Gregory McCormick
@mcco12.bsky.social
Montrealer living in rural Ontario and working in Toronto.
Brett and Jocelyn were so devastated at the disappointing Olympic performance, I got a little teary for them.
February 8, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Brett and Jocelyn were so devastated at the disappointing Olympic performance, I got a little teary for them.
February 8, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Paul Theroux has this lovely story about sitting with Pico Iyer in a Maui café when Obama happened to walk in. No appointment, no agenda — just a chance encounter. And what Theroux remembered most was how Obama talked about their books with genuine understanding.
February 8, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Paul Theroux has this lovely story about sitting with Pico Iyer in a Maui café when Obama happened to walk in. No appointment, no agenda — just a chance encounter. And what Theroux remembered most was how Obama talked about their books with genuine understanding.
I feel kind of bad for the guy, but I feel much worse for the countless others in his position who are just trying to keep their heads down. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Brazilian influencer who defended US immigration crackdown arrested by ICE
Trump supporter Júnior Pena falsely claimed migrants being rounded up, including Brazilians, were ‘all crooks’
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I feel kind of bad for the guy, but I feel much worse for the countless others in his position who are just trying to keep their heads down. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
This interview + game with Jody Foster is super charming. I just saw La vie privée on the weekend and she's so serious in it, you forget how funny she can be. youtu.be/DjljoQI_5Ys?...
Does Jodie Foster Know Her Lines?
YouTube video by Variety
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This interview + game with Jody Foster is super charming. I just saw La vie privée on the weekend and she's so serious in it, you forget how funny she can be. youtu.be/DjljoQI_5Ys?...
One of my favourite (small) roles of Catherine O'Hara was Gail in Scorsese's excellent film After Hours (1985) where she plays a Softee Ice Cream truck driver and who joins the mob searching for Paul (played by Griffin Dunne). She's psycho level scary. And funny.
January 31, 2026 at 12:47 PM
One of my favourite (small) roles of Catherine O'Hara was Gail in Scorsese's excellent film After Hours (1985) where she plays a Softee Ice Cream truck driver and who joins the mob searching for Paul (played by Griffin Dunne). She's psycho level scary. And funny.
Registration for this goes live at 10am ET today and tickets will go fast! | Toni at Random Mon Feb 23, 7pm at Toronto Reference Library. Free registration | www.eventbrite.ca/e/1976931144...
Dana A. Williams: Toni at Random
Dr. Dana A. Williams unveils the untold story of Morrison's sixteen years behind the editorial desk with host Garvia Bailey
www.eventbrite.ca
January 30, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Registration for this goes live at 10am ET today and tickets will go fast! | Toni at Random Mon Feb 23, 7pm at Toronto Reference Library. Free registration | www.eventbrite.ca/e/1976931144...
What do you do when your mother leaves you a letter addressed to your future self—and she's the poet Anne Sexton? In this 1994 archival recording, Linda Gray Sexton speaks with devastating honesty about loving someone who was both mentor and burden.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgzn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgzn...
Writers Off the Page: S3E1 Linda Gray Sexton
YouTube video by Toronto Public Library
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:58 PM
What do you do when your mother leaves you a letter addressed to your future self—and she's the poet Anne Sexton? In this 1994 archival recording, Linda Gray Sexton speaks with devastating honesty about loving someone who was both mentor and burden.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgzn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgzn...
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - Orwell's '1984'
January 25, 2026 at 3:59 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - Orwell's '1984'
Julius Tutsch (1890-1944), Nakampe, Prague (c. 1930)
January 23, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Julius Tutsch (1890-1944), Nakampe, Prague (c. 1930)
Canadian artwork of the day is yet another Louis Muhlstock (1904-2001) piece, this one entitled Supper for Two (circa 1935). | I've long admired the work of the Belgian woodcut artist, Frans Masereel (1889-1972) and Muhlstock's woodcuts very much remind me of Masereel's quieter moments.
January 21, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Canadian artwork of the day is yet another Louis Muhlstock (1904-2001) piece, this one entitled Supper for Two (circa 1935). | I've long admired the work of the Belgian woodcut artist, Frans Masereel (1889-1972) and Muhlstock's woodcuts very much remind me of Masereel's quieter moments.
"We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition." - Mark Carney at Davos. I love this framework of the sign in the window courtesy of Václav Havel. I feel Havel's loss deeply—he'd have much to say about this moment. Carney does right by him, at any rate.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg4r...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg4r...
