Paddy Gurks
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Hoops, ball, politics, urban stuff, movies, music: you know, the basics.
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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While Clark and Reese led every U.S. state and nearly all of Canada in page views, Napheesa Collier was the most viewed WNBA player page in Nunavut this year! 🇨🇦
December 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
While Clark and Reese led every U.S. state and nearly all of Canada in page views, Napheesa Collier was the most viewed WNBA player page in Nunavut this year! 🇨🇦
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Porting something over from the other place: Maybe she thinks she can't win but "I can make a bigger difference as a federal backbencher than as a provincial party leader" is a bad case of Ottawa-brain.
Over the past months, many have encouraged me to run for Ontario Liberal leader. After reflecting, I believe I can make the greatest impact by continuing to serve as Burlington’s MP. I’m grateful for your trust. Read my full statement below.
December 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Porting something over from the other place: Maybe she thinks she can't win but "I can make a bigger difference as a federal backbencher than as a provincial party leader" is a bad case of Ottawa-brain.
Seems like there might be something there.
Raptors are averaging just 105.8 points in their last 9 games after 121.0 points in the first 17 games of the season.
They're 3-6 over their last 9.
They're 3-6 over their last 9.
December 10, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Seems like there might be something there.
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Happy Stylish But Illegal Monkey In IKEA Day to all who celebrate!
Darwin (monkey) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Happy Stylish But Illegal Monkey In IKEA Day to all who celebrate!
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"When we sent the first Christmas newsletter, we were just a two-person operation. Now we have to cover nine busy family members across four states. And sometimes Jessica has a boyfriend. It’s a big operation, and Clare had to learn Microsoft XL or whatever it’s called."
Why We’re Paywalling Our Family Christmas Card
Season’s Greetings from the Mortons! We know many of you look forward to opening your mailbox each December to receive the Morton annual Christmas ...
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"When we sent the first Christmas newsletter, we were just a two-person operation. Now we have to cover nine busy family members across four states. And sometimes Jessica has a boyfriend. It’s a big operation, and Clare had to learn Microsoft XL or whatever it’s called."
All of these obituaries for the Clippers today, who - while technically alive in 2020 - had received their fatal diagnosis with the Paul George trade.
December 4, 2025 at 1:45 AM
All of these obituaries for the Clippers today, who - while technically alive in 2020 - had received their fatal diagnosis with the Paul George trade.
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These are good moments to remember that the CEOs of all the biggest companies in America are happy to go to White House dinners and slap this guy’s back. They do not care about this. Remember this, years from now, when they want you to forget.
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
These are good moments to remember that the CEOs of all the biggest companies in America are happy to go to White House dinners and slap this guy’s back. They do not care about this. Remember this, years from now, when they want you to forget.
Jokic North.
Scottie Barnes in the 1st half: 15 points on 5-9 FG, 2-4 3P, 3-5 FT.
Raptors in his 20 minutes on the floor: +14
Raptors in his 4 minutes on the bench: -8
Raptors in his 20 minutes on the floor: +14
Raptors in his 4 minutes on the bench: -8
December 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Jokic North.
The same people who voted for Brexit? Please.
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
British public’s verdict is in: Die Hard is not a Christmas movie
Survey also reveals Britons’ favourite festive film, views on tear-jerkers and family cinema trips
When Macaulay Culkin recently said he didn’t consider Die Hard to be a Christmas film – wading into one of pop culture’s most heated holiday debates – he was booed by a live audience.
But it looks like the British people are behind the actor, with a survey revealing that Home Alone is the UK’s favourite festive film, while Die Hard has officially been voted not a Christmas movie. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The same people who voted for Brexit? Please.
Ingram dribbles too much.
December 1, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Ingram dribbles too much.
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Let’s talk about the size of trucks & SUVs in the city. My column on the virtue & status signalling of vehicle bloat.
Shawn Micallef: This truck ad shows why Toronto needs smaller vehicles — if only the carmakers wanted to sell them
A car comically overloaded with plywood? It’s a good ad for a pickup — but also a sign of the incredible amount of money, weight and energy being wasted on
www.thestar.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Let’s talk about the size of trucks & SUVs in the city. My column on the virtue & status signalling of vehicle bloat.
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“A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms. Enthusiasms. What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? … Baseball!”
