Amy Taverner
livelaughloaf.bsky.social
Amy Taverner
@livelaughloaf.bsky.social
Please stand by.
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Major career achievement unlocked: look on finer newsstands for the latest issue of Canada's History @canadashistory.bsky.social, which includes a piece I wrote on Canada's metric conversion during the 1970s.

#canadianhistory
May 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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I say this enough that I should just make a permanent pinned post, but people: if you're feeling down, just go get yourself a hit of other people's good news---it's the richest espresso, the driest prosecco, the warmest sunshine, the gooey-ist brownie
April 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I just voted! Have you?
April 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Finally, a use for the phragmites that have been invading our wetlands 😄
March 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
What we need now.
March 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Congratulations, Lisa Gretzky! Once again, Windsor West refuses to turn blue. 🧡
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
NDP's Lisa Gretzky wins in Windsor West, spoiling Ford's bid to turn region blue | CBC News
The NDP's Lisa Gretzky has been re-elected, CBC News projects, with 63 of 70 polls reporting.
www.cbc.ca
February 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I don't care if you feel it's futile, or you won't make a difference, or you don't think there are any good candidates. Vote!
February 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I'm not the least bit religious. But her words are powerful and need to be heard.
youtu.be/mI4h4zbkNMU?...
WATCH: Episcopal bishop asks Trump 'to have mercy' on LGBTQ+ communities and immigrants
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
January 22, 2025 at 7:08 AM
In contrast: possibly the greatest charity single ever recorded 😄🐔
youtu.be/HeTMidCjdUk?...
Musicians for Free-Range Chickens - Saturday Night Live
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
youtu.be
December 9, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Part of why I hate the song "Do They Know It's Christmas." (Also because the song objectively sucks.)
www.spin.com/2021/12/the-...
The Dark Legacy of "Do They Know It’s Christmas?" - SPIN
I have as much affinity for the song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” as the next Gen-Xer. I know I’m not alone in the nostalgic resonance of the echoing,
www.spin.com
December 9, 2024 at 3:04 AM
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"The building was full of people—so alive. It didn’t feel like this could be the end, but it was."

I was there the final day the Ontario Science Centre was open and agree.

No public institution deserves to be treated this way.

Excellent piece from @thelocal.to

thelocal.to/ontario-scie...
The Killing of the Science Centre | The Local
The 55-year old museum shuttered without warning one Friday in June. Then devastated staff were given four months to dismantle it. A former employee on the last days of a beloved institution.
thelocal.to
November 25, 2024 at 6:53 PM
I see this image every year and it never gets old 😆
November 19, 2024 at 3:26 PM
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A List of Things People Blamed on Jazz

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November 15, 2024 at 9:18 PM
November 18, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Sir Patrick Stewart has the right idea.
November 18, 2024 at 1:28 AM
Hello, world!
November 17, 2024 at 10:57 PM