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J. Kelly Nestruck

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The Globe and Mail television critic and recovering theatre critic. Find me by email at [email protected]. 🇨🇦

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J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 8d

Suresh Doss's new show, premiering on CBC Gem Sunday, is the Canadian food un-travel show I've long hungered for. Michelin, Schmichlin - help me understand the cuisine of the GTA strip malls.
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What to watch this weekend: Locals Welcome is a welcome new CBC food show; Saturday Night Live returns in satire-silencing times

Get to know Kneecap, the recently released denied entry to Canada, for free on Hoopla

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J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 10h

Globe and Mail readers need to go "elbows up" and make sure McIntosh does not lose to Gala in the first round of this apple bracket. www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/f...

What’s the best apple variety? Vote for your fall favourite

From the classic McIntosh to the much-hyped Honeycrisp, tell us which one is the apple of your eye

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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 23h

Doug Ford is not the mayor of Ontario

The premier’s continual interventions in municipal affairs diverts attention from pressing provincial issues

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Rachel Reid @rachelreidwrites.bsky.social · 12d

A lot of people outside Canada want to watch Heated Rivalry, which is awesome, but the producers can’t just, like, put it in other countries. Media outlets in other countries need to pick up the show, so the thing to do is tell your favourite streamer to get the show!❤️

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J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 18h

You're not doing anything positive for the CBC and certainly not acting as a responsible spokesperson for the principles of public broadcasting when you share partisan AI slop like this. With friends like these...

Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · 4d

Pierre Poilievre says he’ll “talk to Trump” for Canada — even though no one asked him to.
He shares Trump’s politics, not Canada’s values.
The majority voted against him representing us.
We are not the 51st state.

🔗 r.pebmac.ca/https://www....

#SaveTheCBC #cdnpoli #Never51

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 19h

Can't say I'm thrilled to see a Trump-aligned foreign power taking up a forward military position near the US-Canadian border.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19h

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 19h

There's a good 30-45 seconds between what you hear on the radio and see on TV. I ran in from the barbecue after Vladdy's grand slam Sunday to the living room where everyone else was watching and had to try to keep a straight face through a few pitches.

J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 19h

The same number of Canadians tuned to watch the Blue Jays beat the Yankees Wednesday as turned in to watch the Stanley Cup finals in the spring - 3.8 million. (And they no doubt had much more fun doing so.) www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/baseb...

Blue Jays’ ALDS series pulled in average audience of 3.7 million viewers, Sportsnet says

Numbers suggest Sportsnet is out-drawing some American networks airing MLB playoff games

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Friends and Families for Safe Streets @ffsafestreets.bsky.social · 2d

Well, well, well. 👀

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J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 1d

Fun to see Shoresy season 1-4 has been acquired by ITV for the U.K. and Ireland - while Netflix has acquired the first season for its Australia service. playbackonline.ca/2025/10/02/n...

New Metric unveils raft of global sales for its original series

The deals expand the global footprint of series such as Shoresy and Children Ruin Everything.

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J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 1d

"Some have even called Shakespeare the original rapper" .. linking to a 404-ed The Onion article.

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J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 1d

Hockey romance Heated Rivalry's coming out on Crave sooner than expected - first two eps Nov 28. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADi1...

Official Trailer | Heated Rivalry (Crave Original)

YouTube video by Crave

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J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 1d

Weird timing for the Conservatives to announce that they wish Vladdy wasn't a Canadian citizen. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Conservatives want to end birthright citizenship for children of temporary residents

The Conservatives want to restrict birthright citizenship in Canada, a measure they say would mirror the rules in peer countries.

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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 1d

Terrific, complex piece by @jasonzinoman.bsky.social about the Riyadh Comedy Festival: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/a...

Why Arguments About Free Speech Don’t Apply to the Riyadh Comedy Festival

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J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 1d

Got tickets to Game 2 this morning but it is nuts that you can buy and resell postseason tickets within an hour.

Jason Das @jdas2k.bsky.social · 1d

I couldn't score Blue Jays ALCS tickets. Not even for Game 7. What really grinds my gears is that Ticketmaster lets people on the day of sale, permission to resell them to the public. There should be a cooldown period. At least 24 hrs to reintroduce the stock of resale tickets.

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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The BBC is pushing the govt to dip into the defence budget to pay for the BBC World Service.

But others close to the broadcaster are worried about the risks to its journalism that could arise from that.

The broadcaster feels crucial as the US withdraws...

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

Former BBC controller fears for World Service independence amid defence funding push

Liliane Landor says journalism must not be ‘linked or subordinated to defence’, as BBC explores new funding sources

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J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 1d

Rudy Blair’s one of the great entertainment journalism voices in Toronto… A mistake for 680 News to take him and his beat off the airwaves, for sure. I’m sure not turning to the radio for traffic reports anymore.

Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 1d

Here's a taste of the Rudy Blair radio #realtalk

youtu.be/W-KOEla9xI0

Rudy Blair Delivers the Toronto Radio #realtalk Re: His Dismissal from 680 News

YouTube video by Toronto Mike

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 2d

Yankees Videos
SAY>
"Yanks in 5 let's go!"
@snyyankees • 2h
Timothée Chalamet is at ALDS Game 4 at
Yankee Stadium

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J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 2d

Fred Ebb’s lyrics getting a serious rewrite today.

Blake Murphy @blakemurphy.bsky.social · 2d

"All you motherfuckers, it takes everybody everyday. Start spreading the news, bitches, we're going to the ALCS" - John Schneider popping a bottle

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 2d

Blue Jays are blasting Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” during their celebration

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J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 2d

Got superstitious and stayed off Bluesky, but the Blue Jays did it in four just as I predicted!*

*on the Globe Arts Slack channel

Me on Slack Oct 2nd saying: Jays in four

J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 2d

When Policy Alternatives www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... and The Hub thehub.ca/2025/05/26/r... - both agree that the "Golden Dome" is a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Idea, chances are that it is that!

J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 2d

Increasingly concerned that Mark Carney's government may be doing exactly the opposite of what they were elected to do - sell out our sovereignty (and paint a target on our back in the process). www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

McGuinty defends Canada’s Golden Dome collaboration with U.S., citing potential threats

Defence Minister says both countries will have mere minutes to respond to the latest generation of incoming threats

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J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 2d

Say what you will about Jimmy Fallon, somehow his show got the first-ever live performance of Golden from KPop Demon Hunters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y-V...

EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami from KPop Demon Hunters: Golden | The Tonight Show

YouTube video by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

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J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 2d

Wild how long these human rights tribunal cases take. Jennifer Valentyne filed her complaint in 2022 - and Corus won't present its side until February 2026. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Jennifer Valentyne alleges Corus management failed to act in human rights tribunal case | CBC News

Former Q107 radio co-host Jennifer Valentyne said Corus Entertainment executives were receptive to her complaints and made promises of change, only to not follow through.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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