@jduffinwolfe
Narrative, design, code, journalism, shapes, old books, etc. Humber College prof of Media & Creative Arts. Book on illness and Canadian literature coming out with Routledge. Writing with Globe and Mail, Literary Review of Canada, etc. Toronto & elsewhere.
For these seniors, co-housing offers autonomy rarely found in long-term care homes. For #LGBTQ+ seniors, in particular, collective housing offers a safe space where they can be celebrated, by @jduffinwolfe.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article... via @theglobeandmail.com #aging
OK so if they decide to come for Canada they’ll text us first.
Welcome sign
Kremlin, MT
Never forget, and put in the context of threads like this one re: the Washington Post now: bsky.app/profile/jonm...
Bird creature on stilts holding parking sign against winter night sky at street festival.
Bird creature parking sign sublime at the Kensington solstice fest tonight.
Exciting: Canadian Brett Story’s film Union, about Amazon’s bad labour practices, is on the Oscar shortlist for best doc. Beautiful, wrenching, & crucial film—like all her work. Watch here: gathr.com/vod/15c99c8b... @brettstory.bsky.social
Epic balcony planting on the 12th storey of the building across from my hotel (Santiago).
Super interesting data set for exploring decades of changing shops on Bloor mjo.osborne.economics.utoronto.ca/index.php/bl...
Color charts: a history, book lying on counter, salesperson’s hand behind it
What I want for Xmas: Color Charts: a History. (Seen here in the wild at Type on Queen.) press.princeton.edu/books/ebook/...
ChatGPT, accurate and persuasive as usual, insists “Manitoba” and especially “Labrador” contain the letter “p.” It’s true that this kind of request isn’t its forte, but humans shouldn’t have to be so careful in using something we keep being told is better than us.
Such a good thread re: causes of Tokyo’s style magic: low-cost space for craftspeople, 1000s of tiny magazines focused on niche style rules, dense walkability that permits newsstands and small shops to thrive… lots to long for
Good to find a boatload of manuscripts and incunables from the 9th century on defended by a raft of pigeons in a Transylvanian church tower, good to know something called Medievalist.net exists, good to have friends who alert you to stuff from Medievalist.net
