Norm Wilner

@karenkburrows.bsky.social

6 Mar

I'm putting "former Toronto fest film picker" in my LinkedIn bio ASAP. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

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Karen K. Burrows

"more votes than any Toronto mayoral candidate ever" how do you like them apples

J. Kelly Nestruck@nestruck.bsky.social

Brad Bradford being graceful in defeat. Nice concession speech about the city coming together. His kids are cute. Impressive campaign really. Got more votes than John Tory did in 2022. But Olivia Chow got more votes than any Toronto mayoral candidate ever.

It's really good to see a city stand up for itself. We should do that more often.

Sean Marshall@seanyyz.bsky.social

And that that's the map. 19 wards vs. 6 wards.

Anyway, it'll be fun when Bradford and Dougford go at each other for the federal Conservative leadership in a couple of years.

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Stuart Berman

@stuberman.bsky.social

Geddy Lee hasn't been this wrong since opting for that '80s ponytail

Polling Canada@canadianpolling.bsky.social

Congrats to my oomf, Olivia Chow

"My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear." - Jack Layton

Tabatha Southey🇨🇦@tabathasouthey.bsky.social

Brad Bradford strikes out. Well done, Toronto.

This is genuinely great news.

Jonathan Goldsbie@goldsbie.bsky.social

In other news, @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social is going to succeed Gord Perks as councillor for Parkdale–High Park.

Toronto election update

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@tabathasouthey.bsky.social

15h

Yeah, this is going to eat at him all week

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump is BIG MAD about Obama saying the White House now looks like Saddam opened a Cheesecake Factory: "He's not a smart guy. He's not smart at all ... for you to say it's a Cheesecake Factory, that just shows why you were a lousy president"

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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦

16h

Polls are open until 8 pm and the correct Chow, Olivia Chow, is #9 on the ballot. For the love of Toronto, get to your polling station.

Will Sloan@willsloanesq.bsky.social

Will Sloan Enterprises enthusiastically endorses Olivia Chow for Mayor of Toronto.

statnews.comI was a Theranos whistleblower. In ‘You Can See Everything,’ Elizabeth Holmes is still lyingA more accurate name would be “You Can See Everything That We Chose To Point The Camera At,”Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz writes.

16h

As we all know, the only true documentaries are Andy Warhol's EMPIRE and Russell Mulcahy's HIGHLANDER.

STAT@statnews.com

“'You Can See Everything' is a hilarious, thrilling, fascinating, beautiful piece of art. What it certainly is not is a documentary, and it’s dangerous to pretend that it is,” writes Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz. https://bit.ly/4Bk2nDJ

17h

And believe me, this guy knows fake numbers when he sees them.

Paul van der Meer@paulvandermeer.bsky.social

Musk says Brazil's presidential election results do not "add up."

17h

Toronto! I voted a couple of weeks ago, so today I did the other civic thing and got my COVID and flu boosters. Highly recommend 'em.

18h

God, he's good.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

El-Sayed on Trump's cognitive tests: "I went to medical school...In my neurology unit, I would have to give that MoCA exam...The only people that you give a MoCA test to are people who you worry may have cognitive deficits. By definition, if you're taking one of those tests, something's wrong."

the-reframe.comTaking Our Country BackSpeaking the truth to a lie. Surfacing the buried implication. Growing the "us" in the U.S.

18h

"El Sayed dug up the buried implication of Tommy's question, held it up for all to examine, and then, one shovelful after another, question by question, buried Tommy in the hole left behind."

A.R. Moxon@juliusgoat.bsky.social

Today I wrote about Abdul El Sayed's encounter with a Christian fascist named "Tommy," and the fine art of digging up the shameful things fascists bury under their accusations, exposing them for what they are, and then burying their lies in the hole left behind. www.the-reframe.com/taking-our-c...

20h

Can we have, like, twelve hours

Jesse Thorn@jessethorn.bsky.social

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

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Schooley

@schooley.bsky.social

22h

I appreciate that Oliver spent his whole show basically testing the Ellisons tolerance for dissent.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver@lastweektonight.com

This week’s main story is about how more and more white nationalists, antisemites, and Nazi sympathizers seem to be integrating into the Republican Party, how some of them are currently running for office, and how old you can be for JD Vance to consider you “a very young boy.”

22h

Yep, he's a scumbag

Karen Geier@karengeier.com

So this is illegal… got this door knocker on my door from the conservative who is running in my ward for councillor… with the wrong polling station on it

22h

... although on reflection this wouldn't benefit him, so maybe it's some OTHER scumbag going after his voters?

23h

"The last thing you wanna do is give a voice actor a megaphone"

meganimation🍊✨@meganimation.bsky.social

during the 2023 WGA strike. a real one.

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Niko Stratis

@nikostratis.com

every fawning profile of an AI innovator in the NYT is just a future essay in The Cut about why kids no longer talk to their parents

David Gura@davidgura.bsky.social

cool, cool

23h

At least he lived to see COYOTE VS. ACME get out there. But still. God dammit.

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nytimes.comPut Your A.I. Agents to Work with These 5 Killer TasksWhen you start using Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s dots for these tasks — like applying for jobs and booking hard-to-get restaurant tables — you may never go back.

23h

"Great news! You're booked for six tables for 7:45pm on Blursday the 35th"

James Gleick@around.com

How do you feel about someone setting up an automated process that hammers restaurant-reservation websites to gain an advantage in booking a table? The NY Times thinks this is not only acceptable; it's a "killer task" for AI, worth paying $100/month. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/t...

