Matt Houser

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Yule ≠ Christmas

Yule is one of the oldest winter solstice festivals, with origins among the ancient Norse thousands of years ago.

Although today it’s heavily associated with, and even confused with, Christmas, the celebration existed long before Christianity. 🧵⬇️

Devilled Eggs I cannot begin to tell you how good these are. There’s not much that can get me squeezing a fancy-nozzled icing bag, but I can’t get enough of these — and nor can those I make them for. Yes, they are ...

Devilled Eggs are like cocktail sausages in that however many you make, they will always, always get eaten. This is why they are such excellent party food – and a most deserving #RecipeOfTheDay! www.nigella.com/recipes/devi...

A young girl with red hair in two long braids stands outdoors in a sunlit green forest. She wears a wide-brimmed straw hat, a light brown floral long-sleeve blouse, and a blue-and-white striped pinafore dress with white ribbon bows at the shoulders. She holds a large rolled-up red-and-brown patterned blanket or quilt in front of her with both hands, looking slightly to the side with a neutral expression.

When the two-part miniseries Anne of Green Gables debuted on CBC on Dec. 1, 1985, nearly six million Canadians tuned in. It went on to win 10 Geminis, an Emmy and a Peabody.
To this day, the miniseries is studied in film schools.
This is the story of that miniseries.

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Close-up of several small butter tarts on a beige plate. One tart in the foreground has a bite taken out, revealing a golden, gooey filling studded with plump dark raisins. The pastry is flaky and golden-brown with crimped edges, and the tops are glossy and slightly caramelized. Soft natural light highlights the sticky texture of the filling.

Butter tarts are a wonderful treat during the Christmas season.
Personally, I think they are the greatest Canadian treat (even with raisins).
These delectable treats have been name dropped in Canadian songs, TV and movies.
But what is their history?
This is the story.

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the aurora borealis is shining over a waterfall ALT: the aurora borealis is shining over a waterfall

In Iceland, books are exchanged as Christmas Eve presents. Then you spend the rest of the night in bed reading them and eating chocolate. Sounds perfect to me.

Black and white historical photo from 1939 showing Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, a large arena with a prominent domed roof and chimney-like vent on top. In the foreground, a residential street with brick houses, trees, parked vintage cars, and a few pedestrians. The arena's facade has multiple windows and signage.

On Nov. 12, 1931, Maple Leaf Gardens opened in Toronto.
Considered a hockey cathedral, and now a National Historic Site, it featured many important moments in Canadian history.
This is the story of its construction and legacy.

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What do we need? What do we want for ourselves?

Food. A home. Clean water. Love. A good, fair-paying job. Equal opportunity. Accessible health care. Free education. Reliable transportation. Community.

The image is the cover of a children's book titled "The Hockey Sweater." It features an illustration of a cozy, rustic room with wooden walls and a large black stove on the right. Several children, dressed in red, white, and blue Montreal Canadiens hockey jerseys, are gathered around the stove. Some are holding hockey sticks, and one is pointing to a poster on the wall. The poster on the left provides details about Maurice Richard, a famous hockey player, including his birth date (August 4, 1921, in Montreal, Quebec), height (5'10"), weight (195 lbs), and career statistics for various seasons. Another poster next to it shows a portrait of Maurice Richard, labeled "Le Rocket" with the number 9. The title "The Hockey Sweater" is prominently displayed in large white letters. The story is by Roch Carrier, and the illustrations are by Sheldon Cohen. There are also small photos and hockey equipment scattered around the room, adding to the hockey-themed atmosphere.

The Hockey Sweater is one of the most famous books in Canadian history.
The story of a boy who received the wrong hockey sweater from Eatons has been featured on our currency and turned into an iconic NFB short.
This is the story of that book.

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"WEEN HALLOWED" with small skeletons dancing around.

Great job, everyone, we did it again

A carved pumpkin sits on a kitchen counter, lit from inside so the carving glows orange. The carving is the outline of a stylized bird head and maple leaf, resembling the Toronto Blue Jays logo. The kitchen in the background is softly lit, with cabinets, a plant, and framed art on the wall.

In this house, we are Halloween and World Series ready.

Goonies LEGO Set Announced, Coming in November

LEGO has announced LEGO Ideas The Goonies, a big new set for adults, coming in November.

Watch your bank's online service's EULA. Some banks won't accept a claim of your account being fraudulently accessed if you keep your password in a password manager.

A new ticket-pricing tracking site has gone online. This could be very helpful. The cost of event tickets is always in the news. Here in the Toronto area, the big gripe is the cost of tickets for the Blue Jays’ World Series run. I saw a

A new ticket-pricing tracking site has gone online. This could be very helpful. #musicnews

Netflix Goes All-in on Catan, With Live-Action and Animated Films and TV Series Planned

Netflix is making various films and TV series based on Catan, the world-renowned multiplayer board game.

