J. Kelly Nestruck
@nestruck.bsky.social
The Globe and Mail television critic and recovering theatre critic. Find me by email at [email protected]. 🇨🇦
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I believe this is the first time the phrase “the GLOBE AND MAIL gagged” has appeared on the internet. But I suppose it did.
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Pedestrian struck by motorist on Parkside a block from the speed camera that vigilantes kept tearing down that caused ford to remove them from all Ontario. Drive as you wish Ontario. Nobody matters. This is what you voted for.
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Pedestrian struck by motorist on Parkside a block from the speed camera that vigilantes kept tearing down that caused ford to remove them from all Ontario. Drive as you wish Ontario. Nobody matters. This is what you voted for.
Wait, these guys are back? Instantly heard “when you've got the munchies, nothing else will do, Hostess Potato Chips” in my head.
November 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Wait, these guys are back? Instantly heard “when you've got the munchies, nothing else will do, Hostess Potato Chips” in my head.
Values.
Steven Guilbeault, career environmentalist, resigns from Carney cabinet after announcement of energy deal with Alberta
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Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault resigns from cabinet after Carney, Smith sign energy deal
Mr. Guilbeault is a career environmentalist who has been serving as the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture
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November 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Values.
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This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
So many weird obsessions in here like that you couldn't serve kosher food to a whole daycare or wear a niqab to a parent-teacher conference. One person can pray in a park but not three together?
Doesn't the CAQ have any real problems to work on in Quebec?
Doesn't the CAQ have any real problems to work on in Quebec?
Quebec law to require government authorization before groups can do anything religious in a park montrealgazette.com/news/provinc...
Quebec plans to ban street prayers as it moves to beef up secularism law
The law will oblige students and staff to keep their faces uncovered while they are within the education system, from daycare to university.
montrealgazette.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
So many weird obsessions in here like that you couldn't serve kosher food to a whole daycare or wear a niqab to a parent-teacher conference. One person can pray in a park but not three together?
Doesn't the CAQ have any real problems to work on in Quebec?
Doesn't the CAQ have any real problems to work on in Quebec?
Oh, it's nearly the end of the month so time use up some gift links...
Here's my review of Heated Rivalry (Crave; HBO Max), some queer Canadian hockey smut that's part of a national psyop to destabilize America during its thanksgiving weekend. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/e60f469...
Here's my review of Heated Rivalry (Crave; HBO Max), some queer Canadian hockey smut that's part of a national psyop to destabilize America during its thanksgiving weekend. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/e60f469...
Crave’s Heated Rivalry is hot as h-e-double-hockey-sticks Canadian television
Jacob Tierney, of Letterkenny and Shoresy fame, crafts crisp and elegant scenes for both domestic audiences and those watching abroad on HBO Max
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Oh, it's nearly the end of the month so time use up some gift links...
Here's my review of Heated Rivalry (Crave; HBO Max), some queer Canadian hockey smut that's part of a national psyop to destabilize America during its thanksgiving weekend. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/e60f469...
Here's my review of Heated Rivalry (Crave; HBO Max), some queer Canadian hockey smut that's part of a national psyop to destabilize America during its thanksgiving weekend. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/e60f469...
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You’re damn right. Home girl Vanessa Sears can do ANYTHING.
& Juliet's lead role might just be the hardest in musical theatre. With an F3-F#5 vocal range, hours of difficult choreo and a complex emotional bent, Juliet is a beast.
But if anyone can slay her, it's Vanessa Sears.
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But if anyone can slay her, it's Vanessa Sears.
Profile @theglobeandmail.com:
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& Juliet’s title role is one of the hardest in musical theatre. Vanessa Sears is up to the challenge
The lead role in & Juliet requires a two-and-a-bit-octave range and memorizing hours of choreography
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November 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
You’re damn right. Home girl Vanessa Sears can do ANYTHING.
