On Dolly

Before Cher, Madonna, Bono and Beyonce there was the legend who only needed one name—Dolly. She's gone, but she will never be forgotten.

When the Cheapest Resource is Human Labour

There's a lot of talk lately about the environmental costs of AI and they're very real, but it feels like the human cost is getting ignored—and it may be even more significant.

The Atlantic's "Age of Reading is Over"

August's Atlantic brewed up quite the furor within people who still consider themselves readers, but the article goes much deeper than that and sounds a cautionary tale on the death of writing, thanks to the impact of generative AI.

Jimbocho – Booktown

Is it really the coolest neighbourhood in the world? Maybe.

Cherry Blossoms Everywhere

I'm in Japan, and that means lots of photos

Is the U.S. Still a Democracy?

This is question that's been on a lot of people's minds lately--personally, I'm of the opinion that the U.S. became a civil war state on January 23rd in Minneapolis, and it will spread slowly. California should sure be fun. NPR, itself a funding

To the End of a Long Hard Winter

Its been cold in Toronto--there's no real denying it. I went for a four hour walk yesterday up to Bloor and then back around to the very small Museum of Contemporary Art for the first time in a while but it wasn't all pleasant: it was

Board of..Wait, What?

Honestly, if Mark Carney joined this thing I'd be offended

Dinner at the Night Library

A light, highly readable story about a life with books.

On Minneapolis

I spent three weeks in Minneapolis once, and it was a city I was surprised to love. This is not about that.

Ice on Lake Ontario

Wherein the ever shifting shapes of ice on Lake Ontario make for a lovely, cold walk.

Contemplating Lake Ontario

An ongoing series