Bastions & Guildhalls: A Modular Map Maker Design buildings your party will love, loot, or accidentally burn down—with gorgeous hand-drawn map tiles by Czepeku!

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A supermarket aisle displaying various dairy products, including bags of milk and cartons of cream, with brands such as "Sealtest" and "Lactantia" prominently featured. The products are arranged on shelves, with some bags of milk in blue and red packaging in the foreground and various milk and cream cartons in the background.

Outside of Canada, many assume that the entire country uses bagged milk.
The truth is, only part of Canada have bagged milk in the fridge.
But why? Well, it comes down when Canada made the transition to the metric system.
This is the story!

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Yes. us-east-1 woes right now.

A collage featuring the title "The Littlest Hobo" in bold yellow letters, with four images of a German Shepherd dog: one sitting at a desk with papers, one standing near trees, one near a brick wall, and one in a natural outdoor setting with greenery, all set against a black background.

On Oct. 11, 1979, the first episode of the revival of The Littlest Hobo debuted on CTV. Based off a 1958 movie and 1960s TV show, it aired for six seasons and 114 episodes.
With its famous theme song, it is beloved by generations of Canadians.
This is the story.

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Meet Harriette Flittertail, a Harengon Druid.

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never seen a better looking shelf setup for games

A dark, eerie silhouette of a menacing figure with wild, tangled hair and outstretched, claw-like hands, depicted in a sketch-like style against a textured, grayscale background.

For me, few stories from Canadian folklore are scarier than that of the Old Hag of Newfoundland.
She is said to visit people while they sleep, leading to the phrase "I was hagged last night".
This is the story of a very scary night visitor.

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Sepia-toned promotional still from the TV series Due South, showing two men seated inside a rusted metal shipping container with open doors. On the left, a bald man in a gray pinstripe suit, white shirt, and red dotted tie sits with hands clasped, looking pensive. On the right, a man in a red Royal Canadian Mounted Police uniform with gold buttons and shoulder epaulets holds a beige cowboy hat on his knee, glancing sideways with a subtle smile, a wristwatch visible on his arm. Faded labels and chains hang on the container walls, with dim light filtering from outside.

On Sept. 22, 1994, a show debuted on CTV featuring a street-wise Chicago cop and a Mountie on the trail of the man who killed his father.
The critically-acclaimed hit reshaped Canadian television and made a star out of Paul Gross.
This is the story of Due South.

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Disney's ADVENTURES OF THE GUMMI BEARS premiered on NBC's Saturday morning cartoon line-up on September 14th, 1985, and this theme song - sung by Toto's Joseph Williams (son of composer John Williams) - has been stuck in my brain ever since...

A bookstore shelf with a bunch of Dungeons & Dragons books and Pathfinder books with a sign reading "Sports" above them.

D&D is sports now

James Doohan wasn’t just Scotty on Star Trek, he was also a Canadian who served his country and landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. He then went on to become a gifted actor, trained by fellow Canadian Lorne Greene.
This is his story.

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This black-and-white sketch depicts an aerial or bird's-eye view of an urban landscape in Toronto, Canada, looking north at the intersection of Spadina Road and Davenport Road. The central focus is Casa Loma, a historic Gothic Revival mansion visible in the middle of the image, characterized by its tall towers, steep roofs, and surrounding gardens or parkland with trees.In the foreground, there's a complex road interchange with multiple lanes, including curving overpasses and underpasses for highways or major roads. Several cars are illustrated on the roads, some traveling northbound or curving eastward. A pedestrian crossing or sidewalk area is shown near the intersection, with fences and small structures like buildings or barriers along the sides.To the left, there's a lower-level road or pathway, possibly an underpass, with additional fencing and a flat-roofed building nearby. Trees and grassy areas dot the scene, adding natural elements amid the infrastructure.

When the Spadina Expressway was announced in 1962, it was meant with immense opposition.
The proposed construction would destroy homes, parks and alter neighbourhoods. So, the Stop Spadina campaign began. Nine years later, the expressway was cancelled.
This is the story.

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The D&D adventure anthology #DragonDelves releases today. Ten adventures, ten dragons, and some trippy art! It was, for me, a particularly fun project to work on. Thanks to all the amazing artists, art directors, writers, editors, graphic designers, etc. who worked on it.

Chicken With Tarragon Salsa Verde Tarragon, the gorgeously named “dragoncello”, is actually little used in Italy, despite the country’s immoderate passion for all things anise. You find tarragon used only here and there, mainly in Tus...

#RecipeOfTheDay is a simple, Summer favourite: Chicken with Tarragon Salsa Verde! It’s not often I choose the breast of chicken over thigh, but here it’s just right. www.nigella.com/recipes/chic...