Weekend watching thoughts on (a taste of) Wong Kar-wai's 30-ep TV series Blossoms Shanghai, the remastered Beatles Anthology, and A Paw Patrol Christmas - which has been on constant rotation in my house. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...
What to watch: The Beatles in their own words (again) and a Wong Kar-wai series debuts
Also two offerings from Ireland: a coming-of-age story and a reality TV hit
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November 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Weekend watching thoughts on (a taste of) Wong Kar-wai's 30-ep TV series Blossoms Shanghai, the remastered Beatles Anthology, and A Paw Patrol Christmas - which has been on constant rotation in my house. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...
My pet theory is that the root cause of much of the insanity in the US is that it makes most families travel across the country to have an intense meal together twice within a month. Space those major holidays out!
November 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
My pet theory is that the root cause of much of the insanity in the US is that it makes most families travel across the country to have an intense meal together twice within a month. Space those major holidays out!
I'm enjoying following this Bluesky thread.
Among the shows mentioned, The Odyssey was a fave as a kid - I dreamt about it for year - and I watched a lot of You Can't Do That on Television.
Among the shows mentioned, The Odyssey was a fave as a kid - I dreamt about it for year - and I watched a lot of You Can't Do That on Television.
I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
November 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I'm enjoying following this Bluesky thread.
Among the shows mentioned, The Odyssey was a fave as a kid - I dreamt about it for year - and I watched a lot of You Can't Do That on Television.
Among the shows mentioned, The Odyssey was a fave as a kid - I dreamt about it for year - and I watched a lot of You Can't Do That on Television.
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I think Lisa Fitterman is the only journalist who's interviewed the legendary mobster Gerry Matticks so it's fitting she wrote his obit.
The youngest of 14 siblings from Goose Village. Cops were so desperate to nab him they planted evidence -- and got caught.
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The youngest of 14 siblings from Goose Village. Cops were so desperate to nab him they planted evidence -- and got caught.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Gang leader Gerald Matticks controlled the drug trade through Montreal’s port
A fast-talking folk hero known as Big Gerry, he headed the city’s West-End Gang, a criminal conglomerate with ties to the Mafia and the Hells Angels
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November 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I think Lisa Fitterman is the only journalist who's interviewed the legendary mobster Gerry Matticks so it's fitting she wrote his obit.
The youngest of 14 siblings from Goose Village. Cops were so desperate to nab him they planted evidence -- and got caught.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
The youngest of 14 siblings from Goose Village. Cops were so desperate to nab him they planted evidence -- and got caught.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Switched my default search engine to DuckDuckGo - which allows you to turn off AI features in a couple clicks.
I really thought Google would be my home page for life.
I really thought Google would be my home page for life.
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Switched my default search engine to DuckDuckGo - which allows you to turn off AI features in a couple clicks.
I really thought Google would be my home page for life.
I really thought Google would be my home page for life.
On HBO Max in the US and Australia Friday too. Big moment for smutty and smart queer Canadian hockey content.
Heated Rivalry premieres on Crave Friday. Hot stuff. Here’s my review. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...
Crave’s Heated Rivalry is hot as h-e-double-hockey-sticks Canadian television
Jacob Tierney, of Letterkenny and Shoresy fame, crafts crisp and elegant scenes for both domestic audiences and those watching abroad on HBO Max
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
On HBO Max in the US and Australia Friday too. Big moment for smutty and smart queer Canadian hockey content.
Heated Rivalry premieres on Crave Friday. Hot stuff. Here’s my review. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...
Crave’s Heated Rivalry is hot as h-e-double-hockey-sticks Canadian television
Jacob Tierney, of Letterkenny and Shoresy fame, crafts crisp and elegant scenes for both domestic audiences and those watching abroad on HBO Max
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Heated Rivalry premieres on Crave Friday. Hot stuff. Here’s my review. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...
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I wasn't all that hot on A Man on the Inside S1, so I defer to @amberdowling.bsky.social on S2. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...
