In our collective attempt to flatten the curve , grocery shopping has become a minefield. We are not supposed to leave our homes, and yet we have to keep feeding ourselves; as a result, what used to be a comforting annoyance now feels dangerous. Can you touch that cereal box? Why is that person…

In my 20s I was obsessed with food but had no idea how to cook. Lots of recipes told me how to do things perfectly but I, an anxious mess, needed permission to try and mess up. I wrote this for past me and everyone else learning to boil water rn https://t.co/Cejb65saVd — Meghan McCarron…

Interview I gave with people back in Vancouver today from Spain -https://t.co/XozxV5HQka — Duane Storey (@DuaneStorey) March 23, 2020 Tweeted by @DuaneStorey

Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred face touches https://t.co/F6h03un7X7 — Kevin Nguyen (@knguyen) March 4, 2020 Tweeted by @knguyen

of social media users is a sizable chunk well-acquainted with what I’ll call “post-post anxiety.” It’s a dreadful malady, really; with symptoms that come on after you’ve fired off a tweet or pic that is, on second-thought, offensive or unflattering. Once this anxiety has taken hold, even your most…

honored to have reviewed rebecca solnit's new memoir 🌞https://t.co/rasRAtQHFQ — jenny odell (@the_jennitaur) March 7, 2020 Tweeted by @the_jennitaur

Bit of poetry about that dis-intermediation between movement and a world stuck in place called "Railyards Passing By" https://t.co/9luosjGswI pic.twitter.com/dfYkPCxQvu — DaveO (@DaveOstories) March 3, 2020 Tweeted by @DaveOstories

Join the next #Flickr Worldwide Photowalk Day on April 4th! Meet new people, take awesome photos, see your city through a new lens. Find out more: https://t.co/ENvgrE93ha#flickrphotowalk #flickrphotowalkday — Flickr (@Flickr) March 5, 2020 Tweeted by @Flickr

Back to the Future (of Drupal) https://t.co/D0HncC1Mzb #drupal — Ethical Detergent (@e14t) February 24, 2020 Tweeted by @e14t

Magazine An Unsettling New Theory: There Is No Swing Voter Rachel Bitecofer’s radical new theory predicted the midterms spot-on. So who’s going to win 2020? Photo by Julia Rendleman for Politico Magazine By DAVID FREEDLANDER 02/06/2020 05:09 AM EST David Freedlander writes about politics and…

I just returned home from a trip to New York, where everyone I met was very excited to meet a Canadian in real life. “What’s Canada like?” they asked, looking at me with eager, puppy eyes. “I think about moving there sometimes. What’s it like? What do you guys do there? Is it cold? Tell me…

Cities are human habitat, evolved over thousands of years to be in balance humans. The radical experiment of the past century to reshape the places we live has changed what it means to be human in spooky ways we're struggling to grasp. https://t.co/dotNhkiYim — Strong Towns (@StrongTowns)…

Since Ton referenced my cooking, I better share something recent. Tonight was Broken Down Duck with Olives and Tomatoes. https://t.co/4SXwYiNHf5 pic.twitter.com/16zuo5F5HP — Boris Mann (@bmann) February 18, 2020 Tweeted by @bmann

An app can be a home-cooked meal Have you heard about this new app called BoopSnoop? It launched in the first week of 2020, and almost immediately, it was downloaded by four people in three different time zones. In the months since, it has remained steady at four daily active users, with zero churn:…

Reading @robinsloan's "An app can be a home-cooked meal" got me bouncing around the blogosphere of @ton_zylstra & @rtanglao to write "Tools for home cooking" https://t.co/ERQ8sFWb6b We can build tools for home cooking. But we have to design them that way from the beginning. — Boris Mann (@bmann)…

“Knowing that your neighbourhood is made up of real people elevates the level of trust. Accountability cultivates kindness.” -@chrisdoyle, #nextdoorcanada Country Manager // Learn more on how Nextdoor is cultivating kindness via @globeandmail @LiaGrainger https://t.co/fLUrJXcfmO — Nextdoor…

as i reported in a cover story feature last weekend for the star🙃... https://t.co/qQ5OB4S9SP https://t.co/dCBfxOeUkv — Jen Kirsch (@jen_kirsch) February 6, 2020 Tweeted by @jen_kirsch

Gals, date my friend @jchidleyhill. He's a mensch and, as NOW Magazine's @nataliamanzocco reports, he's sick of online dating!https://t.co/6wVfbs1Mbz https://t.co/OfWGFQG9Va — Lola Landekic (@lolamachine) February 6, 2020 Tweeted by @lolamachine

I wrote about Trump's insipid classical architecture executive order https://t.co/Oj4WBC8ZqE — kate wagner (#1 northern flicker fan) (@mcmansionhell) February 8, 2020 Tweeted by @mcmansionhell

This essay appears in somewhat different form in the catalog of “Kara Walker: Hyundai Commission,” an exhibition at Tate Modern, London, October 2, 2019–April 5, 2020; the catalog is edited by Clara Kim and published by Tate Publishing. Kara Walker: what I want history to do to me , 1994 Two women…

