Pedro Marques | metromanTO
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Superman has Toronto in his DNA and #Toronto secretly has a #Superman shield in its map.
Co-creator Joe Shuster was a Toronto Daily Star paperboy in the 1920's. The Daily Planet— originally the Daily Star—was inspired by what is now @thestar.com
Toronto built Joe Shuster Way in his honour.
Co-creator Joe Shuster was a Toronto Daily Star paperboy in the 1920's. The Daily Planet— originally the Daily Star—was inspired by what is now @thestar.com
Toronto built Joe Shuster Way in his honour.
July 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Superman has Toronto in his DNA and #Toronto secretly has a #Superman shield in its map.
Co-creator Joe Shuster was a Toronto Daily Star paperboy in the 1920's. The Daily Planet— originally the Daily Star—was inspired by what is now @thestar.com
Toronto built Joe Shuster Way in his honour.
Co-creator Joe Shuster was a Toronto Daily Star paperboy in the 1920's. The Daily Planet— originally the Daily Star—was inspired by what is now @thestar.com
Toronto built Joe Shuster Way in his honour.
At an #architecture talk at the Cinesphere in 2018, I got to ask Eb Zeidler what he thought of Eaton Centre losing its trees, its railings replaced with glass and a substantially modified Yonge & Dundas greenhouse atrium. Zeidler said it saddened him and that it had lost its soul. He was right.
June 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
At an #architecture talk at the Cinesphere in 2018, I got to ask Eb Zeidler what he thought of Eaton Centre losing its trees, its railings replaced with glass and a substantially modified Yonge & Dundas greenhouse atrium. Zeidler said it saddened him and that it had lost its soul. He was right.
I'm one of the many who had their #Threads account mass suspended early this morning. No reason given, certainly nothing that I've said or did warranted it. There's no way I'm starting from scratch with a new account. I guess Zuck just pushed us to Bluesky. It's nice here. 🦋
June 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I'm one of the many who had their #Threads account mass suspended early this morning. No reason given, certainly nothing that I've said or did warranted it. There's no way I'm starting from scratch with a new account. I guess Zuck just pushed us to Bluesky. It's nice here. 🦋
The Court has granted the sale of Hudson’s Bay’s Intellectual Property to Canadian Tire. That’s it, the Stripes join the red triangle.
June 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The Court has granted the sale of Hudson’s Bay’s Intellectual Property to Canadian Tire. That’s it, the Stripes join the red triangle.
I’m at the Ontario Superior Court in Toronto for the Hudson’s Bay CCAA hearing regarding the transfer of The Bay’s intellectual property to Canadian Tire and 28 of its stores to Ruby Liu.
The unwinding of Canada’s oldest company — older than Canada itself — will occur here this morning. 🧵 1/*
The unwinding of Canada’s oldest company — older than Canada itself — will occur here this morning. 🧵 1/*
June 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I’m at the Ontario Superior Court in Toronto for the Hudson’s Bay CCAA hearing regarding the transfer of The Bay’s intellectual property to Canadian Tire and 28 of its stores to Ruby Liu.
The unwinding of Canada’s oldest company — older than Canada itself — will occur here this morning. 🧵 1/*
The unwinding of Canada’s oldest company — older than Canada itself — will occur here this morning. 🧵 1/*
I bugged my city councillor, the mayor and the city planner incessantly until they returned public space to public space. They’re open now.
Enjoy the stage’s amphitheater seating overlooking Nathan Phillips Square! It’s great! ☀️
Enjoy the stage’s amphitheater seating overlooking Nathan Phillips Square! It’s great! ☀️
May 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I bugged my city councillor, the mayor and the city planner incessantly until they returned public space to public space. They’re open now.
Enjoy the stage’s amphitheater seating overlooking Nathan Phillips Square! It’s great! ☀️
Enjoy the stage’s amphitheater seating overlooking Nathan Phillips Square! It’s great! ☀️
There’s no excuse to close the Nathan Phillips Square stage, walkways, and City Hall roof — even in the winter. We are a winter city. Activate them instead.
The stage acts as an amphitheatre overlooking the square. Make it inviting in all seasons for people to sit a while. This is OUR square.
The stage acts as an amphitheatre overlooking the square. Make it inviting in all seasons for people to sit a while. This is OUR square.
May 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
There’s no excuse to close the Nathan Phillips Square stage, walkways, and City Hall roof — even in the winter. We are a winter city. Activate them instead.
The stage acts as an amphitheatre overlooking the square. Make it inviting in all seasons for people to sit a while. This is OUR square.
The stage acts as an amphitheatre overlooking the square. Make it inviting in all seasons for people to sit a while. This is OUR square.
In the pursuit of a “Beautiful city” we should strive for useable public spaces.
Nothing says neglect like barricades public spaces. Might as well put up a sign:
“Welcome to Toronto: you’re not welcome here.”
Nothing says neglect like barricades public spaces. Might as well put up a sign:
“Welcome to Toronto: you’re not welcome here.”
May 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
In the pursuit of a “Beautiful city” we should strive for useable public spaces.
Nothing says neglect like barricades public spaces. Might as well put up a sign:
“Welcome to Toronto: you’re not welcome here.”
Nothing says neglect like barricades public spaces. Might as well put up a sign:
“Welcome to Toronto: you’re not welcome here.”
