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Agent Skills / Alt

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kottke.org   ▲   2026-05-04 21:51:00
The Booksellers is a 2019 feature-length documentary film... / Alt

The Booksellers is a 2019 feature-length documentary film about antiquarian and rare book dealers; you can watch the whole movie for free on YouTube.

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kottke.org   ▲   2026-05-04 19:02:00
I’m not a fan of the first part of this music... / Alt

I’m not a fan of the first part of this music video (reminds me too much of dipshits I had to endure at school), but the single-take choreography from ~4:18 is great.

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naked capitalism   ▲   2026-05-04 18:00:37
Coffee Break: Abundance Bro Seth London & Lis Smith’s Caper Typifies State of the Art Dem Dark Money Schemes / Alt

Venture capitalist and Abundance bro Seth London's ambitious dark money scheme employing powerful consultant Lis Smith is best of its loathsome class, but far from alone in backing centrist candidates..

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kottke.org   ▲   2026-05-04 17:40:00
NASA has released some 12,000 unseen photos from the... / Alt

NASA has released some 12,000 unseen photos from the recent Artemis II mission; here are some of the best shots.

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kottke.org   ▲   2026-05-04 16:59:00
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A 55-minute mix of Boards of Canada B-sides and rarities . / Alt

A 55-minute mix of Boards of Canada B-sides and rarities.

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Cool Tools   ▲   2026-05-04 16:00:00
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The Visual Comedy of Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs / Alt

I’m gonna call it: Every Frame a Painting, my all-time favorite YouTube channel, is back. Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos stopped producing their fantastic video essays back in 2017 and while they have pop..

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kottke.org   ▲   2026-05-04 13:57:00
How Sylvester Stallone Rescued the First Rambo Film With... / Alt

How Sylvester Stallone Rescued the First Rambo Film With a Radical Recut, Cutting It From 3½ Hours to 93 Minutes. “The solution that ended up saving the movie wasn’t much less drastic, producing a 93-..

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naked capitalism   ▲   2026-05-04 09:00:20
Artificial Stupidity in the Persian Gulf / Alt

The planned central hub for American digital—and dollar— supremacy goes up in flames, but Silicon Valley and Washington refuse to learn anything.

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naked capitalism   ▲   2026-05-04 08:00:10
US Energy Push In Western Balkans Sparks Tension with Brussels / Alt

More boiling the planet for data centers. What’s not to love?

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kottke.org   ▲   2026-05-04 18:24:00
According to this peer-reviewed paper, the... / Alt

According to this peer-reviewed paper, the “screeching sound of peeling tape” is caused by tiny sonic booms. The speeds at work here are in the range of Mach 0.7–1.8. Supersonic crafts!

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kottke.org   ▲   2026-05-04 19:48:00
Designer Jenny Volvovski’s collection of... / Alt

Designer Jenny Volvovski’s collection of unsolicited book cover designs. “I really wanted to design book covers but didn’t have any book cover work. So I hired myself to redesign my personal library.”

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kottke.org   ▲   2026-05-04 15:20:00
“They Would Never Use the Death Star on Us”:... / Alt

“They Would Never Use the Death Star on Us”: Alderaan Residents Reflect on Their Support for the Empire as a Large Imperial Installation Enters the System. “The Senate was ineffective, and the liberal..

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naked capitalism   ▲   2026-05-04 13:55:16
HHS’ Healthy Food Agenda Puts Hospitals on Notice About Patients’ Meals / Alt

HHS arouses ire via messaging and a gimmick to try to get hospitals to serve less gawd-awful meals.

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naked capitalism   ▲   2026-05-04 10:55:34
Links 5/4/2026 / Alt

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The Globe and Mail   ▲   2026-05-04 21:11:37
Canadian operator of Ekati diamond mine files for insolvency protection / Alt

Headwinds disrupt Australian parent company’s plans to continue mining in Northwest Territories as late as 2040

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Fire breaks out again at two Toronto highrises evacuated last year / Alt

TORONTO - Fire crews are working to put out a fire at two Toronto highrise towers, months after a similar blaze that displaced hundreds of residents.

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Crews battle Thorncliffe Park condo fire in same area where blaze 'without visible flames' burned late last year / Alt

Emergency services first responded to reports of a fire at a Thorncliffe-area highrise around 11:40 a.m.

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Science - Ars Technica   ▲   2026-05-04 13:12:26
MIT's virtual violin offers luthiers a new design tool / Alt

Computational model lets users tweak parameters to hear effect on the sound in early design process.

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Monday will see warmest temperatures of the week in Toronto, but wet weather to follow / Alt

Monday morning will be the bright spot of the week, soaring to a high of 22 C.

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Science Latest   ▲   2026-05-04 11:00:00
Do Lightsaber Blades Have Mass? / Alt

On Star Wars Day, we put to rest a question that has bedeviled sci-fi nerds for years.

