Lana Hall
@curiouslana.bsky.social
Senior reporter with NRU Publishing, based in Toronto. Words on cities, culture + more in The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Maclean's, Hazlitt, Maisonneuve and more. Writing a book about massage parlours.
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Lana Hall
@curiouslana.bsky.social
· Nov 28
TVO Today | Current Affairs Journalism, Documentaries and Podcasts
www.tvo.org
1/5: Hi! As I rebuild my digital footprint post-Twitter, I thought I'd share some of the work I've done recently. For @tvotoday.bsky.social I wrote about an affluent resort town in Ontario whose hospitality and service workers can no longer afford to live there. www.tvo.org/article/can-...
Best True Crime Stories is out now! Featuring a selection of moving, memorable and shocking stories, including one of mine.
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The Best True Crime Stories of the Year 2025
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October 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Best True Crime Stories is out now! Featuring a selection of moving, memorable and shocking stories, including one of mine.
www.amazon.com/Best-True-Cr...
www.amazon.com/Best-True-Cr...
You want me to "rest" *and* "be assured" at the same time? Seems like a tall order.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
You want me to "rest" *and* "be assured" at the same time? Seems like a tall order.
Hey @longreads.com, this piece about "goth seagulls" by @alexandrakimball.bsky.social is the story you never knew you needed.
Cormorants aren’t just birds, writes @alexandrakimball.bsky.social. “They're vectors for clashing ideas about cities, wildlife, and how humans co-exist—or don’t—with the aspects of nature that remain especially messy, visible, and resistant to our control.” thelocal.to/cormorants-t...
The Cormorant Wars | The Local
The Toronto waterfront is home to the largest colony of cormorants in North America. And now they're spreading—squawking, puking, leaving toxic guano. Inside the fight between residents, conservationi...
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June 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Hey @longreads.com, this piece about "goth seagulls" by @alexandrakimball.bsky.social is the story you never knew you needed.
I wish I loved anything as much as People Magazine loves putting random words in quotations and making them sound unnecessarily dubious.
April 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I wish I loved anything as much as People Magazine loves putting random words in quotations and making them sound unnecessarily dubious.
Elune has no concept of the news cycle.
February 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Elune has no concept of the news cycle.
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Worried about a fascist takeover? This sheet-pan paella will make you feel like you’re in 1930s Spain.
February 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Worried about a fascist takeover? This sheet-pan paella will make you feel like you’re in 1930s Spain.
We at The Chestnut Review are trying to raise $1,000 to subsidize a spot in our 2025 retreat, which will be held in Riga, Latvia. While a writing retreat can be transformative, it's also cost prohibitive for many. Please consider donating if you can: fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/chestnut-rev...
Chestnut Review Writers Retreat Scholarships!
Help send a writer to our 2025 Riga Retreat!
fundraising.fracturedatlas.org
January 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
We at The Chestnut Review are trying to raise $1,000 to subsidize a spot in our 2025 retreat, which will be held in Riga, Latvia. While a writing retreat can be transformative, it's also cost prohibitive for many. Please consider donating if you can: fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/chestnut-rev...
New editorial intern alert.
January 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
New editorial intern alert.
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just totted up all the substacks I pay for and found myself thinking ‘wow wouldn’t it be better if all these writers were in one place and I could just pay a flat fee’ so anyway that’s how today I invented the concept of the ‘newspaper’
December 20, 2024 at 2:13 PM
just totted up all the substacks I pay for and found myself thinking ‘wow wouldn’t it be better if all these writers were in one place and I could just pay a flat fee’ so anyway that’s how today I invented the concept of the ‘newspaper’
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"How long are we going to continue calling this SmartTrack?" Councillor Josh Matlow asks transit staff.
"Do you really want me to answer that?" responds Derek Toigio of the Transit Expansion Office.
"Maybe it should be PastTrack," says Speaker Nunziata.
"Do you really want me to answer that?" responds Derek Toigio of the Transit Expansion Office.
"Maybe it should be PastTrack," says Speaker Nunziata.
December 18, 2024 at 9:59 PM
"How long are we going to continue calling this SmartTrack?" Councillor Josh Matlow asks transit staff.
"Do you really want me to answer that?" responds Derek Toigio of the Transit Expansion Office.
"Maybe it should be PastTrack," says Speaker Nunziata.
"Do you really want me to answer that?" responds Derek Toigio of the Transit Expansion Office.
"Maybe it should be PastTrack," says Speaker Nunziata.
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Is your mom like, really into Luigi Mangione? Does she have a sympathy for him that you've found surprising or delightful or otherwise out of character? If so, I'd love to speak to you for a story!
December 16, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Is your mom like, really into Luigi Mangione? Does she have a sympathy for him that you've found surprising or delightful or otherwise out of character? If so, I'd love to speak to you for a story!
