Samantha Edwards
@samedwards.bsky.social
Online culture reporter at the Globe and Mail
From college radio to MuchMusic to, finally, YouTube and social media, @nardwuarserviette.bsky.social has transcended Canadian cult hero status to become a global phenomenon. I went to Vancouver to chat with him for the @theglobeandmail.com. Read it here!
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How interviewer Nardwuar rose from Canadian cult hero to global phenomenon
The Vancouver native used to sneak around to score interviews. Now, A-listers seek him out
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November 23, 2025 at 6:09 AM
From college radio to MuchMusic to, finally, YouTube and social media, @nardwuarserviette.bsky.social has transcended Canadian cult hero status to become a global phenomenon. I went to Vancouver to chat with him for the @theglobeandmail.com. Read it here!
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
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Thanks you for the kind words and thank you to @samedwards.bsky.social for the support and all the interest in the first place ! Really appreciate it ! Inspires me to do more ! Doot doola doot doo …
No one's cooler than @nardwuarserviette.bsky.social, who's been doing his thing his way for 40 years. @samedwards.bsky.social interviews the human serviette. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
How interviewer Nardwuar rose from Canadian cult hero to global phenomenon
The Vancouver native used to sneak around to score interviews. Now, A-listers seek him out
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Thanks you for the kind words and thank you to @samedwards.bsky.social for the support and all the interest in the first place ! Really appreciate it ! Inspires me to do more ! Doot doola doot doo …
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No one's cooler than @nardwuarserviette.bsky.social, who's been doing his thing his way for 40 years. @samedwards.bsky.social interviews the human serviette. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
How interviewer Nardwuar rose from Canadian cult hero to global phenomenon
The Vancouver native used to sneak around to score interviews. Now, A-listers seek him out
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
No one's cooler than @nardwuarserviette.bsky.social, who's been doing his thing his way for 40 years. @samedwards.bsky.social interviews the human serviette. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
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A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
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The @theglobeandmail.com has a stringer in Gaza, Hasan Jaber, and he is very much worth reading.
"It is a tense grey phase, suspended between neither war nor peace. There is neither full-scale bombing nor a truce restoring life to its normal rhythm." www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
"It is a tense grey phase, suspended between neither war nor peace. There is neither full-scale bombing nor a truce restoring life to its normal rhythm." www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
‘Truce is just a name’: Gazans struggle for stability as Israeli attacks continue during ceasefire
Next phase of peace plan not moving forward, with remains of seven Israeli hostages still unaccounted for
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November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The @theglobeandmail.com has a stringer in Gaza, Hasan Jaber, and he is very much worth reading.
"It is a tense grey phase, suspended between neither war nor peace. There is neither full-scale bombing nor a truce restoring life to its normal rhythm." www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
"It is a tense grey phase, suspended between neither war nor peace. There is neither full-scale bombing nor a truce restoring life to its normal rhythm." www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
While most have been dazzled by Vladdy, Springer and Yesavage, a smaller, yet passionate, slice of the internet has been obsessed with Dean's hulking presence at the Jays’ home games.
Read my interview with Dean here:
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Read my interview with Dean here:
www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/baseb...
‘Swole guys’ behind Blue Jays home plate become viral characters in World Series run
Dean Angelo, a 28-year-old personal trainer and bodybuilder from Toronto, has been attending Jays’ games since he was a kid
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October 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
While most have been dazzled by Vladdy, Springer and Yesavage, a smaller, yet passionate, slice of the internet has been obsessed with Dean's hulking presence at the Jays’ home games.
Read my interview with Dean here:
www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/baseb...
Read my interview with Dean here:
www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/baseb...
There he was, sitting behind home plate. With biceps like a Christmas ham and mountainous traps that nearly touched his ears.
Dean Angelo has been attending Jays’ games since he was a kid. Now he's become a minor supporting character in the Blue Jays World Series run.
Dean Angelo has been attending Jays’ games since he was a kid. Now he's become a minor supporting character in the Blue Jays World Series run.
October 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
There he was, sitting behind home plate. With biceps like a Christmas ham and mountainous traps that nearly touched his ears.