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If you’re a Tempo or Sceptres fan, you’ve seen the bathroom lines and Marlies logos. What’s your fix? Tell us in the comments / Alt

The Sceptres and Tempo are the hottest sports tickets in town. Should Toronto build them a new home, amp up the logos —or just fix the toilet lines? It's time to play CEO. Tell us how you'd fix it in…

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Science Latest   ▲   2026-05-04 09:30:00
Science Has Found Even More Ways Coffee Is Good for You / Alt

A new study shows the mechanisms of how coffee modifies the microbiome, reduces inflammation, and influences mood. Even decaf has its perks.

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Inside the 26-year struggle to keep music venue Hugh’s Room alive in Toronto / Alt

From a near disaster on opening night to its new home in a church, Hugh’s Room has spent years as Toronto's quietest stage.

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Hamilton police officer sent to hospital following chain-reaction crash on Highway 6 / Alt

Two cruisers were responding to a call when a vehicle in the intersection 'suddenly braked'

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The Globe and Mail   ▲   2026-05-04 13:28:02
Carney on alliances with Europe, aid for Ukraine / Alt

Prime Minister Mark Carney comments on Canada's deepening ties with European allies and new military aid for Ukraine. Carney is taking part in the European Political Community summit in Yerevan, Armen..

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A 100-year storm hit Toronto while they were stuck in an elevator. Then water started rising up to their necks / Alt

More than seven years after they escaped a flooded elevator with just minutes left to live, Gabriel Otrin and Klever Freire share how it changed their perspective on life.

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Toronto's May 4 forecast: Clearing / Alt

The daytime high is expected to reach 22 C

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Pierre Poilievre says he is 'unequivocal' in supporting an expanded Billy Bishop airport / Alt

The Conservative leader endorsed the expansion plan a day after residents near the Little Norway Park organized a rally to speak against it.

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Ontario won't pave park for island airport expansion, Premier Doug Ford says / Alt

Ford says that while his government could appropriate one third of a waterfront park under legislation to enable expansion of Toronto's island airport, it will remain as a park.

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The Globe and Mail   ▲   2026-05-04 13:28:14
May the 4th (be with you): why the iconic Star Wars films, shows have stuck with fans / Alt

Star Wars premiered nearly 50 years ago. Fans explain why the franchise has stuck with them and the significance they've placed on it.

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Toronto highway closures for planned roadwork on May 4 / Alt

Highway 401, Highway 409 and Highway 427 are affected

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Biz & IT - Ars Technica   ▲   2026-05-04 17:57:46
GameStop offers $56 billion for eBay, struggles to explain how it'll pay for it / Alt

Amid falling revenue and store closures, GameStop wants to buy the much larger eBay.

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Features - Ars Technica   ▲   2026-05-04 11:00:31
Toyota built a $10 billion private utopia—what’s going on in there? / Alt

Woven City is a privacy nightmare but could be helpful to an OEM desperate to be more.

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The Globe and Mail   ▲   2026-05-04 17:06:50
Globe Climate: The Caribou Keepers / Alt

A look at Dene researchers from The Globe’s Underexposed Series

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5-year sentence for ‘violent recidivist’ who broke into 61-year-old Toronto woman's home, climbed into bed with her naked / Alt

“Targeting a vulnerable woman in her own home while she was asleep for sexual gratification stands apart for its reprehensible nature and its severity,” Ontario Court Justice Brock Jones said.

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Toronto woman asks court for emergency relief to receive medically assisted death / Alt

TORONTO - Claire Elyse Brosseau said she hadn’t been outside since January.

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Man sentenced to 8 years for driving impaired causing deaths of three children / Alt

Ethan Lehouillier from Georgetown, pleaded guilty to three charges of impaired driving causing death and three charges of impaired driving causing bodily harm.

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The Globe and Mail   ▲   2026-05-04 19:26:25
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly unveils new $1.5-billion tariff relief package / Alt

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly unveiled new support for companies hit by U.S. President Donald Trump’s expanded tariffs on metals.

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Judge slams veteran prosecutor for angrily telling Toronto cop ‘we protect our own.’ Charges stayed against man accused of hitting officer / Alt

Veteran Toronto prosecutor Marnie Goldenberg was “less than candid” in her testimony, the judge found.

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For days, a Toronto street had near-misses and wrong-way traffic. How a Google Maps error led to the War on Winona / Alt

Residents of Toronto’s Winona Drive raised the alarm over a Google Maps glitch that keeps directing drivers the wrong way down their one-way street. It took Google several days to fix.

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Science Latest   ▲   2026-05-04 11:00:00
RFK Jr.’s New Podcast Is as Weird as You’d Expect / Alt

The first two episodes of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new podcast feature him discoursing on food with a reality-TV chef and, for some reason, Mike Tyson. Vaccines are not on the agenda.

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Ontario's top court hears Peter Nygard's appeal of sex assault conviction, sentence / Alt

TORONTO - The Ontario Court of Appeal heard Peter Nygard's appeal of his sexual assault convictions and prison sentence on Monday, with his lawyers arguing the Toronto trial judge made errors includin..

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