Deborah Dundas

Is there someone at the White House who takes a look at the Oval Office and then, like Christopher Walken on SNL, determines it "Needs more gold?"

Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76 The gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice of heavy metal, Ozzy Osbourne has died.

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YouTube video by Black Sabbath BLACK SABBATH - "War Pigs" (Live Video)

Ozzy Osborne has died. Age 76.
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This one thing could affect whether Canadians survive or thrive. Are you ready for the next great political revolution? While the public’s response to AI still skeptical and cautious, politicians are betting big on the technology

Fascating read from David Coletto: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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Mark Kingwell's latest 'A Good Life' column: "I was invited to a party and the host charged to park on his property. I paid but am still annoyed. Am I wrong?" Need existential advice? Email agoodlife@thestar.ca. thestar.com/opinion/cont... via
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Feel better!

Tha ks for writing, John!

John Semley: Does Donald Trump deserve a Nobel Peace Prize? Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Peace Prize nomination may seem absurd. But flattery, as they say, gets you everywhere

for the Star, I wrote about how people should use Donald Trump’s megalomaniacal vanity…for good. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Love, love, love this. Although it being 40 years old is gobsmacking. Still, I dance! ❤️

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Andrea Skinner’s story helped me transform shame into solidarity I have witnessed the power of storytelling to save lives

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Andrea Skinner’s story helped me transform shame into solidarity I have witnessed the power of storytelling to save lives

For the Star, @lindasvendsen.bsky.social and I share pieces one year after Andrea Skinner's editorial that detailed her childhood sexual abuse at the hands of her stepfather, and revealed that her mother, Alice Munro, stayed with him. Ed. by @debdundas.bsky.social.

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Deborah Dundas: I grew up proud of my name. Here’s why I don’t mind Dundas Station being renamed Change is part of cities. So too is learning their history, both good and bad.

My piece on Dundas has caused something of a kerfuffle. I am proud of my name and still don't mind Dundas station being renamed TMU. History is nuanced.

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Thank you, Linda, for sharing your story with us all.

Such a powerful story, Sydney. Thank you for writing it. Words have such power.

This is today, folks. Join us if you are able!

What one story defines Canada? We asked six writers Here are six great Canadian narratives, each capturing something essential about this country.

Oh, Canada. What stories you hold; what stories are left untold. Carol Off, Elamin Abdelmahnoud and others chose defining moments in Canadian history. Funny, poignant and who knew moments. www.thestar.com/opinion/what...

I lived in them until I was in my 20s. They're not all great thanks to some bad landlords, but there is some great community.

This is a helluva story and a page-turner of a book. Join me as I speak with Scott Payne and Michelle Shepherd at @TIFA's Motive festival on Saturday.

Mystery and thriller fans can meet Shari Lapena, Linwood Barclay and others in Toronto this month - Toronto Life The event features award-winning authors, forensic workshops and an immersive murder mystery

All about this weekend's Motive crime fiction festival in Toronto:
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Your piece is great!

The Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature 2025 Longlist Barnet, Frankie Mood Swings (McCleland& & Stewart) Coile, Mason - William (G.P. Putnam's Sons) Ghan, Ben Berman The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits (Buckrider Books) Hegele, Sydney- Bird Suit (Invisible Publishing) Hopkinson, Nalo Blackheart Man (Simon & Schuster) Lubrin, Canisia Code Noir (Alfred A. Knopf Canada) Oliveira, Anthony Dayspring (Strange Light) O'Neill, Heather The Capital of Dreams (HarperCollins) Sawyer, Robert The Downloaded (Shadowpaw Press) Smith, Clayton B. Seal of Salvage (Breakwater Books)'

✨The Sunburst Society is pleased to announce the longlist for the 2025 Award. We are delighted that the longlist highlights the diversity, quality, and scope of contemporary Canadian literature of the fantastic published in 2024. www.sunburstaward.org

Dehumanizing and killing wonder and awe. What a world.

It's unfortunate. It's a constant deluge and is very dehumanizing. It's akin to being called simply taxpayers instead of citizens or residents with no civic duties.

Is it me or does anyone else feel that marketers now rule the world? I feel as if we have become customers. Not citizens, not people - every new technology (AI, robot delivery - with ads, commercial flights to space) is aimed at selling us something? What happened to innovation for the human good?

Thank you. It did! Yeah, it's not so much the stats as the streak. Alas. There are worse things ... I will get over it.

Today started badly. Didn't realize I hadn't finished yesterday's Wordle - and blew a 299-day streak! I was so excited to see 300. One down, 299 to go.

John Semley: BonziBuddy was once the leading edge of AI. How is Mark Carney going to tame the latest generation of purple gorillas? The original virtual assistant from the early 2000s seems quaint now, but it was simply an AI before its time

Remember the big purple ape? @johnsemley3000@bsky.social takes us back ... and into the future. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Zellers? Saks? What others?