Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster
Theatre stuff, gnawing anxieties.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterTantoo Cardinal, who is starring in Soulpepper’s Witch, talks art as activism and her legendary five-decade career
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterGTA folks: Check out Witch at Soulpepper if you can. I had no idea what to expect and I was blown away. Very clever/funny script & delightful performances from the whole cast. www.soulpepper.ca/performances...
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Frank Stronach's trial on sexual assault charges begins in Toronto this week. "Some of Stronach’s accusers have spoken to reporters about feeling ignored for years after going to police." www.thestar.com/news/gta/mag... - Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterToday has been a very rough day. But it‘s important to share Alex’s parents message.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterI need the Americans to do something about this guy asap because I just cannot fight in a guerilla land war when he invades Manitoba, my back is very bad
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterI had no idea this is how the NORAD Santa tracker got started! www.npr.org/2014/12/19/3...
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterWhat does it take to move 1000 people? Smart infrastructure supporting choices that don’t take up so much space (or produce so much emissions/pollution, cost so much public money etc). Mobility in cities is about space. Graphic via @seattlesubway.org based on a Sydney graphic I spread years ago.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterMaria has been accused over the years of fabricating her story that she had gone to the FBI. After finding the document in the trove, I called her. She broke down in tears. “I’ve waited 30 years. I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case #climatecrisis scenarios revealed by scientists - Scientists say government must be prepared for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterI have been seeing a lot of live theater lately, my partner loves it and lives in nyc and yes I know I’m a lucky bastard, that’s a given but I tell you what: it’s a terrific remedy for being sick to your soul about all the slop out there good, bad, meh: it cannot be sloppified. it has the juice
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterFlu is not "just a flu". www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterCelebrity chefs told Californians that PFAS-coated pans were “safe,” and successfully lobbied Gavin Newsom to veto a bill phasing them out They didn’t mention they all sell PFAS-coated pans. New joint investigation with @mirandagreen.bsky.social and @atmosmag.bsky.social is out:
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterMayor Olivia Chow is introducing fare capping for TTC riders in her upcoming budget. Instead of having to decide whether it makes sense to buy a monthly pass in advance, rides will automatically be free after 47 trips starting next Sept.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterAlways shocked by people on this site & elsewhere who will @ a working journo or writer, someone whose (in my case) pay hasn't increased in 13 years & who likely live/work precarious lives, with an indignant "paywall" or suggest a non-library workaround cheat. Such raw rudeness, nerve & contempt.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterReally want to revisit this because just two days after this was posted, Canada went “oh by the way, here’s this new show about gay hockey players and it’s super horny and our taxes and phone bills paid for this. You’re welcome.” And it’s leaving Americans speechless and in need of a cold shower.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterFree Jeremy! That's like one dose of MDMA. Poor guy.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterThree horses euthanized at Woodbine last weekend. www.thestar.com/news/gta/thr.... A reminder that this industry is wholly dependent on government subsidy. thelocal.to/breakdown-at...
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- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterNice analysis of AI’s current writing style.
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- Shingrix vaccine don't play
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster“When participants used ChatGPT to draft essays, brain scans revealed a 47% drop in neural connectivity across regions associated with memory, language, & critical reasoning. Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
- I finally got around to reading this. You should read it too. "We are exporting the very labor of teaching and learning—the slow work of wrestling with ideas, the enduring of discomfort, doubt and confusion, the struggle of finding one’s own voice." www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
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- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterThe real trick here (and I think I know one way they're going to do it) is to distinguish it from all the bits or Neuromancer on film, TV, and music videos for the last 40 years,
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- Missed it earlier this year but, tucked into a Toronto Life profile, and mentioned again in The Walrus yesterday, Doug Ford is taking French lessons, friends. (In case people have been doubting his Federal leadership aspirations.) For what other reason(s) would a 61yo begin French lessons? #OnPoli
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterCurrently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster"We’re terrified that if she remains in an environment that is so hateful that she might follow the path of so many trans people and spiral into depression and self-harm. So we’re going to do whatever it takes to keep her safe." Here's how families are fighting to survive Trump’s war on trans kids.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterI have so much respect and appreciation for the city staff who are doing their absolute best in a hostile environment to deliver on cycling network expansion for Toronto.
- Oh I love this. Oh theatre kids.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterIn the week since we published our investigation into possible freelance scammer “Victoria Goldiee,” Local editor @nickhunebrown.bsky.social has heard from journalists around the world who’ve had their own run-ins with “Goldiee.” thelocal.to/fallout-from...
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterRelying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other. Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
- Hey @eanjay.bsky.social didn't this happen on a show you worked on in the 70s?
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterNot surprised. Just heartbroken. 💔 @ffsafestreets.bsky.social #VisionZero
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterPedestrian struck by motorist on Parkside a block from the speed camera that vigilantes kept tearing down that caused ford to remove them from all Ontario. Drive as you wish Ontario. Nobody matters. This is what you voted for.
- Speed cameras have been gone for a few days. Some asshole is drag racing up and down our street. Thanks Doug!
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterI'm not interested in "I told you so." A lot of people voted Liberal because they were terrified of Poilievre and his gang. I get that. But Carney's who we got, he's being a weak leader, pushing policies that are harming the vast majority of us and it's time to just admit he sucks and push back.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterThis afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec. You can find my full statement below.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterYou’re damn right. Home girl Vanessa Sears can do ANYTHING.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng Lancasterone of the grimmest things I’ve ever read, but happily it does contain the phrase “mysterious constellation of brutal practices”
- Pointed out by my friend @carloshasanax.bsky.social . There's something weird and unsettling about a fairly homogeneous culture spread out across Europe that then collapses into an orgy of genocide. www.science.org/content/arti...
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster"Ontario recorded the highest number of wait-list deaths: 10,634, including more than 9,100 diagnostic-scan deaths where patients died before reaching the point of receiving or being scheduled for surgery." I guess it's not "hallway healthcare" if you never make it to the hospital hallway.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterA bad day for Canada, and therefore the world. Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars. An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster11 years of assault. Suspended w pay at $357,000 per year. Friday 5pm news release.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterMassive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterOk Vatican III absolutely rules.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterThere need to be social consequences for enacting anti-evidence policies that kill kids. One of Danielle Smith’s staffers just called me over (??) at an event wanting to say hi. Once I realized who she was, immediately questioned her about trans rights.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterMy favorite piece of content today.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterAnd people still look me square in the face and deadass ask me why women don't report.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterRolling out the Matt Christman quote from after Charlottesville (2017) again:
- Amazing listen. Gut punch.
- Good morning. We have a new episode: Kevin. omny.fm/shows/heavyw...
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterI remember when there was a discussion on Twitter about Shein's manufacturing practices and some apologists invented all sorts of fantastical machinery and technology to avoid facing the more horrifying truth. Reminds me of this comedian's joke. IG bscomedian
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterToday is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made. Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster"Let's hope it's a divorce", "He's NOT a rabbit, he's a little boy! We'll call him Jeffrey, okay?" Brilliant
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterOne day we’ll look back on this as one of the stupidest things we’ve done.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterChicago Pope says We come to this place for magic.
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
- Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterOh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
