Sellers — in the role he was born to play. BEING THERE (1979)
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Owner Bailey Books, Proud DAD. http://Baileybookman.com "The game is afoot!" Experienced campfire guitar player. Love music...Prine to Mozart. Elks & Oilers!
Must read essay! Trust, scrutineers, and the voters list. "The voters list ... is not merely an administrative convenience; it is one of the tools used to help prevent fraud and double-voting."
David J. Climenhaga@djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 1h agoGuest post by former Alberta chief electoral officer Lorne Gibson: The voters list, scrutineers and the question of trust. albertapolitics.ca/2026/09/gues...
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI https://theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-she-hooked-up-with-10-years-ago-now-head-of-fbi/
Happy Friday people, it’s that time of the week again 🍿📽️🎬 #LastFourWatched #Fiim #Movies #LetterboxedFriday Evil dead Burns (2026) An American Werewolf in London (1981) Mayday (2026) The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1988)
The Trojan horse of the insect world.. 🐜😈🐛 A carnivorous caterpillar (like the Lycaenid butterfly larva) tricks an ant (genus Myrmica) into bringing it directly to its favourite food source. #insects #predator #deception
Tomorrow (Thurs Sept 24) I'm moderating a panel at the Central Library on the history of western alienation in Alberta. Killer panel with political scientists Lisa Young @jlisayoung.bsky.social, Lori Williams & Anthony Sayers. You should come!
History of Referendums and Western Alienation Sentiment in Alberta | Calgary Public Library
Have we been here before? As we head towards a much-discussed provincial referendum in October, let’s take a look in the rearview mirror and see how our histories can help inform the present moment. J...
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“Ruprecht, do you want the genital cuff?” DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (1988) #SteveMartin #MichaelCaine
It’s 1967 and the morning after Sweden changed from driving on the left to driving on the right.
On this day in 1948, Phil Hartman was born in Brantford, Ontario. A comedy legend for his time on Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons and NewsRadio, he was beloved by fans. He has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame and won an Emmy for his work on SNL. 📸 NBC
I love this. Can't wait for the book release!
Dr Lindsey Fitzharris@drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 2d agoUpon graduating medical school in 1881, Arthur Conan Doyle did a doodle of himself waving his diploma over his head. The caption reads: "Licensed to Kill." My new book SLEUTH-HOUND is about Conan Doyle's professor, Joseph Bell - the real-life Sherlock Holmes. Out Oct 20! linktr.ee/drlindseyfit...
On this day in 1981, Chief Dan George died. Born in 1899, he was a poet, activist and actor. He was the first Indigenous actor to be nominated for an Academy Award. 📸 Museum of Anthropology Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇 buff.ly/kzlgMvW
(1/5) The September/October issue of Legion Magazine is out now, including four of my latest articles. Here's what you can expect...
The least they can do is name a new race of alien entities after her, perhaps one known for spreading infectious mirth and joy throughout the Federation, far and wide.. 🤷♀️😁
Admirable Women@admirablewomen.bsky.social · 3d agoLucille Ball is the Godmother of #StarTrek. As head of Desilu Studios, she overrode her own board of directors to finance the show & convinced network executives to greenlight a second pilot after the first one failed. That second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before," first aired #OTD in 1966. 🖖
🚨REMINDER🚨 Join us at 12:00PM MST tomorrow, September 22, for a webinar with Professor Dwight Newman, who'll be unpacking the 9th ballot question in Alberta's upcoming referendum. Register here: ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The world was led to believe that USA had checks and balances to prevent a lunatic POTUS from going rogue. Turns out all they had were precedents and a lame honor system which Trump fully ignores. He is enabled by immoral and incompetent people whom he endorsed for Congress and SCOTUS. #FUBAR
Funny, because the Truckers got three weeks to hang out before police lifted a finger. Interesting.
Judy Trinh@judytrinh.bsky.social · 3d agoSeniors who were protesting Mark Carney’s Bill c39 and fast tracking of environmental reviews arrested and charged with trespassing on Parliament Hill.
Happy birthday to Robin Gammell, born on this day in 1936 in Montreal. A veteran of the Stratford Festival, he acted in a wide assortment of productions throughout his decades-long career. He earned a Genie nomination and two Gemini nominations.
“Bad Language” NOT THE NINE O’CLOCK NEWS (1980) #RowanAtkinson #GriffRhysJones #PamelaStephenson
Today is #HobbitDay because Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were both born on September 22nd. Normally we'd shire a hobbit pun or two but it might just feel like a tolkien gesture and we don't want to embarrass our elves. Anyway it's a good day to come and boromir #Tolkien books. 📚
The great MEL BROOKS hilariously salutes his best buddy Carl Reiner at the American Comedy Awards in 1991. “I’m really a gentile born in Waco, Texas!”
Cats. Walking all over your shit since the 15th century.
On this day in 1988, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney apologized in the House of Commons for the wrongs committed against Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War. 📸 Ron Poling Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇 buff.ly/qvdrwJS
21 Sept 1977, Meat Loaf released his debut studio album 'Bat Out Of Hell'. His first collaboration with composer Jim Steinman and producer Todd Rundgren, it is one of the best-selling albums of all time, having sold over 43 million copies worldwide & still selling 200,000 annually. #MeatLoaf
