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Me too! And definitely an awesome ay to keep the kids entertained. I have an eight-year-old stepkid and she was so happy when I took her to the main library downtown. Sheβd never seen it before.
Ha ha! I donβt even have a job to go to on Monday. Somehow Iβm just as busy as ever!
Help meeeeeee π€ͺ
Oh thank god. I thought Iβd lost a day.
Art for artβs sake.
Blasting out @billybragg.bsky.social here in #LdnOnt London Ontario because there is SO MUCH EXCITEMENT for his local gig in July. Oh bloody hell.
Hey @grahamflhenderson.bsky.social maybe Iβm on board with the City of Music thing now. π
I envied him the burger van job, Iβll be honest. And he met a young Cheryl Baker.
Local journalist @mikedonachie.bsky.social joins to tell us all about what's happening at London City Hall as the 2026 election approaches. Big milestone for the show too - this podcast is plus 30 episodes. Have a listen here: the-matt-brown-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/mik...
Larry Corniesβ audio blog talks about movies this #Oscars weekend, and itβs got the good good feels about movie theatres and projectionists and such. Honestly, this stuff is treasure. Listen!
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SEE YOU THEEEEEEEERE!
A full week, including a marvellous time at London Inc. Magazine's 20 Under 40 event. It's all rounded up here. Get your Executive Summary for Informed Citizens! (All engagement is gratefully appreciated.)
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Here's really, really good news: two missing Doctor Who episodes, from 1965's "The Daleks' Master Plan," have been recovered and returned: www.bbc.com/news/article...
Oh god please check in again when you have experienced Roger Livesey in full.
Oh Iβm so happy to hear that. There are genuinely terrifying moments of realization in that. The Nutwood-esque setting works in ways it should not. I love those books.
Excuse me what now? Oh my brother in geekery, read it all. Now I have the tingles - this one is special.
My god, we must chat P&P. I recently watched Blimp and A Matter of Life and Death. Just amazing.
Hey, thanks for reading!
Iβm so excited to see Billy Bragg right here in London Ont! We have our tickets!
The London Music Hall will host @billybragg.bsky.social on July 7th. A great venue with a capacity of only 1,850.
#LdnOnt #Canada
Thatβs an awful shame. I feel like telling him I can run it for him. But thereβs a reason I stay on one side of the bar. π€ͺ
Eventful time at Planning this week - my own neighbourhood showed up, and won. #LdnOnt
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Iβm still excited about whatβs inside Kanoβs black box.
Wow, I only just completed it to number 30! Yeah, old.
Pronouncing Moi Points to rhyme with Boy Points.
I was hugely impressed by this passionate speaker at City Hall yesterday. I went so far as to extract a chunk of audio and embed it here for easy access.
Itβs serious, troubling issue, and Iβm so happy our city has courageous leaders like this.
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Sometimes you stop and think βWhat?β
Hereβs a cat-shaped bird feeder.
Itβs very comforting! I regret nothing but I probably should regret the amount I ate.
Iβve had SO MUCH BEEF STEW mmm
Iβm going to blog about this. They couldnβt even agree to take a bathroom break. Incoming tomorrow!
I really waaaaant this but cannot keep buying books!