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I! M! L! S!
"The ruling nullifies the Administration’s actions to dismantle IMLS and permanently prohibits the Administration from taking such actions in the future. The ruling has immediate nationwide effect."
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
"The ruling nullifies the Administration’s actions to dismantle IMLS and permanently prohibits the Administration from taking such actions in the future. The ruling has immediate nationwide effect."
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I! M! L! S!
"The ruling nullifies the Administration’s actions to dismantle IMLS and permanently prohibits the Administration from taking such actions in the future. The ruling has immediate nationwide effect."
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
"The ruling nullifies the Administration’s actions to dismantle IMLS and permanently prohibits the Administration from taking such actions in the future. The ruling has immediate nationwide effect."
www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
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for @theguardian.com, i spent two weeks aboard the groundbreaking neoliner origin, the world's largest wind-powered cargo ship, on its inaugural transatlantic voyage.
hurricane-force winds, dolphins and sea sickness ahoy!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
with support from @boellus.bsky.social
hurricane-force winds, dolphins and sea sickness ahoy!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
with support from @boellus.bsky.social
Onboard the world’s largest sailing cargo ship: is this the future of travel and transport?
The Neoliner Origin set off on its inaugural two-week voyage from France to the US with the aim of revolutionising the notoriously dirty shipping industry
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
for @theguardian.com, i spent two weeks aboard the groundbreaking neoliner origin, the world's largest wind-powered cargo ship, on its inaugural transatlantic voyage.
hurricane-force winds, dolphins and sea sickness ahoy!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
with support from @boellus.bsky.social
hurricane-force winds, dolphins and sea sickness ahoy!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
with support from @boellus.bsky.social
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#blueskybooks #topoli New from me in the December issue of the Literary Review of Canada (reviewcanada.ca): "Inflection Points: What we make in the moments that make us." reviewcanada.ca/magazine/202...
Inflection Points | What we make in the moments that make us | Literary Review of Canada
John Lorinc considers the art made in moments of crisis and hardship, and looks to the Weimar Republic for answers.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
#blueskybooks #topoli New from me in the December issue of the Literary Review of Canada (reviewcanada.ca): "Inflection Points: What we make in the moments that make us." reviewcanada.ca/magazine/202...
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And now for something totally unexpected: some good news!
Turns out you can make big, big strides in protecting kids from malaria using the lowest possible, cuddliest piece of technology. (open link) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/h...
Turns out you can make big, big strides in protecting kids from malaria using the lowest possible, cuddliest piece of technology. (open link) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/h...
In Fight Against Malaria, an Unexpected — and Snuggly — Shield
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
And now for something totally unexpected: some good news!
Turns out you can make big, big strides in protecting kids from malaria using the lowest possible, cuddliest piece of technology. (open link) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/h...
Turns out you can make big, big strides in protecting kids from malaria using the lowest possible, cuddliest piece of technology. (open link) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/h...
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It’s Hard to Be Human
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It’s Hard to Be Human
Being human feels harder than it should be.
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October 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It’s Hard to Be Human
open.substack.com/pub/aconside...
open.substack.com/pub/aconside...
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My take on the Anthropic settlement's impact on Canadian authors: peggyblair.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/a...
Anthropic 1.5B Settlement for AI use of pirated materials – how it affects Canadian authors
So, it’s just hit the news that Anthropic has settled a class action lawsuit, agreeing to pay somewhere in the realm of $1.5B to affected authors. Anthropic used hundreds of thousands of pira…
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September 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
My take on the Anthropic settlement's impact on Canadian authors: peggyblair.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/a...
From latest New Yorker. A provocative read, not AI generated. Human, I like that.
August 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
From latest New Yorker. A provocative read, not AI generated. Human, I like that.
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BREAKING: Mark Carney to officially recognize Palestinian state ottawacitizen.com/news/politic...
BREAKING: Mark Carney to officially recognize Palestinian state
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada will recognize the State of Palestine at the UN in September as he accused Israel of failing to “prevent the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian disaster in Gaza....
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July 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
BREAKING: Mark Carney to officially recognize Palestinian state ottawacitizen.com/news/politic...
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#cdnpoli Emphatically, desperately yes. ASAP. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Canada weighs whether to follow U.K. plan on Palestinian statehood
No decision has been made, according to a source familiar with the matter
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
#cdnpoli Emphatically, desperately yes. ASAP. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Literally nothing in today’s @ottawacitizen.com is written by or for a local audience except the adverts.
American junk news fillers. Hardly local and hardly a newspaper.
American junk news fillers. Hardly local and hardly a newspaper.
July 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Literally nothing in today’s @ottawacitizen.com is written by or for a local audience except the adverts.
American junk news fillers. Hardly local and hardly a newspaper.
