Library branches in Toronto resumed in-person browsing this week, for the first time since March. Here's what my first trip back looked like #torontopubliclibrary https://t.co/OA5YGvmgc1 — Jamie Bradburn (@jbcurio) August 28, 2020 Tweeted by @jbcurio

Comments by new Conservative Leader @ErinOTooleMP about courting the social conservative side of his party strongly suggests he won’t be a Red Tory. What’s a Red Tory anyway? Find out more @Parl: https://t.co/yJVINrroYO @BarryRCampbell1 #ErinOToole — Parli (@parlidotca) August 25, 2020 …

Welcome back! Drop into a branch to browse shelves, register for a library card, check out your own holds, study, read and access WiFi. Don’t forget your mask or face covering! https://t.co/oVtBqcfeRq pic.twitter.com/PVp1q9yL5h — Toronto Public Library (@torontolibrary) August 24, 2020 Tweeted by…

The GDNA is mourning the passing of our friend, Doug Taylor. https://t.co/jD89uyJtYz — Garment District Neighbourhood Association (@GDNAToronto) August 24, 2020 Tweeted by @GDNAToronto

It's here! The 2nd edition of Ansible for DevOps: https://t.co/ZkvrkgmRto #selfpublish #writing #ansible #devops — Jeff Geerling (@geerlingguy) August 13, 2020 Tweeted by @geerlingguy

The President of the United States wanted me dead. Or, let me say it the way Donald Trump would: He wouldn’t mind if I was dead. That was how Trump talked. Like…

Good summary of the storyline here https://t.co/lAHXPkvYD1 — Dan Seljak-Byrne (@anotherglassbox) July 30, 2020 Tweeted by @anotherglassbox

Mask wearing is a lot more popular than you think.https://t.co/lOvdCdaKZN Percent saying people should wear masks in public: All Americans: 70% Democrats: 92%* GOP: 68%** ______ * GOP thinks only 71% of Dems support ** Democrats think only 30% of GOP supports pic.twitter.com/lMsezYvqpA — Derek…

Nonfiction George Will, bow-tied conservative. AmazonApple BooksBarnes and NobleBooks-A-MillionBookshop.org When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. THE CONSERVATIVE SENSIBILITYBy George F. Will There are two words utterly absent from this…

Is an open source Instagram possible?: https://t.co/uDH1rOy99F — Boris Mann (@bmann) July 26, 2020 Tweeted by @bmann

Some oldies and pretty goodies from my career at @NewYorker. In anticipating of my book publication on August 4.https://t.co/8qqWdJAbs9 — Jeffrey Toobin (@JeffreyToobin) July 26, 2020 Tweeted by @JeffreyToobin

The NDP and its leader Jagmeet Singh have, in particular, used their leverage to secure increased support for struggling Canadians, although the party has not received much public credit for its actions.https://t.co/UcgoPH4xZt — Amie Eh (@poly_distortion) July 22, 2020 Tweeted by @poly_distortion

1/ Latest in the @TorontoStar; I was asked to write about racism within the Chinese Canadian community. I've been covering stories related to it since 2018, when a group of Chinese activists in Markham protested "illegal border crossers" (ie. refugees).https://t.co/asUbn71qU1 — 东北 Deep State Steve…

It is safe to say that Icelanders have embraced the amusing weirdness of Will Ferrell’s new musical comedy film. In Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Ferrell and Rachel McAdams play a musical duo from the small town of Húsavik on the north coast of Iceland, whose greatest dream is to…

Eight things Will Ferrell's Eurovision movie gets wrong (and two it gets right) 30 June 2020 Mark SavageBBC music reporter Netlfix Graham Norton makes a cameo, in his usual role of Eurovision commentator Will Ferrell's Eurovision movie, The Story of Fire Saga, was only released on Friday, but it's…

I am about to set a timer and write, when I notice someone is wrong on the internet. They have linked to an article without looking at its source. They looked at its source but did not see the logical flaws in the article. They pulled out the quote they agreed with and didn’t see or didn’t care how…

New Oz ambassador sees ‘increasingly dangerous’ U.S.-China tensions 03/23/2023 08:30 AM EDT Beijing takes Iran-Saudi deal victory lap 03/16/2023 08:30 AM EDT China’s role in brokering a hostility-reduction agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia last week is allowing Beijing to cast paramount leader…

I'm presenting this afternoon at 4:15pm PDT, on Drupal and the Decentralized Web https://t.co/NbYFODcpRn Come find me in the Drupal Slack if you want to chat!#DrupalCon — Boris Mann (@bmann) July 14, 2020 Tweeted by @bmann

