Quality of life as measured across many countries of the world. Study done by Wharton School of Business. knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/u...
Mary-Alice Thompson (she/her)
@mathompson.bsky.social
writer (poetry, fiction, plays), student, gardener, singer, teacher, mother, retired lawyer
‘Anti-ageing is anti-life’: why longevity culture is just ageism in a lab coat
‘Anti-ageing is anti-life’: why longevity culture is just ageism in a lab coat
Rapid scientific progress has given us the tools to stop time more convincingly than ever – but lurking behind these claims is the same fear of ageing
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NO country is without flaws or sins — in its past AND present. Canada is no exception. But in the global array of nations it still feels an honourable, decent place, and I’m proud to live here, and celebrate it today. The Order of Canada motto speaks of members desiring a better nation. I do.
There have been some memorable goals this WC, there always are, of course … but Kane’s winning strike there was just fabulous, especially if you factor the circumstances. All credit to Congo (and their ‘keeper) for defending so well, so late, and sowing panic in England.
Kingston! Look here! Nova Scotia's Jaime Forsythe, Wisconsin's Lisa Fishman, Cobourg's me, and your local hero Bruce Kauffman are doing our thing at Novel Idea on June 15!! Please join us! @guernicaeditions.bsky.social @wolsakandwynn.bsky.social
Last week, a gentleman returned this rather dilapidated copy of this famous book to us after 50 years. He had found it in his attic! Presumably this means there is a pristine copy somewhere in our libraries....
Today is the anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worrying
AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worrying
LLMs-gone-rogue dominated coverage, but had nothing to do with the targeting. Instead, it was choices made by human beings, over many years, that gave us this atrocity
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34 years a lawyer. I cannot, in good conscience, support/follow/amplify anyone who doesn't support the rule of law, including international law. Without it, we are on the menu, left to rely on whatever support we can cobble together.
Congratulations to What I Know About You, from Éric Chacour and translated from the French by Pablo Strauss, on making the Dublin Literary Award Longlist! 🌟 Learn more about What I Know About You: chbooks.com/Books/W/What...
Dublin Literary Award@dublinlitaward.bsky.social · 6mo agoDiscover the 2026 Dublin Literary Award Longlist! 📚✨ Chosen from 69 nominated novels, these 20 titles were submitted by libraries around the world, with 26 libraries in 15 countries taking part. Explore the longlist: dublinliteraryaward.ie/the-library/...
Bruce Fanjoy’s petition to require all federal party leaders to have top secret security clearance has reached 36,000. We can do better. Sign here: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Today on GET LIT it's Sadiqa de Meijer talking about her collection of essays, In The Field. 1230pm on 93.3 / cfmu.ca or on pods or here: tinyurl.com/462kdnzb @sadiqademeijer.bsky.social @palimpsestpress.bsky.social
Solvitur ambulando is my favourite Latin phrase. It means "it is solved by walking".
Studying history and reading novels both get us out of our own heads, the first by helping us to imagine different worlds, and the second by prompting us to inhabit different subjectivities. Those who do neither are forever imprisoned in the here, the now, and the self.
Happy Thanksgiving. Alice's Restaurant is almost 60 years old but the message about resisting authority en masse is just as relevant today. 😘
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in which i offer recommendations for 49th Shelf: new/recent titles by Anna Swanson, Qurat Dar, Isabella Wang, Melanie Dennis Unrau, Gillian Sze, Jumoke Verissimo, Hajer Mirwali + Sadiqa de Meijer, / @49thshelf.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @gooselane.bsky.social ; 49thshelf.com/Blog/2025/11...
A Wealth of Reading · Blog Post · 49th Shelf
A recommended reading list by the author of the book of sentences (University of Calgary Press).
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In our recent documentary, we asked people from different communities to define the ideal man. The answers are enlightening... 👇 HARDER BETTER FASTER STRONGER - THE IDEAL MAN youtu.be/5I2RH02vHEk?... PS, my son, Adam, playing cello.
HARDER BETTER FASTER STRONGER IDEAL MAN
YouTube video by Greg Floyd
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Backlist Mondays: The Western Alienation Merit Badge by Nancy Jo Cullen. Shortlisted for the ReLit Award for novels, A smart book dripping in Calgarian history, Merit Badge is dramatic queer coming of age set against the backdrop of the National Energy Program.
Ok, I work for small charity and all I’m hearing these days is how AI is unavoidable; get on board or get run over. I believe in meaningful work for humans. Is it possible to resist adoption of AI at your company? Anybody doing it? How?
Strangely, Friends by @kdubin.bsky.social is on @mcnallyrobinson.com's Best Sellers list this week! Learn more about the book: btlbooks.com/book/a-histo...
Rachel Ruysch (1664 – 1750), still-life painter from the Northern Netherlands who specialized in flowers, achieving international fame in her lifetime #WomensArt
#Malta: In memory of Daphne Caruana Galizia, press freedom and journalists’ groups call on authorities to adopt a National Action Plan on Media Freedom and Journalist Safety. Read more ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/malta-i...
Malta: In Memory of Daphne. Media reform public consultations must lead to National Action Plan — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
15 October 2025: On the eve of the anniversary of the murder of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, press freedom and journalists’ groups are calling on the national authorities...
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'Heart of the Dragon, Socotra, Yemen' by photographer Beth Moon on her fourteen-year quest to photograph ancient trees of the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa #WomensArt
My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now. Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Carole Cadwalladr@carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 10mo agoNEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine. My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask: Why, even now, is no-one asking questions? t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
