Alex Abboud

The passing of Paul Newman (2008), Sean Connery (2020), Sidney Poitier (2022), and now Robert Redford (2025) signals the slow disappearance of a certain type of 20th century figure: men who embodied classic style in a way that reflected their taste, rather than a professional stylist.

I’d like to toot my own horn here, as well as that of my friends, by acknowledging that this month marks the 20th anniversary of the Oilogosphere. For those who don’t know, that’s the name given to the group of Edmonton Oilers bloggers who appeared after the 2005 NHL lockout. 🧵/1

a scene in front of an island with palm trees about 10 minutes before sunset, the ocean is light blue and the sky is yellow, a pelican flys and then dives into the ocean with 15 individual frames plus the splash frame.

Alright, fuck it, enough of the shenanigans.

We're spending an hour to edit a series of a pelican diving into the ocean that took 3 seconds to shoot.

jking please continue with the shenanigans. we deserve it!

#birds

‘Berta friends: don’t forget that today’s the day you can pre-order your COVID vaccine. bookvaccine.alberta.ca/vaccine/s/pr...

Incredible ride today. No one can even come close to responding to her.

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Beach Boys release “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” as a single 59 yrs ago today

“What Brian [Wilson] really wanted was to get past the limitations of being a kid,” said co-writer Tony Asher. “He hated being told what to do. The song was kind of his fantasy about freedom, love, and getting away from all that”

The deadpan humour is top-notch for sure.

I’m mostly familiar with his comedies. Not sure I’ve seen anything else Nielsen did. And this conversation reminds me it’s been far too long since I watched Airplane!

That’s hilarious.

Fair point.

I thought this was Steve Carrell when I saw the preview image, which I was more excited about tbh than when I found out it’s actually Liam Neeson.

Smith says sovereignty referendum provides ‘outlet’ to avoid creation of new party Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is fighting criticism she’s being selfish and dangerous by risking a separation referendum in part to avert the emergence of a political rival.

This is more or less how Brexit started. Cameron promised a referendum to head off UKIP momentum and satisfy the hardliners in his party, no one thought it would come close to passing, and well, whoops. The Premier should heed recent history and not play games. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

I’ll say this for Quebecois separatists. They seem to have some principle behind their beliefs beyond “we’re upset more people didn’t vote the way we wanted them to”.

Fair. Looks like it’s up to $200 USD, or $800 if you’re in Canada more than 48 hours.

Do you get a personal exemption? I’m Canadian so only familiar with our rules when returning home.

At this point it would be cheaper for most Americans to travel to their showroom in suburban Toronto.

Spiritually he’s a New Jersey person. Excellent pick and fit.

Jacksonville’s traded up for him.

Guilty.

Posh says hi.

👋Some news

I’m running for Mark Carney's Liberals in Calgary-Confederation.

I live here, work here, raise my kids here. I want to offer representation that understands the economy and the public interest and be an Alberta voice standing up for Canada at a challenging time. 🧵(1/X)

I like how her schedule has no mention of her two children or husband. Also, does she do that barefoot walking year-round living in Chicago!?

Stacy Schiff is a best-selling, award-winning American historian & biographer. In Edmonton, we also know her as the wife of property developer & philanthropist Marc de La Bruyère of Maclab Developments. Here’s her cross border take on the history of American aggression against Canada.

How Kevins Got a Bad Rap in France Like to-go coffee or athleisure, the name strikes certain French people as a gauche Anglo-Saxon import—and some Kevins want to change that.

The New Yorker had a great story about Kevins in France a few years ago: www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...

There’s at least one Canadian First Minister who should reflect on this. Maybe on the flight home from Florida.

This is a great piece of reporting, combining two of my favorite genres of enterprise stories: (1) an inside look at sports expansion franchises and (2) very successful people staring down the barrel of absolute PR failure

RIIP REPS

Nothing prevents all ACL tears. But performing regular preventative exercises can cut the risk by roughly 50%.

The Hospital for Special Surgery has an app, RIIP Reps, to show people how to do them: www.riipreps.com

Depends entirely on the location in my experience. Most are businesslike and don’t want to prolong the interaction. But I’m Canadian so I don’t know if it’s different for visitors.

Paige Bueckers cooks breakfast for fasting UConn teammate during Ramadan, March Madness Paige Bueckers is cooking, off the court, for teammate Jana El Alfy during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. El Alfy is fasting during March Madness.

This story is so lovely. Paige Bueckers is a real one.

www.usatoday.com/story/sports...