The Verge wrote the first really good look at what happened with the app in Iowa written by people that actually understand technology: https://t.co/5WQtaXVzrD — 💀 damned sinker 💀 (@dansinker) February 5, 2020 Tweeted by @dansinker

One of the most important people in Donald Trump ’s life whom you’ve probably never heard of is “Gabe.” The reason a lot of people don’t know who he is, is that there is an unofficial protection racket set up to keep Gabe’s name out of the press. Multiple well-known Trumpworld personalities chided…

pro tip: if your friend is hit with an unfortunate series of people in her life, a very unhelpful joke is, maybe the problem is you https://t.co/aFEhXa84kI — Tracy Chou (@triketora) February 7, 2020 Tweeted by @triketora

Ok I have done it, I have taken the plunge and purchased two Muskoka chairs. Or are they Adirondak chairs?! https://t.co/SXQ1NDZLAk — Renée Stephen (@ReneeStephen) February 3, 2020 Tweeted by @ReneeStephen

MIDI 2.0 is here, and I wrote about it. I gotta say, I am really excited for what it could mean for electronic music and artistic expression.https://t.co/6xrpnEUGlY — Dan Kopf (@dkopf) January 30, 2020 Tweeted by @dkopf

I was glad to have stumbled into @EnvelopSound. New blog post about going to music things in San Francisco https://t.co/sfpOFK1wpS — Adrianna Tan (@skinnylatte) January 27, 2020 Tweeted by @skinnylatte

Thunderbird has a new home! Still a part of the Mozilla family - but forging a new path. Read more in our blog post:https://t.co/8eywvpz1f3 — Thunderbird (@mozthunderbird) January 28, 2020 Tweeted by @mozthunderbird

Larry Walker fait son entrée au Temple https://t.co/B6n6q8oQG2 — RDS (@RDSca) January 21, 2020 Tweeted by @RDSca

The author ⁦@EmilyMandel⁩ made 11 notes for Station Eleven https://t.co/AgPCloFXxv — Dato' Julien Pierre‽ (@DatoJulien) January 17, 2020 Tweeted by @DatoJulien

Have the whales now been saved? #WhalingInIceland https://t.co/7aMpLsASqh — The Conversation US (@ConversationUS) January 21, 2020 Tweeted by @ConversationUS

In Vancouver at least, with its frequent network of buses, one does not have to wait long for the next one. I even blogged about it once upon a time:https://t.co/Bghzh36QQ0 — Eric Bucad (@heyrickie) January 21, 2020 Tweeted by @heyrickie

The mug shot put down roots. A fact: whether you believed Brock Turner to be a good boy, ensnared by the confusing lures of hookup culture, or an entitled élite, cornering women like game, you knew his face. The nostrils flared, the neck thick, the eyes shocked and orb-like, the mouth tight with…

In 2016, Emily Doe set the world on fire with an emotionally raw impact statement that began with, “You don’t know me.” This year, she sheds the pseudonym, revealing herself to the world in the form of a memoir, “ Know My Name .” Her name is Chanel Miller. The coming out is timely. The #MeToo…

Ali Smith / Guardian / eyevine / Redux Know My Name by Chanel Miller Viking I n June 2016, something remarkable happened: A piece of documentary evidence in a court proceeding went viral. The woman who was then known only as Emily Doe read a victim-impact statement at the sentencing hearing of Brock…

Illustrated this piece for @complexcanada about the most anticipated 🇨🇦 albums of 2020: https://t.co/AoJ6t7E8uA pic.twitter.com/Nxd8mRKaud — drakecereal (@drakecereal) January 10, 2020 Tweeted by @drakecereal

(BLOG) Eating off the Hill: Jeff's cast iron pizza https://t.co/kqj6oRJTaV pic.twitter.com/duBfVXaFLV — Jeff Jedras (@jeffjedras) January 12, 2020 Tweeted by @jeffjedras

#TheFeelsWhen you actually guess a product release without having much cues that it might happen… Last weekend, I... https://t.co/g4HNAB92U4 — Alexandre Enkerli (@enkerli) January 15, 2020 Tweeted by @enkerli

I grew up on Bowen Island, a small island just off Vancouver. @chriscorrigan writes about The Bowen Island Way — which many will recognize as the story of communities, whether virtual or physical. https://t.co/QPJ1fyoFkV — Boris Mann (@bmann) January 11, 2020 Tweeted by @bmann

Stupid Shit Nobody Needs and Terrible Ideas Hackathon, Toronto edition 2020 is here! Get your tickets and read more: https://t.co/hXx7u9hAzy #stupidhacksTO — Stupid Hackathon TO (@stupidhackTO) January 4, 2020 Tweeted by @stupidhackTO

Excuse me while I pack my bags for Saskatoon https://t.co/A5P5EzAeKG — Stephen Tweedale (@MrSteveTweedale) January 7, 2020 Tweeted by @MrSteveTweedale