John Maynard
@jmaynard.bsky.social
I used to take photos of your band. One-time backup dancer for Girl Talk. Keeping people healthy and safe while they work. He/Him.
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this is the thing i've been trying to get at - it's entirely possible someone on global or bell's side knew and failed to take action.
but it's more likely that half the staff checked out for the holiday on friday afternoon & no one checked email on the wknd. set it & forget it.
but it's more likely that half the staff checked out for the holiday on friday afternoon & no one checked email on the wknd. set it & forget it.
Global TV is a low-effort conservative-leaning private network, and this wasn’t “treachery” this was “it was the weekend before Christmas and they just broadcast the episode that was sent to them digitally by CBS on Friday”, no one in the office on the weekend even if CBS tried to warn them
From the Atlantic attempt to justify Bari Weiss' decision. What's Canadian for "perfidious Albion?"
December 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
this is the thing i've been trying to get at - it's entirely possible someone on global or bell's side knew and failed to take action.
but it's more likely that half the staff checked out for the holiday on friday afternoon & no one checked email on the wknd. set it & forget it.
but it's more likely that half the staff checked out for the holiday on friday afternoon & no one checked email on the wknd. set it & forget it.
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For those who see Brad Bradford’s TTC refund policy and think, “That might be a good idea.”, consider that this one delivery truck has been holding up a streetcar for at least 5 minutes. Bradford would punish the TTC and do nothing to the driver.
December 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
For those who see Brad Bradford’s TTC refund policy and think, “That might be a good idea.”, consider that this one delivery truck has been holding up a streetcar for at least 5 minutes. Bradford would punish the TTC and do nothing to the driver.
I really like the idea of scrappy Odysseus, the best tactician in the Achaean army and someone who the soldiers are willing to follow, being shown bowing to King Agamemnon, who is a huge dude and amazing fighter but not actually that great at leading the army.
Wearing Batman gear is just a bonus
Wearing Batman gear is just a bonus
Nolan working Batman into every non-Batman movie he makes is an admittedly good bit
December 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I really like the idea of scrappy Odysseus, the best tactician in the Achaean army and someone who the soldiers are willing to follow, being shown bowing to King Agamemnon, who is a huge dude and amazing fighter but not actually that great at leading the army.
Wearing Batman gear is just a bonus
Wearing Batman gear is just a bonus
@meakoopa.bsky.social Ice Pirates! Robert Urich! Angelica Huston! Ron Perlman! Bruce Villance! Bing Crosby's daughter! A Carradine! Space Herpes!
youtu.be/H5gHZWxxVhk?...
youtu.be/H5gHZWxxVhk?...
The Ice Pirates (1984) Original Trailer [HD]
YouTube video by HD Retro Trailers
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December 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
@meakoopa.bsky.social Ice Pirates! Robert Urich! Angelica Huston! Ron Perlman! Bruce Villance! Bing Crosby's daughter! A Carradine! Space Herpes!
youtu.be/H5gHZWxxVhk?...
youtu.be/H5gHZWxxVhk?...
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It turns out James Cameron wrote POINT BREAK and, by extension, THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS.
ICYMI: James Cameron Slams WGA For Losing Writing Credit On Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Point Break’: “It Was Bullsh*t”
James Cameron Slams WGA For Losing Writing Credit On Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Point Break’: “It Was Bullsh*t”
We’ve long understood that for ages that James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow had been involved with multiple collaborations over the decades, but Cameron has revealed that not only did he write her seminal 1991 action film “Point Break,” but he’s still upset with the Writers Guild of America, as they refused to give him credit on the movie.
Without expanding upon his contributions to the pic starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, he told The Hollywood Reporter in a recent profile to promote the release of “Avatar: Fire & Ash,” “I wrote ‘Point Break’…I flat out got stiffed by the Writers Guild on that.
Continue reading James Cameron Slams WGA For Losing Writing Credit On Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Point Break’: “It Was Bullsh*t” at The Playlist.
dlvr.it
December 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It turns out James Cameron wrote POINT BREAK and, by extension, THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS.
Need a wheelchair all the time? Some of the time? Just today? Then great.
I think people need to get used to seeing an increasing aging population being cared for/catered to in public.