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Nathan Phillips Square and City Hall itself were designed by architect Viljo Revell as a symbol of public inclusivity in self governance. The barricades closing it off were a metaphor for how government has become increasingly insulated from the public. #TOpoli
Nathan Phillips Square and City Hall itself were designed by architect Viljo Revell as a symbol of public inclusivity in self governance. The barricades closing it off were a metaphor for how government has become increasingly insulated from the public. #TOpoli
May 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Nathan Phillips Square and City Hall itself were designed by architect Viljo Revell as a symbol of public inclusivity in self governance. The barricades closing it off were a metaphor for how government has become increasingly insulated from the public. #TOpoli
Nathan Phillips Square and City Hall itself were designed by architect Viljo Revell as a symbol of public inclusivity in self governance. The barricades closing it off were a metaphor for how government has become increasingly insulated from the public. #TOpoli
The City of Toronto hired a world renowned architecture firm in an international competition and then diluted the design to the point that nothing but a rough idea of the building remained.
Design vs Built
Design vs Built
May 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The City of Toronto hired a world renowned architecture firm in an international competition and then diluted the design to the point that nothing but a rough idea of the building remained.
Design vs Built
Design vs Built
This dog owner lets his pit bull off leash in front of Sick Kids, walks off and turns his back as his dog approaches people and leashed dogs. Who enforces the leash by-law? Police?
May 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This dog owner lets his pit bull off leash in front of Sick Kids, walks off and turns his back as his dog approaches people and leashed dogs. Who enforces the leash by-law? Police?
On the city website @toronto.ca:
“Torontonians will be able to use the stage as a set of two-tiered urban bleachers to view the open Square.”
The stage is *always* barricaded. Always.
@jasonthorne.bsky.social would mind addressing this with those who are managing Nathan Phillips Square please?
“Torontonians will be able to use the stage as a set of two-tiered urban bleachers to view the open Square.”
The stage is *always* barricaded. Always.
@jasonthorne.bsky.social would mind addressing this with those who are managing Nathan Phillips Square please?
May 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
On the city website @toronto.ca:
“Torontonians will be able to use the stage as a set of two-tiered urban bleachers to view the open Square.”
The stage is *always* barricaded. Always.
@jasonthorne.bsky.social would mind addressing this with those who are managing Nathan Phillips Square please?
“Torontonians will be able to use the stage as a set of two-tiered urban bleachers to view the open Square.”
The stage is *always* barricaded. Always.
@jasonthorne.bsky.social would mind addressing this with those who are managing Nathan Phillips Square please?
Hey @toronto.ca want a “Beautiful City”, how about you start with your front yard? This is Nathan Phillips Square today. Winter” ended a month and a half ago. #TOpoli
May 6, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Hey @toronto.ca want a “Beautiful City”, how about you start with your front yard? This is Nathan Phillips Square today. Winter” ended a month and a half ago. #TOpoli
Pierre Poilievre has lost his seat, leaving the Conservative leader without a seat in the House of Commons. Carleton flips to Liberal.
Bruce Fanjoy has led Poilievre by 4-6% through 255 reported polls, leaving no statistical probability he could erase the deficit in the remaining 11 polls #cdnpoli
Bruce Fanjoy has led Poilievre by 4-6% through 255 reported polls, leaving no statistical probability he could erase the deficit in the remaining 11 polls #cdnpoli
April 29, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Pierre Poilievre has lost his seat, leaving the Conservative leader without a seat in the House of Commons. Carleton flips to Liberal.
Bruce Fanjoy has led Poilievre by 4-6% through 255 reported polls, leaving no statistical probability he could erase the deficit in the remaining 11 polls #cdnpoli
Bruce Fanjoy has led Poilievre by 4-6% through 255 reported polls, leaving no statistical probability he could erase the deficit in the remaining 11 polls #cdnpoli
...as if I needed any more tech issues with this process, now I really give up.
March 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
...as if I needed any more tech issues with this process, now I really give up.
Wait. Ricken? How does Cobel know Ricken?
Ricken works for Lumon. He runs the Mammalians Nurturable program on the outside. They're his heard. He has a literal Cobel… uh… cowbell app on his phone to call his heard over.
Ricken works for Lumon. He runs the Mammalians Nurturable program on the outside. They're his heard. He has a literal Cobel… uh… cowbell app on his phone to call his heard over.
February 6, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Wait. Ricken? How does Cobel know Ricken?
Ricken works for Lumon. He runs the Mammalians Nurturable program on the outside. They're his heard. He has a literal Cobel… uh… cowbell app on his phone to call his heard over.
Ricken works for Lumon. He runs the Mammalians Nurturable program on the outside. They're his heard. He has a literal Cobel… uh… cowbell app on his phone to call his heard over.
The goats are experiments to swap consciousness. All the "goat people" are mind swapped.
Rebeck "smells weird” because she spends her day at Mammalians Nuturable. Parts of her goat mind surfaces to her Outie: mindless chewing, thinks she has “sores in the back of her head” — horns. 🐐
Rebeck "smells weird” because she spends her day at Mammalians Nuturable. Parts of her goat mind surfaces to her Outie: mindless chewing, thinks she has “sores in the back of her head” — horns. 🐐
February 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The goats are experiments to swap consciousness. All the "goat people" are mind swapped.
Rebeck "smells weird” because she spends her day at Mammalians Nuturable. Parts of her goat mind surfaces to her Outie: mindless chewing, thinks she has “sores in the back of her head” — horns. 🐐
Rebeck "smells weird” because she spends her day at Mammalians Nuturable. Parts of her goat mind surfaces to her Outie: mindless chewing, thinks she has “sores in the back of her head” — horns. 🐐
This is why they feel fear of certain numbers. Those are their personal memories; they're mapping out their minds by identifying which numbers spark one of of Kier Eagan's 4 Tempers "that make up a soul": Woe, Frolic, Dread, Malice. This MDR location deals with Dread — fear.
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February 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This is why they feel fear of certain numbers. Those are their personal memories; they're mapping out their minds by identifying which numbers spark one of of Kier Eagan's 4 Tempers "that make up a soul": Woe, Frolic, Dread, Malice. This MDR location deals with Dread — fear.
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