Marcello Di Cintio
@marcellodicintio.bsky.social
I am a journalist and author of six books, including Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers, Driven: The Secret Life of Taxi Drivers, and Pay No Heed to the Rockets: Palestine in the Present Tense.🍉🇵🇸
I don’t believe this turnip could get a meeting with the assistant manager at a D.C. Hooters, never mind with “US Treasury officials.”
January 24, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I don’t believe this turnip could get a meeting with the assistant manager at a D.C. Hooters, never mind with “US Treasury officials.”
I humbly suggest:
January 13, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I humbly suggest:
Suck it, Adam Smith, whoever you are!
January 6, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Suck it, Adam Smith, whoever you are!
Canadian conservatives waste no time washing Trump’s balls.
January 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Canadian conservatives waste no time washing Trump’s balls.
How many other Canadian authors’ girlfriends made them Christmas ornaments crafted to resemble their book covers? None. That’s how many. Thank you, @plynn.bsky.social.
December 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
How many other Canadian authors’ girlfriends made them Christmas ornaments crafted to resemble their book covers? None. That’s how many. Thank you, @plynn.bsky.social.
Any slob can keep the Christ in Christmas. But only Demetrios can Christ the Christ in Christchrist.
December 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Any slob can keep the Christ in Christmas. But only Demetrios can Christ the Christ in Christchrist.
Talking migrant labour in Canada on the CBC.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Talking migrant labour in Canada on the CBC.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
It’s that time of year when I remind everyone that books make wonderful gifts. Especially my books.
(And if you can avoid buying them from stores whose owners send care packages to soldiers of a genocidal army, that’d be swell.)
(And if you can avoid buying them from stores whose owners send care packages to soldiers of a genocidal army, that’d be swell.)
December 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It’s that time of year when I remind everyone that books make wonderful gifts. Especially my books.
(And if you can avoid buying them from stores whose owners send care packages to soldiers of a genocidal army, that’d be swell.)
(And if you can avoid buying them from stores whose owners send care packages to soldiers of a genocidal army, that’d be swell.)
Best review of Precarious so far.
November 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Best review of Precarious so far.
I just hope this doesn’t damage my and @sanders.senate.gov longstanding relationship.
November 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I just hope this doesn’t damage my and @sanders.senate.gov longstanding relationship.
Calgary @wordfest.com has the best author swag. My book is chocolate!
October 16, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Calgary @wordfest.com has the best author swag. My book is chocolate!
Tomorrow night!
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October 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Tomorrow night!
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Torontonians are uniquely ridiculous.
October 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Torontonians are uniquely ridiculous.
It just wouldn’t feel like Thanksgiving without romanesco broccoli. Look at these sexy fractal beauties.
October 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It just wouldn’t feel like Thanksgiving without romanesco broccoli. Look at these sexy fractal beauties.
Israelis have “families.” Gazans are just “people.” Words matter.
October 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Israelis have “families.” Gazans are just “people.” Words matter.
Huge thanks to everyone who came to last night's launch of Precarious. I couldn't be more grateful for the turnout, the excellent audience questions, and the support I received from Calgary's community of readers and writers. #migrantworkers
October 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Huge thanks to everyone who came to last night's launch of Precarious. I couldn't be more grateful for the turnout, the excellent audience questions, and the support I received from Calgary's community of readers and writers. #migrantworkers
Heading home after two days in Leamington recording an episode of CBC Ideas about migrant workers with the legendary @nahlahayed.bsky.social. This town smells like tomatoes.
October 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Heading home after two days in Leamington recording an episode of CBC Ideas about migrant workers with the legendary @nahlahayed.bsky.social. This town smells like tomatoes.
Tomorrow is the official pub day of Precarious. The book starts with my nonno. Here is an excerpt from the introduction.
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September 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Tomorrow is the official pub day of Precarious. The book starts with my nonno. Here is an excerpt from the introduction.
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Today I’ll be interviewed and photographed by The Herald about the new book. I’ve received wise counsel not to reproduce my look from the last time. According to my fashion advisor, @plynn.bsky.social, "That jacket is three sizes too small for you. You look like a body builder at an awards show."
September 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Today I’ll be interviewed and photographed by The Herald about the new book. I’ve received wise counsel not to reproduce my look from the last time. According to my fashion advisor, @plynn.bsky.social, "That jacket is three sizes too small for you. You look like a body builder at an awards show."
A third of the way through this interview with Smith, and already we’re neck-deep in hypocrisy and misinformation.
September 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
A third of the way through this interview with Smith, and already we’re neck-deep in hypocrisy and misinformation.
One of my most enjoyable on-stage moments as a writer wasn’t talking about my own work, but interviewing Ken Dryden. An deeply kind and intelligent gentleman. I’ve heard he was also a decent goaltender.
September 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
One of my most enjoyable on-stage moments as a writer wasn’t talking about my own work, but interviewing Ken Dryden. An deeply kind and intelligent gentleman. I’ve heard he was also a decent goaltender.
Pretty rich to see Conservatives suddenly referencing this UN report. When the author visited the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, Conservatives like Larry Maguire went at him like he was a piñata, taking particular exception to the slavery comparison.
September 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Pretty rich to see Conservatives suddenly referencing this UN report. When the author visited the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, Conservatives like Larry Maguire went at him like he was a piñata, taking particular exception to the slavery comparison.
My son bought a fake moustache for his school photo. The photographer wasn’t having it.
August 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
My son bought a fake moustache for his school photo. The photographer wasn’t having it.