Jane Kruse

people talk about Toronto being a cold unfriendly city and I dare them to walk around my neighbourhood on Halloween and come to that conclusion. There are people hanging out EVERYWHERE. On the patio, chatting with neighbours. One house had dog treats because they know there's lots of dogs round here

The New Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 12th Ed.

Technically, this is a book of spells.

taylor swift should write a song about when your sleeve keeps rolling down every time you wash the dishes

Once again I’m reminded, trust is gained in drops and lost in buckets.

I appreciate people who are funny and love music, but mostly I like people who know that if you're with 3 people walking on a sidewalk, one of you has to walk behind.

IMPORTANT: I'M WATCHING SLOW HORSES AND GARY OLDMAN IS A GODDAMNED INTERNATIONAL TREASURE

It's funny to think that my preference for urban living in areas with dense, mixed-used, walkable neighborhoods, multi-family housing, small businesses, and diversity probably stems from Sesame Street. Like an early education in Jane Jacob's urbanist theories.

This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered

years of going to new york and this week was the first time i got a photo of the brooklyn bridge

Next weekend (8/1-8/2) I'll be in Toronto headlining three shows at the Comedy Bar location on Danforth! I'm so psyched! I love Toronto! Get your tickets: comedybar.ca/shows/Josh-G...

Good morning loves. I hope your day is bananas perfect and all the news you receive is good. But first coffee!

My city does good things. ✔️

When Einstein Met Tagore: A Remarkable Meeting of Minds on the Edge of Science and Spirituality Collision and convergence in Truth and Beauty at the intersection of science and spirituality.

When Einstein met Tagore – a remarkable meeting of minds in the lacuna between science and spirituality, bringing together for the first time on a global stage Eastern and Western thought in a conversation about truth, beauty, and our search for meaning www.themarginalian.org/2012/04/27/w...

RIP New Zealand suffragist Kate Sheppard died this day 1934, "was instrumental in making New Zealand the first country in the world to grant women the right to vote (1893)."

"Do not think your single vote does not matter much. The rain that refreshes the parched ground is made up of single drops."

Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com

everything was mostly fine until the doorknob hooked my pocket

begging people to be normal or at least good weird

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.

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Double doors of painted (light blue & orange) & unpainted bits of timber set in a stone structure partially cemented over. There's also a rusted ring & a padlock.

Greek doors, an occasional series.

Ikaria🇬🇷

As Cornell wins its first lacrosse title since 1977, I think of the MVP of that game, Eamon McEneaney, hero of the World Trade Center bombing evacuation of 1993, who died there on 9/11, whom I'm honored to say I covered and took courses with.

Doomscroll respite: bluebells on Bluesky

The airport is the closest thing we have to Severance in real life. Airport Steven and Real Life Steven are not acquainted. We share no continuity. The decisions Airport Steven makes are simply none of my business.

New trailer for "Junk World" indie stop-motion feature by Takahide Hori.
A prequel to "Junk Head", in Japanese theaters on June 13.
>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npkm...

YouTube video by Rawnboy RON SINGS "HORSESHOE MAN" WRITTEN BY NEIL YOUNG

Took a crack at Neil Young's "Horseshoe Man"
this morning RS
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Look, boy library cats are named Dewey and girl library cats are named Paige and that's just the way it is

a man in a police uniform says " i cannot ... even " ALT: a man in a police uniform says " i cannot ... even "

I overheard someone talking "the late 1900s" today in reference to the 1980s and I just

35 years ago today, Soul II Soul released their genre-busting Club Classics Vol. One. With "Keep on Movin’" and "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)," they brought soul, R&B, and dance together like never before. The groove was global, and the vibe was timeless.

Remember when all it took to be kind was to rewind?