Astrid Lange

Do you have the worst commute in Toronto? We’ll put it to the test Submit your hellish TTC commute and the Star will put it to the test.

www.thestar.com/news/gta/do-...

To journalists:

Flashes is launching next Tuesday, February 25th!

I’ve set up a website where you can find the Press Kit (under “In the Press”) and a link to the FAQs:

www.flashes.blue

A cartoon is headed “How tariffs work”. It proceeds to show a cartoon of Trump in his suit and red tie taking a piss towards a fan with a Canadian maple leaf on it. The fan blows Trump’s piss back into his face. It was drawn and is signed by Bruce MacKinnon and is dated November 26, 2024

Bruce MacKinnon, the editorial cartoonist at the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, drew this last November.

No newspaper would print it.

It now deserves an outing.

Whoa, Canada! Don’t Make Our Mistake in New Zealand | The Tyee Out of frustration we tried electing right-wing populists. Now things are worse.

In October 2023, a right-wing government swept to power in New Zealand on a wave of populist anger similar to Canada’s.

The results so far? Government debt forecast to rise. The deficit got worse. Unemployment is increasing. Craig Renney writes.

Forty-year Auckland to Wellington cycling record broken More than 92 minutes has been slashed off the previous record held by Masterton cycling legend Brian Lambert, who in 1984 reputedly measured stages by the number of pies it would take to fuel him.

Someone finally broke my uncle’s cycling record …

www.thepost.co.nz/a/sport/3605...

That time a North York councillor suggested that a city medal be given to anti-gay activist Anita Bryant (whose death was just announced) when she spoke at a local evangelical church in early 1978.

Her visit prompted protests against her views.

Toronto Star, January 4, 1978

#torontohistory

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Is it worth 20 MINS a day to proactively recruit and bring your friends, neighbors,relatives, businesses, anyone who is or could be a user, to @bsky.app?

If Bluesky ends up with more users than the others, you destabilize musk, zuck, trump.

Full-shot of a nativity scene painting.  The foreground features Mary and Joseph with the infant Jesus in a manger. Mary is dressed in a light-blue robe and veil, while Joseph is wearing a darker robe. The baby Jesus lies in a cradle lined with straw.  Two small lambs are positioned near the manger, one on each side. A gray donkey is prominent on the right side of the scene. The background portrays a night scene with three Wise Men on camels traveling towards a star's light. Palm trees and rocky terrain are visible in the landscape, suggesting a desert setting.  A thought bubble above Mary and Joseph says, "No please... feel free to lay your kid right in my dinner." The overall style is a traditional depiction of the Nativity, rendered with a slightly cartoonish, expressive touch.

Merry Christmas all! Keep your babies out of the donkey’s dinner! 🎄🎄🎄

Huh?

She is now on Bluesky.

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If you're seeing "Invalid Handle" on your profile, this should resolve on its own — thanks for your patience!! 🦋

The scouring of Ontario Place - Spacing Toronto Between 2021 and 2023 architectural and documentary photographer Steven Evans trained his eye and camera on Ontario Place as plans for its future were unfolding. That work culminated in his book As It...

The scouring of Ontario Place - see some recent views of the site taken by documentary photographer Steven Evans up at @spacing.bsky.social this morning.

spacing.ca/toronto/2024...

Since @ttcalerts.bsky.social is here, there’s really no reason for me to look at that other platform ever again.

Cam Bynum posted an edit of his Raygun celebration today... twitter.com/Cambeezy_/st...

Happy belated birthday lady! Hope it was a great sleep!!

I’m a public librarian in a degenerating democracy, and I am pleading: Care about your library. Use it. See what programs and events it offers. And pay attention to its governing body. See who the trustees are. Consider running yourself. Libraries will need all the community support they can get. 📚

I’m working on it @cyberlawyeryyz.bsky.social

A woman slammed into me trying to flee from a dog “terrorizing” pedestrians on the sidewalk. It was this guy. He got all worked up when a couple of daschunds walked by.

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #434,161!

How Toronto lost its wild 100-year war with raccoons In the span of a century, Toronto went from zero raccoons to the raccoon capital of the world.

Very proud to have worked on this piece with Amy Dempsey who weaves a fantastic story about Toronto’s beloved/loathed trash panda. And the artwork is wonderful!

Never forget. #giantrubberduck

Bob Barker, Famed Game Show Host, Dies at 99 The energetic game show legend made everyday entertaining as host of 'Truth or Consequences' and 'The Price Is Right.'

www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/b...

We’ve had some great pub quiz trivia team names lately. Last week it was “But not a real Green Belt, that’s cruel.” Tonight, “Fyre Festival 2: No what, no where, no who.”

The dog days of summer are almost over. #sad

One million sunflowers (supposedly, I didn’t count) at Lakeview Village in Mississauga.

Are libraries the future of news? “We share a lot of the same goals. When we talked about mission statements, there were so many similarities.”

"In a country where nearly every iota of our psyches and our physical spaces has been captured for the purpose of generating a profit, the ongoing existence of public libraries feels not just radical, but astonishing." https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/08/are-libraries-the-future-of-news/

Supermoon.