Lara St John on stage presenting hit documentary about sexual abuse at music schools.
Honoured to have attended the Canadian premiere of Dear Lara. We really need to have a showing at UofT. www.dearlara.film
My favourite sentence of the week thus far: "Maybe 20 years from now, when we’re all covered in dirt and hiding from the robots who gained sentience and went berserk, we’ll look back on the partnership between Starbucks and The Devil Wears Prada 2 as a golden age of human-led decision making."
A picture of some branches of a sakura tree at Robarts Library on the UofT campus. The blooms are partially open.
A picture of some branches of a sakura tree at Robarts Library on the UofT campus. The blooms are partially open.
Sakura at Robarts will be in full bloom sometime this week.
Ride the Loop, Close the Gaps!
Today was another ride organized by TCBC to publicize the potential of a 78 km loop of safe bike trails around the city, and also drawing attention to the gaps in the route. There was an earlier edition of the ride last November that looked at the southern portion of…
"While the Ontario government’s smaller Challenger would be able to land at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on the island once the runway is extended, the plan is for it to fly out of Pearson." www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
The sequence of photos showing the evolution of the Honda Civic is particularly illustrative of this trend.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Day 9 of #30DaysofBiking. Weather like today demands a bike ride.
High Park Movement Strategy Implementation
Back in 2023, the city outlined changes in High Park that would change the circulation of motor vehicles, as well as reducing the amount of parking available. Those changes were implemented over the next year or two on a temporary basis with quick build…
A picture of my dog Loki sitting in a basket on the front of my cargo bike as we bike into High Park, Toronto
Day 4 of #30DaysofBiking with Loki
April 1 folks
Short sleeve weather
After a long day at work, I just had to go out for a ride since it was about 18°C. I wore a short sleeve jersey for the first time this season. Since my other bike is still in zwiftland at the moment, I was riding the Tamarack. It's always a pleasure to rediscover what a…
Early season ride with TBN
I thought that the weather looked decent for this Sunday, so I posted a ride on the TBN website: a 38 km loop around Etobicoke. The weather turned out to be even better than expected. Nine of us were at the start point at Etienne Brulé. Lance joined us just after the…
what is that watermelon doing there?
A picture of the smokestack with a giant ring suspended near its top. In the foreground is a hook and ladder truck from Toronto Fire. The ring is way out of reach of the hook and ladder.
UofT students put a giant iron ring on the smokestack of the thermal plant. The dean was not pleased as he was told that engineering would have to pay for the removal.
When Vancouver mandates all electric water heaters, I don't think they understand thermodynamics: "Starting January 1, 2027, when a water heater needs replacing in existing one- to three-storey single family homes and duplexes, it must be replaced with a model that is at least 100% efficient."
I just backed Be a Fool: Invitation to a Life of Creative Adventure on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...
A picture of a narrow dirt trail between two construction fences that make it possible to pass through the construction zone.
It is now possible for pedestrians and cyclists to pass through the construction zone under the rail line on the Etobicoke Creek Trail.
and yet it will be -7°C tomorrow morning.
NEED
I was hoping for a movie remotely as good as the Martian, but Project Hail Mary wasn't it. On the other hand, if you want a buddy movie with some of the trappings of science fiction (more fiction than science) then go have a good time.
note that the point I was making was how the mayor at the time forced the closure of the airport.
picture of me (a cyclist) riding and covered in sticky, wet snow
From the tracks I saw on the #BloorBikeLanes, there are plenty of fellow riders still out there braving the weather. #VikingBiking
We need to protect the most precariously employed faculty at our Universities. Many jobs are under threat with the difficult financial situation in Higher Education. Here is an op-ed from @ocufa.bsky.social ocufa.on.ca/ontarios-uni...
Toronto Bike Show 2026
Just a few pictures from the Toronto Bike Show. As others have indicated, the show has really gotten less interesting over the years, and comparatively few dealers show up to sell off old stock. It was really noticeable that any space vacated by regular bike dealers was…
3rd Annual Vintage MTB Show
The 3rd annual Vintage Mountain Bike Show is running again this weekend, out of a section of a building behind Bloor Brothers Brewing. This show is presented by Gremlins Bicycle Emporium (London) and Boneshaker MTB. I enjoyed seeing all the bikes last year, and this…
