Alison Smiley

That's exactly it. She wasn't just brilliant, she was unique. There are other actresses who are as talented, but she brought a very particular energy and style to everything she did.

OMG where can I get the Bob & Doug Mackenzie action figures? (Also👏👏👏👏👏 Bravo!!!)

I was once in an acting class with a woman who would occasionally grimace & make weird hand movements when she was on the floor working. She explained that she was punching the imaginary parrot on her shoulder who whispered negativity/doubt/criticism in her ear.

I've done a few shows with a director who has the cast do this on the afternoon of opening night just before the supper break. (In these parts we call it an "Italian".) Always helps to shake off the nerves, get people out of their heads, & rev up the energy.

I had to look it up. Given my Welsh heritage, I'm surprised I'd never heard of it before. Thank you!

This column is well worth your time. (And if you need a gift link, you can find one in @justinling.ca's feed.)

an extraordinary person with an extraordinary legacy who nevertheless didn’t take herself too seriously

when Gary Larson published this cartoon, she was in Africa and her institute was horribly offended and drafted a complaint

the whole thing was defused when she returned - she found it funny

Sometimes you see good news here. It's rare, but it DOES happen. Congratulations @mychal3ts.bsky.social!

This is such exciting news! I can't think of a better person to introduce kids to the joy of reading. Yay!

Thanks be to God for political scientists who can explain these complex issues to the rest of us with such clarity. Bravo!

Never mind

Bertrand Russell, at 89 years old, to Sir Oswald Mosley, a man most famous for founding, in 1932, the British Union of Fascists.

I'm all for civil discourse. But everyone can and should draw a line at who they will talk to.

Notice that Russell did not demean himself with incivility, either.

This is why public broadcasting is crucially important to the health of a democracy.

It's a perfect jewel of a show.

This made me so happy.

Especially when it's as much of a trainwreck as this show is.

You need to watch this. You'll thank me later.

Just wait until you spend some time in the city that's home to the Vancouver Public Library and the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Remember when workers in this country had the right to strike against unfair working conditions?

God love ya for posting this!

Speaking of poor route management, the St. Clair streetcars are constantly bunched. Unlike the 505, the 512 has dedicated lanes/right of way (don't know the technical term.) Absolutely no excuse for bunching.

That route is AWFUL. I think it's partly because street parking is allowed on Dundas. Can't imagine another major metropolis where that would be the case.

Chappell Roan’s new song lyric ‘Moving to Saskatchewan’ creates buzz for province In the single released Thursday night, the American pop star Chappell Roan sings about moving to Saskatchewan if she can’t get over a breakup.

Saskatchewan's tourist board is pretty happy about it, too. www.ctvnews.ca/entertainmen...

Aw jeez... very sad news.

Damn.

An extraordinarily gifted actor. What a loss.

CABARET JOKES ARE ANNOYING TO NAZIS' PROPAGANDA LEADER BERLIN, Nov 25 -- Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels is extremely annoyed over sly digs at nazi measures made by the more daring cabaret entertainers. Sometimes they provoke roars of laughter at vaudeville shows with barbed remarks about certain phrases of the nazi program. The annual join meeting of the "strength through joy" movement and the reich culture chamber today provided an occasion for Goebbels to vent his ire at what he termed "frivolous comment on serious affairs of the state. "Why don't they make fun of the Jews?" he demanded sardonically. --The Waco Times-Herald, 25 Nov 1938

They hate it when you make fun of them.

Get cracking.

There’s a lesson here for Canada, if the good people at the CBC want to learn it.

Exactly. It's a class issue. Always has been, always will be.