Alexandra Kimball

Finally watched Mussolini: Son of the Century and thinking a parallel between Italian and contemporary global fascism is the rise of nonsense language (Marinetti = “Italian brainrot” on youtube)

These racetrack photos by @chloeellingson.bsky.social are eerie, poignant, and elegaic — they perfectly capture the atmosphere of tarnished romance Nick builds (and mourns) throughout the piece. Just all so incredibly well done.

I don’t think I’ve ever been in a magazine issue as replete with bangers as @thelocal.to’s summer animal issue. @nickhunebrown.bsky.social’s story on the rise and fall of Toronto horseracing deserves the King’s Cup for storytelling. RIP Patches O’Hoolihan. #longreads

Toronto is a one-horse town in a kind of delightful way (except for the potholes)

Doug Ford Is Trying to Control How Universities Operate | The Local Ontario’s Bill 33 mandates merit-based admissions and gives the province unprecedented power over university and college operations. Is it part of a broader right-wing crackdown on campuses?

Doug Ford wants to control admissions criteria at Ontario universities, and which non-tuition fees students pay once they’re on campus. It may not seem overtly political, but Bill 33 is part of a broader right-wing crackdown on campuses, writes @royinori.bsky.social. thelocal.to/bill-33-onta...

A vertical photo of a black Cormorant, resting on a back and white float, in a calm pond. The bird has its beak open. It is almost a profile picture but we can see most of its back feathers. The reflection is mirrored in the calm water.

Good morning Friday! Welcoming the weekend.....
#Photography #FeatheredFriday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekJforJetBlack #Birds

Not all heroes wear capes!

Equal chance of seeing a celebrity who is slightly shorter than they appear on screen though.

I like how it combines accessibility with environmentally synergized design.

I am also sourcing airshow survival tips from other ppl in #toronto (do hashtags even work on here? still not sure what bluesky is good for)

Vanity Fair It’s not easy being hot and serving ice cream waffle sandwiches at the Ex, Alexandra Kimball knows—but someone has to do it.

In honor of the first deafening, space-time-ripping, ozone-obliterating airshow performance of the day, I re-introduce my lived experience of working a waffle booth at the cne:

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Anyway how is this legal? Which election/media furor did I miss around not zoning these places correctly? I ❤️ dispensaries but I don’t understand why there are three on every block and how now there are also multiple shroom dispensaries

In terms of day-to-day life, it’s annoying but not a bigger deal than when there were yogurt places everywhere.

I live in a neighborhood that is 60% cannabis shops that are increasingly selling shrooms and various other loophole drugs. All of these drugs are available in increasingly “normal” formats, like energy drinks, ring pops, corndogs

Well now you have to make MTSAG hats 😂

Such a beautiful movie.

Just because it has always happened doesn’t mean it should always happen. #airshow

ABOLISH THE AIRSHOW #Toronto

The uncertain future of Wasaga Beach | The Narwhal The Ontario government is handing part of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park over to the town, leaving many wondering what will be left to protect it

The Ontario government is giving a portion of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park to the town to boost the local economy. @fatimabsyed.bsky.social visited on a late August weekend to understand the precedent this sets and how the piping plover and its summer home might fare.

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Construction starting on Highway 413: what you need to know | The Narwhal Construction is starting on Ontario’s Highway 413 as the federal government sets its sights on fast-tracking development through Bill C-5

With Premier Doug Ford announcing today that construction is set to start on Ontario’s Highway 413, here's a look at our story on where the controversial project stands in light of Bill 5 and a federal government also set on fast-tracking development: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-high...

Oh geez my bad! Argh sorry 😭

Interesting, I could see cases where that might apply. Like if you fly alot, that might be a meaningful investment

Your dad is right. 30% of current culture is immigrant parents being kinda right.

It’s actually a waste of money

I think it used to be a Le Chateau in my day? There were a few years where we definitely would have lined up for the cultural note LC clothes hit…but we didn’t have online shopping.

The line for the Brandy Melville is two blocks of a 4-wide line of teenage girls I’m assuming based on my old and shallow perspectives are in from the suburbs

On queen..there is no one in the closing 75% off sale Club Monaco and in the crowded back racks of the reconstituting Artizia I hear verbatim: “I want REAL leather and I want to go to Italy!”. This is such a one-block metaphor for the current shift in urban space

To avoid humans, animals turn to the night | The Narwhal In the Canadian Rockies and elsewhere, grizzly bears and other wildlife are becoming more nocturnal as outdoor recreation hits record popularity

Whether to avoid crowds or extreme heat — or simply to gaze up at the stars — people are spending more time outside in the dark. On every continent except Antarctica, wildlife has become more nocturnal to avoid people. Where do they go next? thenarwhal.ca/outdoor-recr...

This is such a bleak but important story about the state of public education in the city. Ugh.

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