Canada engaging 'with open eyes' as great powers use economic integration as 'weapons,' PM says
YouTube video by CBC News
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:45 PM
"We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition." - Mark Carney at Davos. I love this framework of the sign in the window courtesy of Václav Havel. I feel Havel's loss deeply—he'd have much to say about this moment. Carney does right by him, at any rate.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg4r...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg4r...
"The idea of resurrection is, I think, a botanical idea...All plants, which we view as less evolved that us, actually know how to die in such a way that they can come back to life again." - Georgi Gospodinov, Death and the Gardener
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
"The idea of resurrection is, I think, a botanical idea...All plants, which we view as less evolved that us, actually know how to die in such a way that they can come back to life again." - Georgi Gospodinov, Death and the Gardener
My nightstand is getting a little overloaded.
January 18, 2026 at 1:45 PM
My nightstand is getting a little overloaded.
From last week’s New Yorker lol
January 18, 2026 at 1:28 PM
From last week’s New Yorker lol
Canadian painting of the day is another Louis Muhlstock (1904-2001) piece, Ruelle Leduc (c. 1940), in an area of Montreal that has totally disappeared. This is the site now of Habitations Jeanne Mance, the oldest existing public housing project in Canada at 100 Boulevard De Maisonneuve.
January 17, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Canadian painting of the day is another Louis Muhlstock (1904-2001) piece, Ruelle Leduc (c. 1940), in an area of Montreal that has totally disappeared. This is the site now of Habitations Jeanne Mance, the oldest existing public housing project in Canada at 100 Boulevard De Maisonneuve.
Reposted by Gregory McCormick
📹 Vídeo | En Groenlandia y Copenague los manifestantes le dicen Trump que la isla “no está en venta”. “Que América se vaya”. social.elpais.com/f_7…
January 17, 2026 at 7:38 PM
📹 Vídeo | En Groenlandia y Copenague los manifestantes le dicen Trump que la isla “no está en venta”. “Que América se vaya”. social.elpais.com/f_7…
Just a block from home, the morning was magic.
January 16, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Just a block from home, the morning was magic.
Linda, Dolly, Emmylou ❤️
January 16, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Linda, Dolly, Emmylou ❤️
My quiet home office corner
January 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
My quiet home office corner
The Canadian painting of the day is View from a Window (1938) by Louis Muhlstock (1904-2001) which depicts a Montreal alleyway behind where 3540 Rue Durocher is today. That's the Southeast corner of Mont Royal in the distance.
January 15, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The Canadian painting of the day is View from a Window (1938) by Louis Muhlstock (1904-2001) which depicts a Montreal alleyway behind where 3540 Rue Durocher is today. That's the Southeast corner of Mont Royal in the distance.
My my my this Denis Johnson novel, The Stars at Noon, set in a dull but war-torn Nicaragua in 1984, is a great way to kick off a snowy Thursday morning in winter.
January 15, 2026 at 1:43 PM
My my my this Denis Johnson novel, The Stars at Noon, set in a dull but war-torn Nicaragua in 1984, is a great way to kick off a snowy Thursday morning in winter.
Trump and his cronies are vile, but European political leaders are mealy-mouthed and lack any sort of backbone. Why is taking a strong stand against US Imperialism such an impossibility?! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/w...
Trump Eyes Greenland, and Europe Figures Its Best Bet Is a Negotiation
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Trump and his cronies are vile, but European political leaders are mealy-mouthed and lack any sort of backbone. Why is taking a strong stand against US Imperialism such an impossibility?! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/w...
That’s me walking with my dog yesterday
January 6, 2026 at 3:20 AM
That’s me walking with my dog yesterday
These Youtube videos by Matthew Roby retell particular Icelandic Sagas & are enjoyable and enlightening. This one is Egils Saga where Egil murders, travels, composes poetry, feuds with the King of Norway and shows both the violence and artistry in Viking-age culture.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Kt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Kt...
Saga Stories #2: Egils Saga
YouTube video by The Reykjavík Grapevine
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:17 AM
These Youtube videos by Matthew Roby retell particular Icelandic Sagas & are enjoyable and enlightening. This one is Egils Saga where Egil murders, travels, composes poetry, feuds with the King of Norway and shows both the violence and artistry in Viking-age culture.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Kt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Kt...