I think people need to get used to seeing an increasing aging population being cared for/catered to in public.
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines. on.wsj.com/3N6apva
They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
Travelers bemoan a rise of able-bodied passengers who game the system to skip the lines.
on.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Need a wheelchair all the time? Some of the time? Just today? Then great.
I think people need to get used to seeing an increasing aging population being cared for/catered to in public.
I think people need to get used to seeing an increasing aging population being cared for/catered to in public.
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Prince Edward Island has far more autonomy than the City of Toronto
For funsies:
Here's the Toronto Subway Line 1, sized to scale, rotated, and dropped on top of other Canadian cities
Here's the Toronto Subway Line 1, sized to scale, rotated, and dropped on top of other Canadian cities
December 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Prince Edward Island has far more autonomy than the City of Toronto
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"The potential to have things seized will send a message that you can't ride on the sidewalk," Burnside said.
December 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"The potential to have things seized will send a message that you can't ride on the sidewalk," Burnside said.
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Yeah, every year those bigots will be there with bells on.
'Tis the season for the Salvation Army's We're Not Bigots Anymore PR blitz. Looking at their public facing material, you might start to believe them.
So in the festive spirit, have a 2024 SalvationArmy.org article on how trans and gay people are one of Satan's "most insidious and dominating" plots.
So in the festive spirit, have a 2024 SalvationArmy.org article on how trans and gay people are one of Satan's "most insidious and dominating" plots.
December 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Yeah, every year those bigots will be there with bells on.
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Team Affleck here. Little rich shit pushing adults into the pool!
TIL why Spielberg and Affleck have never worked together and lmao. King shit.
December 16, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Team Affleck here. Little rich shit pushing adults into the pool!
I saw this at the Bloor in 1998. Chiu Man Cheuk was there doing an impromptu martial arts demo on stage. Can't wait to see this in 4K
Coming in 4K UHD in March 31st from Criterion. Toughest secret to hold next to a massive Boxset coming next year 😅
December 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I saw this at the Bloor in 1998. Chiu Man Cheuk was there doing an impromptu martial arts demo on stage. Can't wait to see this in 4K
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TIL the original lyrics to Deck the Halls are awesome and “don we now our gay apparel” is temperance movement bullshit
December 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
TIL the original lyrics to Deck the Halls are awesome and “don we now our gay apparel” is temperance movement bullshit
Which film would have been a blast to see in 4DX if it existed at the time?
I'll go first
I'll go first
December 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Which film would have been a blast to see in 4DX if it existed at the time?
I'll go first
I'll go first
If we had a proper social safety net , which is what the left should truly be fighting for, then it would matter if racists were fired for being trash. It wouldn't mean homelessness, lack of healthcare, and starvation
“Those of us on the left should be fighting to improve protections for workers of all races, and thereby for the betterment of people’s material conditions regardless of their views,” Arash Azizi argues:
Why the Cinnabon Story Doesn’t Make Me Happy
The left should be promoting working-class solidarity, not delighting in seeing workers summarily dismissed.
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
If we had a proper social safety net , which is what the left should truly be fighting for, then it would matter if racists were fired for being trash. It wouldn't mean homelessness, lack of healthcare, and starvation
Americans: take their shoes off on planes but wear them constantly in their own homes
Such an uncivilized people
Such an uncivilized people
imagine a world where a photographer working on an iron beam hundreds of feet above the city shows up in two-tone brogues, a tie, and suspenders, and we can't even get people to keep their shoes on in airplanes
Here he is taking the photo.
December 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Americans: take their shoes off on planes but wear them constantly in their own homes
Such an uncivilized people
Such an uncivilized people
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i stand by this statement every year
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
i stand by this statement every year
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Of course, followed up by the almost as great scene with the Flash in Luthor's body: Just gold all the way around.
December 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Of course, followed up by the almost as great scene with the Flash in Luthor's body: Just gold all the way around.
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This scene from the episode where Lex Luthor body swaps with the Flash is still, unironically, one of the greatest moments of DC universe.
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This scene from the episode where Lex Luthor body swaps with the Flash is still, unironically, one of the greatest moments of DC universe.
Oof a doof.
