Mark Wilson
@markjaw.bsky.social
Chair Arraymusic, Director Against the Grain Theatre, opera lover, ex-IT executive, aspiring flâneur.
It is a gorgeous, wonderful, welcoming rennovation. A lot more than just the indigenous pieces that Alex choose to focus on. Go and see.
“A museum takes care of its collection, but the museum itself must change.” I write about the Gardiner Museum’s refresh: www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
The Gardiner Museum’s $15.5-million renovation prioritizes warmth and Indigenous art
Two decades after the ceramics museum’s last transformation, spatial and curatorial changes breathe new life into the building
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It is a gorgeous, wonderful, welcoming rennovation. A lot more than just the indigenous pieces that Alex choose to focus on. Go and see.
The wonderful @adapalmer.bsky.social does a podcast on lessons from history for resisting authoritarianism, tryranny and censorship. For my Canadian fellow citizens, think Doug Ford and Danielle Smith. Every act of resistance matters.
www.wmnf.org/rethinking-t...
www.wmnf.org/rethinking-t...
Rethinking the Renaissance: Ada Palmer on Myths, Power, and the Future We’re Fighting For
Uncover the reality of the renaissance through conversations with Ada Palmer. What does it reveal about our current struggles?
www.wmnf.org
November 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The wonderful @adapalmer.bsky.social does a podcast on lessons from history for resisting authoritarianism, tryranny and censorship. For my Canadian fellow citizens, think Doug Ford and Danielle Smith. Every act of resistance matters.
www.wmnf.org/rethinking-t...
www.wmnf.org/rethinking-t...
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1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
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I've been saying for years: The Saudis have all this money, but they spent it *so* stupidly. The money for LIV golfers was insane. Same with Ronaldo? And Noem? What?
"the Saudis can't bribe people any more because they spent all their money on sports teams and deeply stupid infrastructure projects they'll never finish" is a plot twist I didn't see coming, I'll be honest
November 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I've been saying for years: The Saudis have all this money, but they spent it *so* stupidly. The money for LIV golfers was insane. Same with Ronaldo? And Noem? What?
Yuja Wang’s does VR. A great reason to fly to Paris. www.ft.com/content/320e...
Yuja Wang’s VR concert is a retrofuturist spectacle — Ravel would have approved
‘Playing with Fire’ at Paris’s Musée de la musique places the pianist inside a volcano, beneath the sea and on an ice floe
www.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Yuja Wang’s does VR. A great reason to fly to Paris. www.ft.com/content/320e...
No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member--
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds,
November!
No comfortable feel in any member--
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds,
November!
November 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,
No comfortable feel in any member--
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds,
November!
No comfortable feel in any member--
No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,
No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds,
November!
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There’s enough money flowing through these LLM companies to found and endow ten new Harvards and keep right on going. Think of how much they could have given back to scholarship if they’d cared. We should have no compunction about making them pay for the work they exploited.
November 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
There’s enough money flowing through these LLM companies to found and endow ten new Harvards and keep right on going. Think of how much they could have given back to scholarship if they’d cared. We should have no compunction about making them pay for the work they exploited.
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THIS is what true leaders sound like.
They don't brag about how great they are or speak nonsense about sharks, batteries, & magnets. They work for ALL the people & the ENTIRE country, focusing on prosperity.
Mostly, they don't attack, maim & kill their own citizens.
youtu.be/yAFV5Jip5Ss?...
They don't brag about how great they are or speak nonsense about sharks, batteries, & magnets. They work for ALL the people & the ENTIRE country, focusing on prosperity.
Mostly, they don't attack, maim & kill their own citizens.
youtu.be/yAFV5Jip5Ss?...
Canada Capitalises BIG On America's Loss: Carney Unveils New Talent Strategy To Draw H1B Researchers
YouTube video by Mint
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
THIS is what true leaders sound like.
They don't brag about how great they are or speak nonsense about sharks, batteries, & magnets. They work for ALL the people & the ENTIRE country, focusing on prosperity.
Mostly, they don't attack, maim & kill their own citizens.
youtu.be/yAFV5Jip5Ss?...
They don't brag about how great they are or speak nonsense about sharks, batteries, & magnets. They work for ALL the people & the ENTIRE country, focusing on prosperity.
