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Music writer at The Globe and Mail, Canada's national newspaper.

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Max Webster keyboardist Terry Watkinson was a Renaissance man of Canadian rock He wrote and sang the band’s hit single Let Go the Line, and later pursued a career in medical illustration and did landscape painting

Here's my obit on Max Webster keyboardist and landscape painter Terry Watkinson. Thanks to
@ronsexsmith.bsky.social
and Bob Wegner, Geddy Lee and Chloe Watkinson for help.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

06.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's kind of glorious!

05.03.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A country run by its worst humans.

05.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Barbara Walters' interview with Sean Connery on 'slapping women' comment (1987)
Barbara Walters' interview with Sean Connery on 'slapping women' comment (1987) YouTube video by ABC News

Also Sean Connery: "I don't think there's anything wrong with hitting a woman."
youtu.be/0tLY3dmbXqo?...

03.03.2026 08:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Will you be expected to do a Beatles cover? Will it be And I Love Her?

01.03.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The perm.

01.03.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fifty years of Rush’s 2112: The sound of a band that refused to bend Prog rockers’ gamble to stay true to their art over appeasement remains a lesson in creative courage

My rock music coming of age and "discovery" of the epic album 2112 by @rushtheband.bsky.social in the 1970s.
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...

27.02.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Suite Judy Blume Lies

27.02.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Icon?

27.02.2026 04:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There's racism too, but point taken.

21.02.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly, not really. Strong Canadian mid-level artists.

21.02.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Benepo Shulman and Madison Shipman. Both hired with basically no previous experience.

21.02.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good one!

21.02.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Seeing the Lightfoot book there made me think of Mariposa '72. Wondering if set lists are in the festival's records. What a great playlist it would be.

21.02.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Some of us call this "Sloan hair."

21.02.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

It's Feb. 21 and these two Blue Jays announcers are calling and analyzing this game like it's an August nailbiter. Lack of colour. Take a couple pitches off and tell a story. Buck Martinez, Tom Cheek and Jerry Howarth were in tune with the rhythm of baseball. These two today are tight and nerdy.

21.02.2026 19:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Four Legendary Photographers Remember Working With Bob Weir Photographers Jay Blakesberg, Bob Minkin, Danny Clinch, and Rosie McGee remember photographing Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir

Photographers are my favourite interview subjects.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

21.02.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How science has influenced the life, world view and work of Margaret Atwood Canada’s most celebrated author reflects on why our brains are hard-wired to tell stories
20.02.2026 11:03 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Even a Deathmatch has a referee.

18.02.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Globe theatre reporter Aisling Murphy wins two Nathan Cohen Awards Murphy won for her writing on the Mirvish production MJ, and the opening of a production of Come From Away amidst a changing Canada-U.S. relationship
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The Greatest West End Athlete β€” West End Phoenix We asked sports aficionados to name their favourite of all time. Here, we present their winning pick and what they had to say about 24 notable runners-up.

WEP SPORTS ISSUE COMING FEB 27th!

To get you in the sporting mood, WEP publisher @davebidini.bsky.social asked sports aficionados to name their favourite of all time. Here, we present their winning pick and what they had to say about 24 notable runners-up.

www.westendphoenix.com/stories/the-...

18.02.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Jenn Grant 'CRAZY' - Official Video
Jenn Grant 'CRAZY' - Official Video YouTube video by Jenn Grant

Sexy song and video from the talented @jenngrantmusic.bsky.social. Is it me, or is she knock-knock knocking on Dylan's door?
youtu.be/zllOrGMSbkY?...

18.02.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Now we know why dude chopped down that cherry tree.

16.02.2026 18:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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16.02.2026 13:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looks like a Cars album cover.

12.02.2026 10:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Mike Tyson is on board." Does Harvey Weinstein have an opinion?

12.02.2026 03:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CBC shouldn’t brush off the over 1,000 complaints it received about ads during Olympics opening ceremony Commercials chopped up the stories the Italians were trying to tell the world

Sharp column by @nestruck.bsky.social on how CBC's ad-up doesn't add up.
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...

11.02.2026 00:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Neil Young Cancels All 2026 Concert Dates Neil Young has canceled his upcoming European summer tour with the Chrome Hearts, writing, 'I'm sorry to let you down, but this is not the time.'

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

06.02.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Martha and the Egg McMuffins
Iggy Pop-Tart

04.02.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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America’s Cultural Revolution What Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center really means

Great piece from last year on the fall of the Kennedy Center and Trump's rule by "histriocracy."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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