Heather J. “I Should Be Writing” Wood
@rollwithheather.bsky.social
Author, Publicist, World Fantasy Award Nominee, Cat Lover, Feminist (she/her but they/their is good too!)
Gallerist Farnoosh Talaee built a public image as an advocate for marginalized artists. Now, former collaborators allege they faced years of unpaid invoices from her galleries, legal threats, and other mistreatment. Journalist Byron Armstrong investigates: https://ow.ly/PgT050Zwnk9
This screed is so misguided and full of weird, bad ideas. It's got that vibe of "I didn't really think this through and actually don't even understand the subject much, but I want to yell about it anyway." Which is fine for Gen Pop internet, but like, maybe keep it off the HWA newsletter, wtf.
Holly Lyn Walrath@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · 18h agoThere is a lengthy pro-AI screed in the latest HWA newsletter and it is . . . a mood.
When you wear denim jeans with a denim jacket and denim shirt, you create a very unique look. This look is known as The Canadian Tuxedo....but why? It all began in the 1950s in Vancouver. This is the story. 📸 Wikicommons (Erky-Nagy Tibor) 🧵 1/7
Frog and Toad jumped into the water. They swam all afternoon. Frog swam fast and made big splashes. Toad swam slowly and made smaller splashes.
Tobi Lütke's suggestion that the rich should have more votes than everyone else sparked deserved outrage. Yet as Dennis Pilon argues, his remarks are less an aberration than a reflection of a long tradition of hostility to democratic equality among Canada's wealthy.
Canada’s ultra-rich are no friends of democracy
The recent firestorm over Tobi Lütke’s call for greater political influence for the wealthy blew up because he said out loud what many of his class seldom admit, says Dennis Pilon. His comments offer ...
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A company in Mexico hired a stray orange cat as its Emotional Support Director and named him “Miauricio.” Daily duties include roaming the workplace, delivering smiles & reducing stress levels. He has his own workspace and ID badge. #AGoodPlace
“People said we were using an unacceptable amount of power, and with these upgraded facilities that require so much more of it, we’ve shown that we took those criticisms to heart,” said Sam Altman
Technological Advancements Allow Data Centers To Run On Even More Electricity
SAN FRANCISCO—Hailing rapid developments in the infrastructure needed to support artificial intelligence, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced Tuesday that technological advancements were now allowing data...
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#OtD 5 Aug 1895 Friedrich Engels, communist and lifelong collaborator, friend and sponsor of Karl Marx, died in London aged 74. Most famously, he co-wrote the Communist Manifesto: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
Street Scene Montreal Regina Seiden 1920
Zhashagi Light Luke Swinson ~ Anishinaabe n.d.
Le soleil d’été, rue Lafontaine, Montréal John Little 1974
On this day in 2013, Willie Dunn died. Born in 1941 in Quebec, he was one of Canada's most celebrated filmmakers. His work with the NFB often focused on Indigenous issues. A singer-songwriter, he released four albums. His most famous song is The Ballad of Crowfoot. 📸 NFB
On this day in 1877, Tom Thomson was born in Claremont, Ontario. Considered one of Canada's most important painters, he produced nearly 500 works during his career. His work heavily influenced Canadian art and have become important parts of our culture. He died in 1917. 📸 LAC
CBC Books: 30 Canadian books for younger kids that we are excited about in fall 2026 #CanLit #KidLit www.cbc.ca/books/fall-b...
30 Canadian books for younger kids that we are excited about in fall 2026 | CBC Books
The new Canadian picture books for children ages eight and under that we can't wait to read!
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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
Former CTV News chief anchor Lloyd Robertson dies at 92 www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Former CTV News chief anchor Lloyd Robertson dies at 92
Canadian journalist Lloyd Robertson, who covered everything from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the 9/11 terrorist attacks during 35 years as chief anchor of CTV National News, has died. He was 92.
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after a mostly offline summer, I made a big old post exploring what I think of when I think of disabled/ Deaf poetry in a big anti-canon, for the Sealey challenge (kind of) here: llps.substack.com/p/sealey-cha... what would you add?
SEALEY CHALLENGE DISABLED/Deaf POETRY LIST (with caveats? plenty)
go!!!!
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For August's #ALUBookClub pick, we sat down with @renegadeartsent.bsky.social publisher Alexander Finbow to talk about the process of developing @richardvancamp.bsky.social's terrifying graphic novel, ROTH. Read the full interview & watch a trailer for the novel at: alllitup.ca/alu-summer-b...
only a few weeks left in the above/ground press 33rd anniversary sale! pick out your bundles! or let me fill up a box! / @meetthepresses.bsky.social @phillychapbook.bsky.social ; abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/07/happ...
happy thirty-third birthday sale, above/ground press!
Today is the thirty-third anniversary of above/ground press ! And that first ever above/ground press event held at the (long gone) Stone Ang...
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Publishing can feel out of reach for many. For generations, zines have been the antidote: They put publishing power directly into the hands of whoever wants it. And, yes, Gen Z is taking up the torch. Writer Liz Worth reports: this.org/2026/08/03/g...
There’s a reason there was a whole right-wing campaign against “wokeness”. They imposed a standard many of you still fall for that is against your interest. It allows men of power to continue exploiting women. Me too is too woke yet here we are with zero investigations into Epstein friends
CBC's coverage of the Westjet strike was almost entirely focused on inconvenienced passengers instead of the reality that people were being forced to work without pay
I don't think we truly appreciate the depth of the connections we make on social media until tragedy strikes someone we like and interact with
Canadians relieved they won’t be forced to fly Air Canada
Canadians relieved they won't be forced to fly Air Canada
CALGARY – With news of the WestJet strike ending, Canadians are reportedly relieved that they won’t be forced to fly with the nation’s most terrifying airline: Air Canada.
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