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Editor: You write that story on this year's brussels sprouts crop?
Writer: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked.
Editor: What
Writer: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked.
Editor: What
Brussels sprouts will be 25% bigger this year, and may be sexier too
Brussels sprouts will be 25% bigger this year, and may be sexier too
Farmers say good growing conditions will result in a bumper crop, with the average sprout 30mm in diameter
Farmers are forecasting that brussels sprouts will be 25% bigger this year.
Good growing conditions, the introduction of new varieties, and a dose…
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Editor: You write that story on this year's brussels sprouts crop?
Writer: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked.
Editor: What
Writer: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked.
Editor: What
Are you an early-career journalist or mid-career looking to learn some new skills? The CAJ Mentorship program is great. My mentor was Jim Rankin (@jleerankin.bsky.social) and he was/is a lifesaver. Also, the deadline has now been extended until Monday!
Paging all Canadian journalists! The best deal on the internet right now — in my biased opinion — is a brand-new edition of the Canadian Association of Journalists' mentorship program!
This holiday season, give yourself the gift of a mentor! (We have 30!!) APPLY BY FRIDAY!
caj.ca/programs/men...
This holiday season, give yourself the gift of a mentor! (We have 30!!) APPLY BY FRIDAY!
caj.ca/programs/men...
December 6, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Are you an early-career journalist or mid-career looking to learn some new skills? The CAJ Mentorship program is great. My mentor was Jim Rankin (@jleerankin.bsky.social) and he was/is a lifesaver. Also, the deadline has now been extended until Monday!
Everything is a hellscape but I got to spend two weeks writing in the forest as part of the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity 2024 Literary Journalism Residency. Highly recommend.
December 2, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Everything is a hellscape but I got to spend two weeks writing in the forest as part of the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity 2024 Literary Journalism Residency. Highly recommend.
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NEW: As word of his imminent departure spreads, Global News has learned that Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster has been receiving a $12k/year car allowance -- but doesn't own a vehicle.
globalnews.ca/news/1089752...
#onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1089752...
#onpoli
Metrolinx CEO receives yearly vehicle allowance sources say he doesn’t use | Globalnews.ca
Phil Verster has consistently received a taxable benefit of between $12,575 to $13,392 on top of his taxpayer-funded salary of $838,097 as of 2023.
globalnews.ca
December 2, 2024 at 6:26 PM
NEW: As word of his imminent departure spreads, Global News has learned that Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster has been receiving a $12k/year car allowance -- but doesn't own a vehicle.
globalnews.ca/news/1089752...
#onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1089752...
#onpoli
This whole statement has very "pivot to video" vibes. Just saying. A really tough time for members of the TVO editorial team - and others elsewhere who have also been laid off over the past few months.
Over on X, that's where I ended my original thread, but a few things to add here:
- TVO says it will remain partially in the journalism business, via continuing some shows (including The Agenda), as well as some podcasts and documentaries. TVO's statement attached.
- TVO says it will remain partially in the journalism business, via continuing some shows (including The Agenda), as well as some podcasts and documentaries. TVO's statement attached.
November 28, 2024 at 10:31 PM
This whole statement has very "pivot to video" vibes. Just saying. A really tough time for members of the TVO editorial team - and others elsewhere who have also been laid off over the past few months.
1/5: Hi! As I rebuild my digital footprint post-Twitter, I thought I'd share some of the work I've done recently. For @tvotoday.bsky.social I wrote about an affluent resort town in Ontario whose hospitality and service workers can no longer afford to live there. www.tvo.org/article/can-...
TVO Today | Current Affairs Journalism, Documentaries and Podcasts
www.tvo.org
November 28, 2024 at 6:32 PM
1/5: Hi! As I rebuild my digital footprint post-Twitter, I thought I'd share some of the work I've done recently. For @tvotoday.bsky.social I wrote about an affluent resort town in Ontario whose hospitality and service workers can no longer afford to live there. www.tvo.org/article/can-...
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Reconnecting with the Twitter homies on Bluesky
November 20, 2024 at 7:32 AM
Reconnecting with the Twitter homies on Bluesky
In last Saturday's @torontostar.bsky.social I wrote about going to "mystery dinners" and got philosophical about how we define the value of social connections, and whether we even should. The print version has some gorgeous art, but you can read it online here:
thestar.com/opinion/cont...
thestar.com/opinion/cont...
November 20, 2024 at 2:16 PM
In last Saturday's @torontostar.bsky.social I wrote about going to "mystery dinners" and got philosophical about how we define the value of social connections, and whether we even should. The print version has some gorgeous art, but you can read it online here:
thestar.com/opinion/cont...
thestar.com/opinion/cont...