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Janet MacLean 🍁

@janetm.bsky.social

If you live in Toronto and you haven’t voted already, please vote today. Olivia Chow may not be perfect but she’s secured record housing funds, expanded school meals, and improved services like 911 and libraries. Bradford wants to help Ford destroy our city. So please vote - it matters!

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I can't get my head around this. He was everywhere, voicing everything, and having such a great time doing it. What a loss.

nowtoronto.comVideo: Eric Bauza plays Daffy and Porky in Space Jam: A New LegacyEric Bauza, the Scarborough-born voice artist behind Warner Bros toons, hits the majors with the big-screen Space Jam sequel

Here's our NOW interview from 2021. Just the happiest guy in the world.

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Ben Collins

@bencollins.bsky.social

Congrats to Lula on overcoming Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump to defeat Hospital Pervert Jr., even as his opposition literally blocked off roads and turned off bus service during election day. Fascists are scary but they are always, 100% of the time, ultimately gigantic fucking losers.

Toronto the hopeful.

shiny-things.ghost.ioSeduction of the InnocentIn which Norm spins up new discs of PENNIES FROM HEAVEN, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, FRANKENHOOKER and THE POPE'S EXORCIST.

What's that? A special Sunday afternoon edition of SHINY THINGS built on cult classics and a recent genre picture that might someday become one? Why didn't I make that connection when I wrote it? What's wrong with me? Anyway, go read it.

MUSK isn't leaving theaters because a billionaire bought the distributor. MUSK is leaving theaters because no one came to see MUSK, and the theater owners would rather use those screens for a movie that draws an audience.

And before anyone brings up the success of YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING, that movie's success is the -reason- people aren't going to see MUSK.

Sorry, but if you're not Vincent Price or Matt Berry you need to keep the phrase "home of delicious cuisine" out of your damn mouth.

Watched the international cut of THE SHINING for the first time, and it's a very different experience. That thing MOVES.

indiewire.comCriterion Finally Gives Americans the Chance to See Kubrick’s Preferred Cut of ‘The Shining’ — but Which Version Is Better?Criterion's 'The Complete Kubrick' boxed set contains the drastically different U.S. and international edits of 'The Shining,' giving new perspectives

For the curious, Jim Hemphill wrote a piece on the different cuts for Indiewire earlier this month.

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Spacing

@spacing.bsky.social

Olivia Chow could've run a campaign focused on standing up to Queen's Park — she didn't, and now we have to live with the potential consequences, writes senior editor John Lorinc. @johnlorinc.bsky.social #TOpoli spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

spacing.caELECTION 2026: A failure of political imagination - Spacing TorontoA week ago, I saw a widely shared photo of a pair of cyclist demonstrators planted in the middle of the now destroyed Bloor West bike lane, staring down a phalanx of cops, and my very first thought wa...

theglobeandmail.comThe dangers of Brad Bradford’s TorontoCapitalizing on misplaced fear is no way to build a better city

The other implication of his run -- that Toronto has slid into flith and chaos because we don't have a white man at the helm -- is the vilest dog-whistling shit, especially since Chow is still working to clean up the mess John Tory and the Fords left behind.

Alex Bozikovic@alexbozikovic.bsky.social

Crime is down. Toronto is objectively a safe place. Why does Bradford want us scared? www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

And I've said this before, but if the Toronto media was truly doing its job more people would be asking Bradford's team why he thinks it's appropriate to play into a fear he knows is unjustified.

Like, we all know why but get someone to put it on the record.

The other night I blew out a candle, therefore I saved Toronto from a devastating fire.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Exclusive Senior Advisor to First Lady Melania Trump Marc Beckman: "Yesterday she single-handedly brokered a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine"

I truly don't know. My family owned a movie theater when I was a kid and I can't remember NOT being at the movies. This probably explains why I never had a chance at a normal life.

Mark Thompson@markreckons.bsky.social

First film you saw at the cinema. The real first one, not the pretend one you tell people! Mine: The Empire Strikes Back, 1980, Wigan. We were near the front and I can still remember how massive the AT-ATs looked, looming over us out of the snow :) Film, year, where, and whatever stuck with you.

... and that's not any of the actors who've played Sarah Connor

Democratic Activists@democratswin.bsky.social

YAGA: I like it!

on.nyc.govFREE NYC SCREENINGS: ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM by NEON | EventbriteJoin NEON for FREE NYC Screenings of ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM.

This is a fantastic idea and whoever came up with it should be given the key to the city.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov

Once Upon a Time in Harlem is a film that every New Yorker should see — and this weekend you can, at no cost. We partnered with the filmmakers to offer free screenings this Saturday and Sunday at the Lincoln Center, Film Forum, and Magic AMC in Harlem. Go to on.nyc.gov/seeharlem to reserve a seat.

I mean, a four-hour documentary that recaps the stuff we already know versus three hours with Nathan Fielder trying to peel the weirdest onion you'll ever see ..

Peter Labuza@labuzamovies.com

There's apparently a conspiracy theory that the Musk doc is being buried by its new owner (a guy who has done anti-Musk work & financially backs ProPublica) since it got removed from a bunch of theaters but I think the more obvious answer is that it expanded too much and no one went.

I liked MUSK fine, but it doesn't break any news and everyone knows it'll be on HBO in a few months. YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING is both a format-bender and a thrilling experience with an audience, so ...

Home video Instant coffee Vaccines

Michael Druker 🇨🇦@mdruker.app

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?