Laura Norkin

Muffins YouTube video by LiamKyleSullivan

This morning I showed my kids the classic @liamkylesullivan.bsky.social “muffins” and the five-year-old asked if he always looked like that.

Me: No, this is a character. He just looks like a regular comedian.
Her, incredulous: Don’t you mean *Canadian*?

Anyway, enjoy:

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How the horror of the Dunblane school shooting changed Britain A new BBC documentary charts how the murders of 16 children and their teacher in March 1996 led to a handgun ban in the UK.

This would never happen in the States — and of course by “this” I mean doing something about it www.bbc.com/news/article...

ROSALÍA - Berghain (Live at The BRIT Awards 2026) ft. Björk YouTube video by RosaliaVEVO

the world is not very good right now but you could Rosalía's insane BRIT Awards performance 70x like I did, it helps

This has changed how I act around AI. Another great column from @thomasgermain.bsky.social on Keeping Tabs.

Heated Rivalry is igniting Canada's cottage culture Bookings for Canadian cottages have risen by 110% since the steamy show aired, rewriting what summer in Muskoka will look like in 2026.

Turns out they were all over that (Rose). www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

a woman wipes her face with a red cloth and says what do ALT: a woman wipes her face with a red cloth and says what do

I —

I love Chloe’s answers.

I never feel less seen and known than when Peloton asks if I would like to continue my workout with another workout when I just finished my workout.

There is nothing else to say here

Exactly the piece I was hoping to read today. Really nicely done.

The Deeper Meaning of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show The Puerto Rican rapper’s performance wasn’t a crossover event. It was something better.

on benito, and america

I yelled at the screen “kid sleeping on chairs!” - it was just so real

the bushes were people 😂

There will be PhD theses.

I thought it might be. So sweet!

Why It's So Hard To Turn The Lights Back On In Puerto Rico Nearly a month after Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico, almost 80 percent of the territory is still without power. While nobody expected a quick…

In case anyone forgot or didn't understand the reference

www.wgbh.org/news/2017-10...

If I were a consultant I would’ve told Visit Canada to put all their money a “cottage season” campaign.

If I were a betting woman, I’d say we are going to see Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams in a Super Bowl commercial tonight.

Is it an unpopular opinion to suggest that I don’t want everything to be algorithmically personalized? Someone has to take responsibility for getting me out of the cottage.

How old am I? Once my phone was stolen out of my hand at the NYC Halloween parade. It wasn’t an iPhone. And I was dressed as Amy Winehouse.

Me earlier: Yeah I’ll def cook dinner tonight
Me now: ☹️

The BBC’s Nic Barber on why Jacob Elordi is too “ridiculously good looking” to play Frankenstein’s monster: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

For every nine times you want to italicize a word for emphasis, consider not doing it seven times.

#copyediting

Thank god it was only “delulu” and “skibidi” being recorded for the ages.

Why the new Amanda Knox TV drama is misguided Miniseries The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox dramatises the famous miscarriage of justice, which saw her convicted – then acquitted – of the murder of fellow student Meredith Kercher.

Haven’t we done this before? The New, (Un)Told Amanda Knox Story About Amanda Knox www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

What editors are *really* looking for in freelance journalists It's not fancy bylines, it's communication. (And no, we don’t care if you went to journalism school.)

@timherrera.bsky.social so fun seeing our chat pop up on your substack www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/what-edito...

Just an incredible bumper sticker.

Young people are about to pull a “literally” on “romanticizing” and get a wrong definition added to the dictionary.