Brendan W

Canadians, we can donate to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Canadian communities through CanadaHelps: www.canadahelps.org/en/charities...

Poor taste to bother Margaret at the Canadian Tire

Legit opened up this app this morning to look at pictures of Columbo

"Sick of the handouts. The kids are sick of em too." Yeah right

There are two types of people in this world: those who have seen the biggest hot dog they'll ever see in this life; and those who have yet to see it

Gosh this is just one of the songs of all time. I love this band but this is pure magic. youtu.be/p7ZbQzDNVe8

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed is a fun, greasy, overstuffed thriller about a bad-decisions single mom multitasking between murder, journalism, the PTA & a toxic custody battle. It doesn’t always make the most sense, but it has a great cast, especially Absolute Genius Tatiana “Orphan Black” Maslany

New local classic rock station says it's staying away from computer generated playlists! Sweet. I love traditional terrestrial radio. Marketing on their social media? AI generated, of course. Yuck. Pass.

This is so embarrassing. These are police officers, not little boys being scolded by their dad. Why on earth are the police being asked to 'knock it off, fellas' when they are breaking these privacy laws? They would even likely know exactly which laws they're breaking! Cmon man

It pains me a little to admit, but boy do I like listening to Phish concerts on music streaming apps. I'm three songs into their most recent release recorded at Saratoga and really loving it. Deeply uncool take but I always enjoy them! Fuck it man

It is time once again to discuss the Most Dad Things we have done in the past year. A couple of reminders: - gender is a social construct, anyone can do Dad Things - you need not be a parent to do a Dad Thing - the definition of a Dad Thing is entirely subjective and maybe made up I’ll go first:

This thread is fantastic. Every song in here is either a big cosign from me or about to be a new favourite. Thank you for highlighting these artists. I love country music and I think it should belong to everybody.

Jack Johnson by Miles Davis is really incredible. How did this get by me for so long? It informs so much of the thinky guitar stuff I liked in the 1990s. It feels like a master text that everyone else drew from.

The Mrs and I saw Disclosure Day last night and boy was it rough. The trailer was exciting! Movie bad. The characters in the movie were dragged around by the plot and none of the choices made sense.

I shall not be returning to the Cobs Bread

I'm pretty struck by the irony of Seth Rogen working on a new version of "The Littlest Hobo" while acting as a spokesman for a prominent gig employer. Will today's hero dog be a member of Canada's working poor? Maybe he'll have a little orange bag strapped to him.

Ontario government is running ads about public parks, claiming that they're going to keep them clear of "encampments." What a cynical way to frame Doug Fords government's mishandling of both the housing crisis and the addiction problems facing every community here.

Imagine talking about any other public service this way. Does the government keep public hospitals “afloat”? What about when it gave Marine Atlantic $169 million to support its operations in 24/25? The media does the bidding of those who want to private Canada Post when they adopt this framing.

Lately people on my route have been telling me (to my face!) that I'm lucky to have work. I don't have any control over the post office's mgmt decisions, or the way conservative owned media depicts public services and the working class. But people love telling me I'm losing. It doesn't feel good.

Rubberband Man by the Trammps: I listened to it today because of The Game/50 Cent "Hate it Or Love It" which has such an incredible composition behind it. Come to learn a different part of it is in J Dilla's Donuts. Being a fan of Rap is so much fun. youtu.be/JcwmTqC4pUE

I shut down someone complaining about how "multicultural" my city was by telling them how much I loved eating chicken shawarma and how it became a symbol of independence for me. Wouldn't have that if we weren't multicultural, my guy

Can anyone tell me the hexadecimal color code for American Cheese?

I'll never understand questions like these. Are we really expected to ignore viewpoints outside our own in books, films and music? Is it so terrible to think about what someone else experiences for a few minutes?

Love hearing Coogler talk about making movies, he loves it so sincerely. Lucky to get to see movies like his.

youtu.be/ruRkLJdSzqI This is a Kraftwerk cover by some Canadian session musicians from 1983. Fun to imagine a world that liked German electronic music enough to warrant knock-off cover versions. I found this on a K-Tel compilation with breakdancing instructions.

If you're a baseball person of any stripe, the movie EEPHUS is truly made just for you. Perfect flick for a winter afternoon.

this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Here's a very specific piece of advice: Don't listen to this episode of Heavyweight while delivering the mail, unless it's pouring rain. I don't think anyone saw me cry. Such a beautiful show. Every episode is special. Thanks to all who work on it.

Easy to be grateful when you can see a little blue sky behind those big clouds.

Condolences to all the Canadians with black and white flags hanging off their Ford F150s: Seems like Katy Perry beat you to it. Sorry!

Very jarring how the media treats some lives as inherently and others not. I am happy for hostages and their families to be reunited, but it’s shocking how little media attention is given to “how do Gazans grapple with the utter destruction of their homes, vast loss of lives, and ongoing famine.”

it's Paul Simon's birthday! Given that it's Indigenous People's Day, maybe he should pay Los Lobos the royalties he owes them for co-writing a song on Graceland. I feel foolish when I like a songwriter's heartfelt emotional lyrics, and they turn out to be jerks. Fuck Paul Simon

My 9yo made the mistake of sharing his grade 4 writing journal with me. Now, I won't stop talking about his April Fool's entry from earlier this year. Shared here with his permission.

If online hate speech laws in Canada scare you, you may want to reflect on the things you're saying. Never once as a Canadian have I been accused of hate speech and I don't think it's been close.

Big thanks to whoever on this website clued me into this great album of Steely Dan covers. I couldn't find you, the search term "Steely Dan" brings up too many results on here. Swedish musicians Sara Isaksson and Rebecca Törnqvist can really sing. Beautiful. youtu.be/Sw3y1s-0y8g

If we lose the post office in Canada, there'll never be another one, and we'll be worse off for it. The most dire forecasts cost each Canadian less than half a year's Costco membership.