November 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
“A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms. Enthusiasms. What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? … Baseball!”
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Bad Ass Runaway Nuns
Austrian nuns win reprieve in abandoned convent - if they stay off social media. 😂
Austrian nuns win reprieve in abandoned convent - if they stay off social media. 😂
Austrian nuns win reprieve in abandoned convent - if they stay off social media
The three nuns say they were taken out of the convent against their will and placed in a care home.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Bad Ass Runaway Nuns
Austrian nuns win reprieve in abandoned convent - if they stay off social media. 😂
Austrian nuns win reprieve in abandoned convent - if they stay off social media. 😂
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I wrote about a novel approach to tackling misinformation currently being discussed in Wales--and which some say Canada should try, too. What if we made a rule so politicians couldn't lie? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Is it time to make it illegal for politicians to lie to us?
That’s the question currently on the table in Wales, which has just released a draft of the “globally pioneering” sanctions for politicians.
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I wrote about a novel approach to tackling misinformation currently being discussed in Wales--and which some say Canada should try, too. What if we made a rule so politicians couldn't lie? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Fun little evening side quest: the subway and streetcar network in April 1954, but in contemporary style.
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Fun little evening side quest: the subway and streetcar network in April 1954, but in contemporary style.
bald guys with big beards y/n?
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
bald guys with big beards y/n?
Oh god baseball writers are back on the whole “blah blah was first” which no one cares about because none of them will ever be Woj.
November 26, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Oh god baseball writers are back on the whole “blah blah was first” which no one cares about because none of them will ever be Woj.
Arguing against immigration in Canada is nonsensical because without newcomers the workforce shrinks, services falter, and the economy contracts. We built Canada with immigrants and that’s how we will grow it.
Sharan Kaur: Canada’s strength lies in diversity, not in closing doors
Sharan Kaur: Why blaming immigrants misses the real issues
Political analyst Sharan Kaur argues that U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and Canadian politicians who blame multiculturalism for economic stagnation are dangerously wrong, pointing out that immigrants have been essential to building Canada's economy.
www.cp24.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Arguing against immigration in Canada is nonsensical because without newcomers the workforce shrinks, services falter, and the economy contracts. We built Canada with immigrants and that’s how we will grow it.
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In my teens I briefly flirted with bowler hat wearing, a flirtation that abruptly came to an end the day I also tried to eat an apple and got called a 'Magritte Dickhead' by a particularly cultured bully.
November 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
In my teens I briefly flirted with bowler hat wearing, a flirtation that abruptly came to an end the day I also tried to eat an apple and got called a 'Magritte Dickhead' by a particularly cultured bully.
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Also if they're paid protesters they demonstrably have jobs. Pick a slur, Premier.
The homeless are notorious for paying protestors....it's like avocado toast for them.
NEW: Ontario Premier Doug Ford is doubling down after telling someone in the public gallery to “find a job,” claiming they were a paid, professional protester. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154308...
globalnews.ca/news/1154308...
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Also if they're paid protesters they demonstrably have jobs. Pick a slur, Premier.
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Forget AI, the fact they knowingly broke search in order to put more adverts in front of you, and that you can see this happening every time you use it, is one of the most maddening things to have happened to the internet in recent years.
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Forget AI, the fact they knowingly broke search in order to put more adverts in front of you, and that you can see this happening every time you use it, is one of the most maddening things to have happened to the internet in recent years.
This is the thing with flying: the airlines have made it an awful experience and now passengers are following suit.
When you treat people like animals, don’t be surprised when they behave that way.
apple.news/AP2jnJkCzToy...
When you treat people like animals, don’t be surprised when they behave that way.
apple.news/AP2jnJkCzToy...
How Americans turned flying into a cesspool — The Times and The Sunday Times
On my last trip back from Mexico City in 2020, a passenger pulled what is now known in some circles as “a Kennedy”. Sitting in the first row of first class on a US airline was an American man, dressed...
apple.news
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This is the thing with flying: the airlines have made it an awful experience and now passengers are following suit.
When you treat people like animals, don’t be surprised when they behave that way.
apple.news/AP2jnJkCzToy...
When you treat people like animals, don’t be surprised when they behave that way.
apple.news/AP2jnJkCzToy...
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