Mostly, they don't attack, maim & kill their own citizens.
youtu.be/yAFV5Jip5Ss?...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
If you want to explore far beyond the foodie 'hot spots'and connect with the incredible diversity of food cultures in Toronto and beyond, Suresh is your best guide. Streaming on CBC Gem. Well worth 22 minutes of your Sunday each week.
gem.cbc.ca/locals-welco...
gem.cbc.ca/locals-welco...
November 16, 2025 at 9:39 PM
If you want to explore far beyond the foodie 'hot spots'and connect with the incredible diversity of food cultures in Toronto and beyond, Suresh is your best guide. Streaming on CBC Gem. Well worth 22 minutes of your Sunday each week.
gem.cbc.ca/locals-welco...
gem.cbc.ca/locals-welco...
Fascinating examination of algorithmic composing Includes Mozart compositiions using a roll of the dice.
www.ft.com/content/b549...
www.ft.com/content/b549...
Who was the first algorithmic composer?
Amid fears of AI disrupting the art of composition, a London show reveals mathematical techniques dating back centuries
www.ft.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Fascinating examination of algorithmic composing Includes Mozart compositiions using a roll of the dice.
www.ft.com/content/b549...
www.ft.com/content/b549...
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KANDAVEL SAYS THAT PEOPLE IN HIS WARD DEPEND ON CARS TO GET AROUND AND HAVE NO OTHER OPTION SO THE SOLUTION IS NOT TO MAKE IT SO THEY CAN WALK TO LOCAL STORES BUT SO THEY KEEP HAVING TO DRIVE 30 MINUTES TO COSTCO 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
KANDAVEL SAYS THAT PEOPLE IN HIS WARD DEPEND ON CARS TO GET AROUND AND HAVE NO OTHER OPTION SO THE SOLUTION IS NOT TO MAKE IT SO THEY CAN WALK TO LOCAL STORES BUT SO THEY KEEP HAVING TO DRIVE 30 MINUTES TO COSTCO 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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GRANDMA'S CHRISTMAS ESCAPE - BETTE REYNOLDS
YouTube video by Bette Reynolds
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Russia presented its human-like AI robot. It fell down as it walked onto the stage.
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Russia presented its human-like AI robot. It fell down as it walked onto the stage.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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I remember reading a bunch of corporate media stories about Biden after he got new shoes with better support. Which, by the way, he did after he fractured his foot. bsky.app/profile/atru...
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I remember reading a bunch of corporate media stories about Biden after he got new shoes with better support. Which, by the way, he did after he fractured his foot. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Quelle surprise. What a waste. ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Quelle surprise. What a waste. ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
Done
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Done
Helio Toronto @mayoroliviachow.bsky.social
Thanks to the Illinois’ massive investment in transit, Chicago has a bright transit future, with the dawn coming next year:
—50% increase in every-10-min bus routes to 30 citywide
—8-minute midday headways on rail lines
—24-hour Orange Line service (Red & Blue already have it)
—50% increase in every-10-min bus routes to 30 citywide
—8-minute midday headways on rail lines
—24-hour Orange Line service (Red & Blue already have it)
Acting CTA President Nora Leerhsen’s ambitious plan would also expand — from 20 to 30 routes — the so-called “Frequent Bus Network” that provides service “every ten minutes or better” between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.
trib.al/Va4Ri0r
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November 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Helio Toronto @mayoroliviachow.bsky.social
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Ham-fisted attempt at prosecution
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Ham-fisted attempt at prosecution
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Poilievre to floor-crossing MP: "My leadership style is fine you cuck beta soyboy!"
Poilievre to floor-crossing MP: "My leadership style is fine you cuck beta soyboy!"
OTTAWA - With Yarmouth MP Chris d’Entremont crossing the floor from the Conservatives to the Liberals due to "Poilievre's leadership style", the CPC leader has responded "My leadership style is the ab...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Poilievre to floor-crossing MP: "My leadership style is fine you cuck beta soyboy!"
Wong Kar Wai does Shanghai in the 90s. I'm in!
November 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Wong Kar Wai does Shanghai in the 90s. I'm in!
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The French also sensibly imposed a similar requirement
Meanwhile, in South Korea: "Starting at the end of November, public parking lots with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar power generation facilities. This obligation applies not only to newly constructed parking lots but also to existing ones."
cm.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2...
cm.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2...
Mandatory Installation of Solar Panels in Public Parking Lots to Apply Retroactively to Existing Facilities
Starting at the end of November this year, public parking lots with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar power generation facilities. ...
cm.asiae.co.kr
November 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The French also sensibly imposed a similar requirement