Katie Ingram
@katieyingram.bsky.social
author • instructor @ U of King's • freelance journalist and editor • book reviewer • Nova Scotia history enthusiast • media @ SpaceEngine • mini pig owner She/Her katieingram.ca
Short time.
Man Bursts into Hilarious, Exaggerated Laugh
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Ben MacLeod 馬志斌@benmacleod.bsky.social · 2d agoYesterday I came across this piece in which Halifax Transit's director expressed his belief that we'll build an efficient transit network "in a relatively short time" as soon as our politicians "decide to promote transit". May 1973.
#Halifax! Do you know or are you someone who can repair holes in knits? DM or reply. I'm looking to get a poncho that was my mom's repaired. Thanks!
Lloyd Robertson has died. Born in 1934 in Stratford, he was one of Canada's most celebrated journalists. He was the anchor of CTV's national nightly news from 1984 to 2011. He was also one of the longest-serving news anchors on English-language North American television. 📸 CTV
Final trailer for ‘COYOTE VS. ACME’ has been released. In theaters August 28. #CoyoteVsAcme
FYI this site exists experience.arcgis.com/experience/0... shows all the current ,year's wildfires including those which are out
Looking for an unconventional summer read? I have extra copies of The Undesirables! $20 etransfer or cash in person. I'll sign them for you, and send it anywhere in Canada. DM me! @pottersfieldpress.bsky.social #summerreaads #halifax #halifaxhistory #canlit #nonfiction
"Verify your age” I sold friends burnt CDs for $10 using songs I downloaded from Napster/Limewire/Kazaa.
Mikæla@crashannburn.bsky.social · 4w ago“Verify your age” I unironically used the term “bodacious”
"Tributes Pour In for Senator Lindsey Graham", then a dramatic blank space on the landing page of NYT.
I once wrote an essay about Rochester without having finished Jane Eyre. I think I got a B.
Amy Mode Activated 🪷 ᓚᘏᗢ ಇ.@activateamymode.bsky.social · last mo.Kids today have lost the fine art of bullshitting a 10 page paper from a single Funk & Wagnalls entry or from reading only the CliffsNotes. 🤣
buying books and reading books are different hobbies
#Halifax, since we don't have the bridge tolls, can our new thing be "how often is the escalator at the Halifax Shopping Centre broken?"
A bus without working A/C is a health & safety issue for passengers & operators. Don't assume someone else will report it. **Call 311 every single time you ride a bus with no A/C. Report the bus # on the front—not the route** Every call demands accountability #HeatWave #Halifax #HfxTransit #Halisky
Nearly 400 local newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft over alleged copyright theft newjerseyglobe.com/media/nearly...
Nearly 400 local newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft over alleged copyright theft - New Jersey Globe
The massive coalition of local newspaper publishers filed a federal lawsuit today against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the technology companies
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One thing I love about Canada is that if something happens that we are immensely proud of, we say it is a Heritage Minute. Something uniquely Canadian that has become a term of celebration.
Dustin Nolan, Emmy winning anchor at KWQC TV6 in the Quad Cities, quit live on air Friday. "We have to be more than sanitized news because it makes people feel uncomfortable. The facts matter." He did not name his reasons. He did not have to.
Iowa news anchor quits live on-air in emotional plea for facts over 'sanitized news'
Local news anchor Dustin Nolan tearfully announced he was leaving KWQC TV6 during a live broadcast on Friday after spending about four years on the station.
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No bridge, no ferry. Only vibes. i n c r e d i b l e
Halifax Transit@hfxtransit.bsky.social · 2mo agoAlderney Ferry service is suspended until further notice, due to staff availability. Shuttles will not be provided.
recently talked with CBC to help bring attention to the problems with AI in the bookselling and publishing world. love to see Nimbus Publishing making their policy with generative AI crystal clear www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
How a small Canadian publisher is resisting the AI book wave | CBC News
Nimbus Publishing in Halifax hasn't been immune to the many AI controversies impacting the world of books.
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I'm sorry, the definitive Treasure Island already exists. It can't be remade again.
Long John Silver: Nicest Guys You'd Meet
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DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · 2mo agoHugh Jackman has been cast as Long John Silver in a new ‘TREASURE ISLAND’ film. Directed by Ridley Scott & written by Jack Thorne. (Source: Deadline)
The Bluenose was a celebrated racing ship that became a symbol of Canada. Nicknamed the Queen of the North Atlantic, she is featured on both the Canadian dime and Nova Scotia licence plates. At her helm, was Angus Walters and this is his story. 📸 Nova Scotia Archives 🧵 1/8
Bari Weiss somehow manages to be one of the most repellent people in an age dense with such filth
Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 2mo agoBari Weiss not beating the bootlicking propagandist allegations here:
RIP to my all time favorite TV dad, and blessed be Anthony Stewart Head.
The Non-Toxic Masculinity of Rupert Giles
My favorite stories are genre stories, which are full of orphans and kids who grow up to find out that dad is Darth Vader, or tragic waifs who know that Dad was a villain all along. The first time …
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