Dean Angelo has been attending Jays’ games since he was a kid. Now he's become a minor supporting character in the Blue Jays World Series run.
Dean Angelo has been attending Jays’ games since he was a kid. Now he's become a minor supporting character in the Blue Jays World Series run.
Does gen alpha know the hamster dance song???
October 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Does gen alpha know the hamster dance song???
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The Globe and Mail's (@theglobeandmail.com) incredible Opinion team is hiring an editor. Details below, but message me if you have any questions: jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/theglo...
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September 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The Globe and Mail's (@theglobeandmail.com) incredible Opinion team is hiring an editor. Details below, but message me if you have any questions: jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/theglo...
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Excellent reporting from @samedwards.bsky.social on the ways that misogynists are weaponizing the verdict. Everyone should read this story and be alarmed
August 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Excellent reporting from @samedwards.bsky.social on the ways that misogynists are weaponizing the verdict. Everyone should read this story and be alarmed
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Today I'm on The Decibel, The Globe's daily podcast, talking about why Wikipedia is arguably one of the last good places on the internet. Listen here! pod.link/thedecibel/e...
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August 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Today I'm on The Decibel, The Globe's daily podcast, talking about why Wikipedia is arguably one of the last good places on the internet. Listen here! pod.link/thedecibel/e...
Being obsessed with the weather isn’t new, but this fixation has been modernized with hyper-localized streams of information, push notifications and influencers who feed on its addictive nature – all against the backdrop of extreme weather events. My latest: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Weather apps put more data than ever at our fingertips – and create the perfect storm for misinformation and anxiety
As wildfires and storms fuel climate worries, the rise of weather content on social media shows there’s a fine line between preparation and obsession
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August 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Being obsessed with the weather isn’t new, but this fixation has been modernized with hyper-localized streams of information, push notifications and influencers who feed on its addictive nature – all against the backdrop of extreme weather events. My latest: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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"We are living in big starvation - and people here also are thirsty... [tomorrow] I don't know if I will be able to get a drink of water or not."
Please listen to my friend Hasan Jaber's account of living through war and famine in Gaza.
It pains me to hear how weak he sounds.
Please listen to my friend Hasan Jaber's account of living through war and famine in Gaza.
It pains me to hear how weak he sounds.
July 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
"We are living in big starvation - and people here also are thirsty... [tomorrow] I don't know if I will be able to get a drink of water or not."
Please listen to my friend Hasan Jaber's account of living through war and famine in Gaza.
It pains me to hear how weak he sounds.
Please listen to my friend Hasan Jaber's account of living through war and famine in Gaza.
It pains me to hear how weak he sounds.
Yet since the early 2000s, conversations around the necessity of consent videos and other forms of “consent contracts” have circulated in online forums and social media. Later, the videos gained wider traction as a misguided take-away from the #MeToo movement. t.co/WjeWT93K0v
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-hockey-canada-trial-sexual-assault-consent-videos-evidence/
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July 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Yet since the early 2000s, conversations around the necessity of consent videos and other forms of “consent contracts” have circulated in online forums and social media. Later, the videos gained wider traction as a misguided take-away from the #MeToo movement. t.co/WjeWT93K0v
Experts I've interviewed said these types videos are not viable evidence in court, since under Canadian law which needs to be continuing, voluntary and can be revoked at any time. t.co/WjeWT93K0v
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-hockey-canada-trial-sexual-assault-consent-videos-evidence/
t.co
July 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Experts I've interviewed said these types videos are not viable evidence in court, since under Canadian law which needs to be continuing, voluntary and can be revoked at any time. t.co/WjeWT93K0v
While giving her verdict this morning, the judge in the Hockey Canada trial highlighted the two consent videos recorded by one of the players. The judge says E.M. appears sober, is speaking clearly and not slurring. t.co/bt0wzClPIL
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-hockey-canada-sexual-assault-trial-verdict-live-updates-reactions/
t.co
July 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
While giving her verdict this morning, the judge in the Hockey Canada trial highlighted the two consent videos recorded by one of the players. The judge says E.M. appears sober, is speaking clearly and not slurring. t.co/bt0wzClPIL
A niche source request! Do you, or someone you know, have a personal weather station in their backyard and live in the general Toronto area? I want to talk to you/them for a story! Email is (always) open at [email protected]
July 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
A niche source request! Do you, or someone you know, have a personal weather station in their backyard and live in the general Toronto area? I want to talk to you/them for a story! Email is (always) open at [email protected]
I weighed in on the Coldplay jumbotron kiss-cam scandal, which imo highlights our rabid obsession with online sleuthing and subsequent public shaming, and how our rabbit hole-sleuthing can often wade into murky ethical territory. www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
The viral Coldplay kiss-cam video shows digital sleuthing can go too far
Moment between now-former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the tech company’s head of HR sparked a cheating scandal that quickly unraveled online
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July 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I weighed in on the Coldplay jumbotron kiss-cam scandal, which imo highlights our rabid obsession with online sleuthing and subsequent public shaming, and how our rabbit hole-sleuthing can often wade into murky ethical territory. www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...