American junk news fillers. Hardly local and hardly a newspaper.
The Impact of AI on Student Writing
“A.I. allows any of us to feel like an expert, but it is risk, doubt, and failure that make us human.”
Very thoughtful essay for professors who still believe in thinking and learning!
Paywalled @ New Yorker, also available thru yr public library.
“A.I. allows any of us to feel like an expert, but it is risk, doubt, and failure that make us human.”
Very thoughtful essay for professors who still believe in thinking and learning!
Paywalled @ New Yorker, also available thru yr public library.
July 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The Impact of AI on Student Writing
“A.I. allows any of us to feel like an expert, but it is risk, doubt, and failure that make us human.”
Very thoughtful essay for professors who still believe in thinking and learning!
Paywalled @ New Yorker, also available thru yr public library.
“A.I. allows any of us to feel like an expert, but it is risk, doubt, and failure that make us human.”
Very thoughtful essay for professors who still believe in thinking and learning!
Paywalled @ New Yorker, also available thru yr public library.
Joined! gandersocial.ca#early-access
Gander: The Social Media You Want, Built for Canada
Fun, private, and ethical. We're changing the way social media is done around here, all without your personal data taking an unexpected trip down south.
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June 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Joined! gandersocial.ca#early-access
Great news for uOttawa! www.uottawa.ca/en/news-all/...
Incoming president Marie-Eve Sylvestre sees a world of possibilities | University of Ottawa
Sylvestre’s remarkable academic career — as an Université de Montréal alumna with a master’s and doctorate from Harvard, a professor, a researcher and, then, dean of the Faculty of Law (Civil Law Sect...
www.uottawa.ca
June 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Great news for uOttawa! www.uottawa.ca/en/news-all/...
Congrats to 🇨🇦 author Michael Crummey and TY NFLD & Labrador public libraries for this nomination amp.rte.ie/amp/1514311/
Canadian author wins 2025 Dublin Literary Award
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May 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Congrats to 🇨🇦 author Michael Crummey and TY NFLD & Labrador public libraries for this nomination amp.rte.ie/amp/1514311/
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New AI and digital innovation ministry 'a very welcome move,' says Prof. Florian Martin-Bariteau
'I think it’s a strong signal AI policy and innovation policy [are at] the centre of the government’s priorities.'
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'I think it’s a strong signal AI policy and innovation policy [are at] the centre of the government’s priorities.'
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Researcher, advocacy group hoping for ‘cabinet co-ordination’ on digital files with new AI and digital innovation ministry
'It’s a very welcome move, and I think it’s a strong signal AI policy and innovation policy [are at] the centre of the government’s priorities,' says Prof. Florian Martin-Bariteau
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May 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
New AI and digital innovation ministry 'a very welcome move,' says Prof. Florian Martin-Bariteau
'I think it’s a strong signal AI policy and innovation policy [are at] the centre of the government’s priorities.'
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'I think it’s a strong signal AI policy and innovation policy [are at] the centre of the government’s priorities.'
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Beautiful writing.
This is my love letter to an America I can no longer visit, an elegy in the form on an essay. So glad the @guardian published it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The America I loved is gone
It was a nation of dreams, built for the screen. Then it shattered
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Beautiful writing.
Return to artistic expression www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
P.E.I. vet college apologizes for asking artist to remove piece showing lemmings and U.S. flag | CBC News
The Atlantic Veterinary College has apologized to its former artist-in-residence, who quit after being asked to take down a painting he says was censored by the Charlottetown institution due to its po...
www.cbc.ca
April 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Return to artistic expression www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
More of the unbelievable - no excuse for this and yes Griffin is 🇨🇦. www.christophergriffin.ca
Christopher Griffin Art Studio
www.christophergriffin.ca
April 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
More of the unbelievable - no excuse for this and yes Griffin is 🇨🇦. www.christophergriffin.ca
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Learned abt this article through a convo w an archivist who works at my uni yesterday & it's killer. People in so many fields have a lot to learn from folks w library & archives specialization, particularly when we come to any table centered on topics that get occluded by buzz phrases like this one.
January 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Learned abt this article through a convo w an archivist who works at my uni yesterday & it's killer. People in so many fields have a lot to learn from folks w library & archives specialization, particularly when we come to any table centered on topics that get occluded by buzz phrases like this one.
Check out The Hideaway from this list — The Top 5 Longreads of the Week longreads.com/2024/12/20/l...
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week - Longreads
Featuring stories from Ed Park, Rachel Kushner, Will Tavlin, Michaela Cavanagh, and S.C. Gwynne.
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December 20, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Check out The Hideaway from this list — The Top 5 Longreads of the Week longreads.com/2024/12/20/l...