Icelandic grammar offers a gender neutral option for personal pronouns. Does that therefore mean that referring to non-binary people is easy and…

Introducing highlights and private notes on saved stories.https://t.co/Uc4yQpYDjp pic.twitter.com/nsEfOXXu53 — NewsBlur (@NewsBlur) July 17, 2020 Tweeted by @NewsBlur

(BLOG) Eating off the Hill: Burger's Priest comes to Ottawa https://t.co/KM2w1Pqr1S pic.twitter.com/Hv3qyvEGjA — Jeff Jedras (@jeffjedras) July 16, 2020 Tweeted by @jeffjedras

Social media has a conflict problem. Spending even a few minutes on public social media can expose us to dozens of people we know little about, talking about things we know little about. In such a public place, any individual's reputation, perspectives, and history are difficult to ascertain, and…

Richard Zoglin is a Time magazine contributor and the author, most recently, of “ Elvis in Vegas .” Was he joking or not? That was the big question emerging

Continuing to mute beach scolds & posters of telephoto/flat lens shots of public spaces. https://t.co/oPbIgahiXk — Three Geese Radius (@shawnmicallef) July 6, 2020 Tweeted by @shawnmicallef

Great news to report! After 3 years, we've won our case against BC's Ministry of Children & Family Development. A three judge panel found that the MCFD did not have the authority to render their decision, and therefore it is of "no force and effect."https://t.co/qGVu5UxMsE — Adrian Crook…

This is a foreword written for "Black Baseball Players in Canada," published this month by McFarland and Co., a publisher of scholarly and reference works, based in Jefferson, N.C. I was invited to write the foreword after writing a column in the Globe and Mail about the British Columbia authors,…

Home field advantage is real and the advantage is the fans. https://t.co/eG2IRSflm1 — Jeff Jedras (@jeffjedras) July 2, 2020 Tweeted by @jeffjedras

This is a tidal barrier where water from the Fraser River meets the Strait of Georgia in British Columbia, Canadian west coast. Might conceivably call this part of the Pacific but nowhere near Atlantic. https://t.co/FDYlRCEAWV https://t.co/8lQ21WY97Q — PicPedant (@PicPedant) July 1, 2020 Tweeted…

This @byjoelanderson piece on Jordan is great, a showcase for Joel’s talent for looking straight through an unreliable narrator. https://t.co/8vNqNxIvqt — Adam Serwer🍝 (@AdamSerwer) May 17, 2020 Tweeted by @AdamSerwer

Turn the lights down, dark mode has come to NewsBurhttps://t.co/e6EjAx7XBF pic.twitter.com/zVsLXeZEBh — NewsBlur (@NewsBlur) June 24, 2020 Tweeted by @NewsBlur

ActiveTO counts from the City are pretty amazing. 21K cyclists and 4,400 pedestrians counted on Lake Shore West on Saturday May 23. 21K! https://t.co/Ry2vkeWGun pic.twitter.com/U64Rbm15dW — Matt Elliott (@GraphicMatt) June 17, 2020 Tweeted by @GraphicMatt

Profiles Can Trump’s national-security adviser sell the isolationist President on military force? April 29, 2019 A former official said, of Bolton’s world view, “A lot of nasty people out there want to do us harm. If our country’s interests align with another’s, it’s a fleeting…

Visit us on Threads! Opens External Webpage Visit us on Bluesky! Opens External Webpage Mail to Print page Submit a letter: Email us letters@nybooks.com Tom Brenner/Reuters Donald Trump walking past riot police in Lafayette Park during protests following the police killing of George Floyd,…

In the last two weeks, American voters’ support for the Black Lives Matter movement increased almost as much as it had in the preceding two years. Net support is a measure showing the percent of respondents who supported a policy minus the percent who said they did not support it.·Civiqs daily…

By stripping away the influence of others and appreciating the silence, you'll be pushed to place more value on your own goals June 8, 2020 5:14 PM RSS × Nick Lachance coronavirus stay at home As of t

In a great display of community collaboration, five Toronto-based organizations dedicated to improving and enhancing the city’s public realm have come together to advocate for safe and viable ways for Torontonians to navigate our city on foot and by active transportation. The initiative, led by…

The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world 14 May 2019 David RobsonFeatures correspondent Getty Images Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change. In 1986,…

The unrest sparked by the death of George Floyd after being pinned to the ground by the knee of a Minneapolis police officer has left parts of U.S. cities looking like a battle zone. Announcements, Events & more from Tyee and select partners CONTEST: Win an Unforgettable Night Out in East Van One…

While every statue in every town has a different origin, taken together, the roughly 700 Confederate monuments in the United States tell a national story. Many…