the Dec. 1 publication date of new book via Anvil Press, co-written by Vancity historian Aaron Chapman. Looks loaded with photos and stories behind the topical and often hilarious posts on Penthouse strip club marquee in #Vancouver.

Great to catch up with the headstones last night at Rogers Forum Good lord, Hugh Dillon, Trent & Tim up front on the forward line had a scorched earth policy during their set, and blew the roof off the place. Have a great tour, gents.

2 years ago today In memory, Shane Patrick MacGowan, former member of the punk band Nipple Erectors, co-founder and lead singer of the Celtic punk band The Pogues, founder of Shane MacGowan and The Popes, died of pneumonia after a long illness. 📸 Gie Knaeps #ShaneMacGowan

Correct me if I’m wrong: The Vancouver Whitecaps are now Canada’s team!!!

Why are people who deride the press so desperate for attention?

Thank you Global BC A SIGN OF THE TIMES: The Best of The Penthouse Marquee. By Benjamin Jackson & Aaron Chapman Foreward by Danny Filippone DECEMBER 12TH Anvil Press

An end of the night bedtime laugh if you need it. The Geordie clams and rat are real winners here, as well as that lachrymose Cat and Dog couple on the couch. Now I’m going to have dreams that Steve the Cat is spesking to me like Eric Burdon. Good night! youtu.be/G39fYtjH_C0?si…

Today we celebrate 95 years! Here’s to the generations of incredible fans, the legends who’ve played our stage, and the dedicated staff who make it all possible. Thank you for being part of our story! 🖤