The average person now has more access to weather minutiae than ever before: hour by hour forecasts of rainfall, air quality, pollen count, etc. For a Globe and Mail story, I want to chat with ppl obsessed with checking this weather data! DM or email me at [email protected] 🌩️
July 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The average person now has more access to weather minutiae than ever before: hour by hour forecasts of rainfall, air quality, pollen count, etc. For a Globe and Mail story, I want to chat with ppl obsessed with checking this weather data! DM or email me at [email protected] 🌩️
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As we approach the 20th anniversary of the posting of the first YouTube video ever, online culture reporter Samantha Edwards and I discussed how the platform has changed how the world views and views itself. www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article...
As YouTube turns 20, we look at what the platform has done for us – and to us
The video-sharing website that started off as a way to ‘broadcast yourself’ has turned into a cultural phenomenon. Globe and Mail reporters Samantha Edwards and J. Kelly Nestruck discuss its legacy
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April 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
As we approach the 20th anniversary of the posting of the first YouTube video ever, online culture reporter Samantha Edwards and I discussed how the platform has changed how the world views and views itself. www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article...
Plus! From David after Dentist to Rebecca Black, we picked the 20 YouTube videos that define the first 20 years. (I know, we probably missed your fav video. Email me at [email protected] and I'll add it to a followup coming next week!)
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The 20 YouTube videos that defined the platform’s first 20 years
From the Keyboard Cat to David After the Dentist, here’s a roundup of YouTube’s greatest hits
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April 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Plus! From David after Dentist to Rebecca Black, we picked the 20 YouTube videos that define the first 20 years. (I know, we probably missed your fav video. Email me at [email protected] and I'll add it to a followup coming next week!)
Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/3b8af88...
Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/3b8af88...
* The 20th anniversary of the first video ever posted is April 23, so we're a week early
** We actually wrote to each other back and forth over a couple days, like long distance pen pals. I'm not this articulate IRL, sorry!!!
** We actually wrote to each other back and forth over a couple days, like long distance pen pals. I'm not this articulate IRL, sorry!!!
April 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
* The 20th anniversary of the first video ever posted is April 23, so we're a week early
** We actually wrote to each other back and forth over a couple days, like long distance pen pals. I'm not this articulate IRL, sorry!!!
** We actually wrote to each other back and forth over a couple days, like long distance pen pals. I'm not this articulate IRL, sorry!!!
For YouTube's 20th anniversary*, me and the Globe's screens reporter @nestruck.bsky.social chatted** about the legacy of the platform and how its fundamentally changed how we see the world.
Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/3b8af88...
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As YouTube turns 20, we look at what the platform has done for us – and to us
The video-sharing website that started off as a way to ‘broadcast yourself’ has turned into a cultural phenomenon. Globe and Mail reporters Samantha Edwards and J. Kelly Nestruck discuss its legacy
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
For YouTube's 20th anniversary*, me and the Globe's screens reporter @nestruck.bsky.social chatted** about the legacy of the platform and how its fundamentally changed how we see the world.
Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/3b8af88...
Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/3b8af88...