Honestly, Heated Rivalry doing better than most US shows at a time when Hollywood is completely dead feels like Toronto‘s revenge for the Dodgers winning over the Blue Jays

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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 5/5

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 4/5

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A PBS News tweet explains how two laid-off USAID employees created a website to match donors with canceled programs, keeping nearly 80 projects running in 30 countries. Below the text is an image of two people—Caitlin Tulloch and Rob Rosenbaum—appearing in a split-screen video interview, each seated in their respective rooms.

Meet two heroes of our times.

Kids Can Press company logo and logo and image of Franklin character with statement text,”Franklin the Turtle is a beloved Canadian icon who has inspired generations of children and stands for kindness, empathy, and inclusivity. We strongly condemn any denigrating, violent, or unauthorized use of Franklin’s name or image, which directly contradicts these values.”

‘He asked me what I’d done sexually with a woman’: how Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor turned her asylum grilling into a film The rising star has made her debut film, Dreamers, a semi-autobiographical love story set in an immigration detention centre. She talks about fleeing persecution in Nigeria – and what she learned from French new wave

‘He asked me what I’d done sexually with a woman’: how Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor turned her asylum grilling into a film

I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.

Pritzker: This is not about fighting crime. This is about the President and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections.

www.vanityfair.com/news/epstein...

LOL

4. HAVE FUN KIDS. L.A.Harris & her (offstage) collaborators' sweet & sensitive tribute to Jordan Mechano (a frequent #FringeTO creator) uses his estate's writing & Harris' personal recollections for this mediation on friendship, loss, & grief. Strongest throughline is story of confirming his death.

Had a lovely interview with Istvan! We’re premiering our new show at Next Stage: www.fringetoronto.com to purchase!

Pretty proud of @rytron.bsky.social and @lauraanneharris.bsky.social who co-wrote (Ryan directed) Time Eater - a DGC Short Film Fund I helped produce along with absolute machine Robin Osmond. The four funded films screened last night at the TIFF Lightbox in Toronto and they. looked. FABULOUS.

Sook Yin-Lee's Paying For It Views Sex Work Through the Lens of Labour - Toronto Film Critics Association An interview with Paying for It writer/director Sook-Yin Lee on adapting Chester Brown's graphic novel and bringing their relationship to the screen.

“I neither glamorize nor denigrate sex work but view it through the lens of labour.”
Marginalized groups (consensual sex workers and their clients) should be allowed to tell their own stories.

‘I am a political prisoner’: Mahmoud Khalil says he’s being targeted for political beliefs Exclusive: Palestinian activist and green card holder speaks out from Louisiana immigration detention for first time * Never miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories in real time. In his first public remarks since…

‘I am a political prisoner’: Mahmoud Khalil says he’s being targeted for political beliefs

This is a way that they could “declare war,” at any time. 😡

Her name was Emily Pike.
She was a 14 yo member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, known for her passion for painting & drawing, w/dreams of studying art in college. Her dismembered remains were discovered on Feb 14, 2025, off Hwy 60 near milepost 277, northeast of Globe, Az

HER NAME WAS EMILY PIKE

What a great idea. Please follow these fine humans.

That’s exactly my prediction too. 🤮

Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders A core group of so-called disease detectives, who track outbreaks, was apparently spared. But other young researchers are out of jobs.

Scientists, doctors and public health professionals at the National Institutes of Health, the CDC, the FDA, and other federal agencies have been fired under President Trump’s effort to shrink the government.

CBC EXPANDS LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE IN 22 UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY - CBC Media Centre In an expansion of local and regional news to better serve more Canadians, CBC News today announced that it will hire up to 30 new permanent journalists in 22 communities across the country, including...

In case you hadn’t seen: www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/...

ok! www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

Chappell Roan using her award platform to signal a call to action that’s now evolved into a creatives’ aid campaign… how could you possibly not stan