A Man on the Inside loses its charm in Season 2, but Ted Danson is still debonair
The magic of the first season is lost in the most recent offering, which swaps the nursing-home backdrop for a college
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November 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I wasn't all that hot on A Man on the Inside S1, so I defer to @amberdowling.bsky.social on S2. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...
No news in here but a nice summary of Bell Media's many recent moves from south of the border. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
The Media Giant That Has Bet Big On Bringing Hollywood Stars Back to Canada
Bell Media is expanding international partnerships, including with Hollywood studios, and using Canadian series like 'Heated Rivalry,' a 'Match Game' revival and UK-based distributor Sphere Abacus to ...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
No news in here but a nice summary of Bell Media's many recent moves from south of the border. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
The kid in Son of a Critch is filming the Legend of Zelda movie in New Zealand (he plays Link). Production on season five is scheduled to begin in spring 2026 sez a CBC spox.
Notes:
- #SonOfACritch and #NorthOfNorth missing, the latter not too worried about due to deal with #Netflix, but the former might indicate delay in production. No news about cancellation thus far.
- #MustLoveDogs moved to #CBCGem, premieres Apr 20
- #JustForLaughsGalas premiere TBA Tues 9pm
- #SonOfACritch and #NorthOfNorth missing, the latter not too worried about due to deal with #Netflix, but the former might indicate delay in production. No news about cancellation thus far.
- #MustLoveDogs moved to #CBCGem, premieres Apr 20
- #JustForLaughsGalas premiere TBA Tues 9pm
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The kid in Son of a Critch is filming the Legend of Zelda movie in New Zealand (he plays Link). Production on season five is scheduled to begin in spring 2026 sez a CBC spox.
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My new book launches today!
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
My new book launches today!
Solid showing for CanCon specials on the Netflix Canada TV top ten this week: A Paw Patrol Christmas at #2 and Gerry Dee at #7.
November 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Solid showing for CanCon specials on the Netflix Canada TV top ten this week: A Paw Patrol Christmas at #2 and Gerry Dee at #7.
Invoked the notwithstanding clause to order teachers back to work has sparked a proper rebellion against the UCP using their own tools.
And then there were... 14.
Recall petitions have been approved against Glenn Van Dijken, Jackie Lovely, Nathan Neudorf, Jason Stephan and Searle Turton.
That's 14 of the 47 UCP MLAs now facing potential recall.
www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi...
Recall petitions have been approved against Glenn Van Dijken, Jackie Lovely, Nathan Neudorf, Jason Stephan and Searle Turton.
That's 14 of the 47 UCP MLAs now facing potential recall.
www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi...
Current Recall Petitions - Elections Alberta
Recall is a process to remove a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from office between elections by collecting sufficient signatures in the Member’s electoral division. The following recall peti...
www.elections.ab.ca
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Invoked the notwithstanding clause to order teachers back to work has sparked a proper rebellion against the UCP using their own tools.
TFW you and your interview subject both show up an hour early at the coffee shop to work.
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
TFW you and your interview subject both show up an hour early at the coffee shop to work.
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National CTV News workers in Toronto and Ottawa join Unifor union www.unifor.org/news/all-new...
CTV news workers in Toronto and Ottawa join Unifor
Unifor is pleased to welcome 90 workers at Bell Media in Toronto and Ottawa, who work on the national news desk, the news channel, and CTVnews.ca.“We are thrilled to welcome these talented journalists...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:27 AM
National CTV News workers in Toronto and Ottawa join Unifor union www.unifor.org/news/all-new...
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"In late 2019, according to the brief, Meta designed a 'deactivation study,' which found that users who stopped using Facebook and Instagram for a week showed lower rates of anxiety, depression, and loneliness. Meta halted the study and did not publicly disclose the results"
November 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"In late 2019, according to the brief, Meta designed a 'deactivation study,' which found that users who stopped using Facebook and Instagram for a week showed lower rates of anxiety, depression, and loneliness. Meta halted the study and did not publicly disclose the results"