Yet again, an actor's portrayal in Extras turns out to be true.
Liam Neeson is an idiot
Yet again, an actor's portrayal in Extras turns out to be true.
Liam Neeson is an idiot
SCOOP: Academy Award-nominee Liam Neeson narrated a recent anti-vaccine documentary that glorifies RFK Jr.’s rise to power.
In the film, Neeson—a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador—calls the COVID-19 vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
In the film, Neeson—a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador—calls the COVID-19 vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news/p/liam-neeso...
Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary
The Taken actor can be heard calling mRNA COVID vaccines “dangerous experiments.”
www.importantcontext.news
December 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Oof a doof.
Yet again, an actor's portrayal in Extras turns out to be true.
Liam Neeson is an idiot
Yet again, an actor's portrayal in Extras turns out to be true.
Liam Neeson is an idiot
Normalization of poor service is what's plaguing the TTC too No one has the political will to fight for better service times on existing streetcar lines. It's not until we open a brand new line that is slower than jogging on opening day that suddenly politicians start talking about signal priority
Via Rail’s quality of service is far, far below international standards – Canadians need to stop normalizing this:
“Via Rail passengers arrived in Ottawa more than 12 hours late on Thursday, after “serious mechanical issues” forced them to spend the night sitting on a train in Brockville, Ontario”
“Via Rail passengers arrived in Ottawa more than 12 hours late on Thursday, after “serious mechanical issues” forced them to spend the night sitting on a train in Brockville, Ontario”
Via Rail passengers spend night on train in Brockville, Ont. after ‘operational constraint’
Via Rail passengers arrived in Ottawa more than 12 hours late on Thursday, after “serious mechanical issues” forced them to spend the night sitting on a train in Brockville, Ont.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Normalization of poor service is what's plaguing the TTC too No one has the political will to fight for better service times on existing streetcar lines. It's not until we open a brand new line that is slower than jogging on opening day that suddenly politicians start talking about signal priority
The Alamo Drafthouse model is the biggest success in cinema this century but no one wants to follow it because fixing projectors and hiring staff to actually enforce no texting rules would cost money.
Not alot, but enough to affect someone's quarterly earnings call
Not alot, but enough to affect someone's quarterly earnings call
All of this money spent on this study and not a single mention of things that might keep people away: disruptive audience behavior, increasingly poor technical presentation, every shrinking theatrical windows (or day and date indies). I love theaters, and go multiple times a week, but it’s grim.
How Can Movie Theaters Fill More Seats Again? A Bain Report Shares Suggestions
"Audiences haven’t abandoned theaters; they need a more compelling reason to go," the consultancy highlights, sharing suggestions for how to bring fans back to the cinema in the post-COVID era.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The Alamo Drafthouse model is the biggest success in cinema this century but no one wants to follow it because fixing projectors and hiring staff to actually enforce no texting rules would cost money.
Not alot, but enough to affect someone's quarterly earnings call
Not alot, but enough to affect someone's quarterly earnings call
Glad to see Brett The Hitman Hart being honoured in 2000
CHART:
Winners by sport of the Northern Star Award for the Canadian athlete of the year as voted on by Canadian sportswriters, 1980-present
Winners by sport of the Northern Star Award for the Canadian athlete of the year as voted on by Canadian sportswriters, 1980-present
December 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Glad to see Brett The Hitman Hart being honoured in 2000
Feds: qualified workers please move to Canada
Provincial standards bodies: just don't expect us to accept your accreditations
Provincial standards bodies: just don't expect us to accept your accreditations
December 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Feds: qualified workers please move to Canada
Provincial standards bodies: just don't expect us to accept your accreditations
Provincial standards bodies: just don't expect us to accept your accreditations
I know up is down and the current admin and the media who support them have zero scruples, but can you imagine how Fox would react if this happened 4 years ago and a bidder in a multi-billion dollar deal said "hey we've got Hunter Biden involved so we'll breeze through the regulatory approvals"
December 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I know up is down and the current admin and the media who support them have zero scruples, but can you imagine how Fox would react if this happened 4 years ago and a bidder in a multi-billion dollar deal said "hey we've got Hunter Biden involved so we'll breeze through the regulatory approvals"