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NEW MOVIE COLUMN at Mark Steyn - Island in the Sky (1953) and what does John Wayne mean?bit.ly/45GPl5E

Some new thing I wrote for The Interim about Canada's recent election and how to fix our politics bit.ly/453NS9q

Back in 1990 I photographed Jazz Passengers co-leaders Curtis Fowlkes and Roy Nathanson in an upscale shopping mall. bit.ly/4khXsuf

NEW MOVIE COLUMN at Mark Steyn - Yves Montand in Henri-Georges Clouzot's existentialist adventure classic The Wages of Fear: bit.ly/3HxXwYb

Up until very recently Metrolinx had no desire to run GO as anything but a basic commuter service, blocking their rail corridors through the city from operating at more than peak service in or out of the city. It's baked into their perception of their role.

NEW MOVIE COLUMN at Mark Steyn - Barbara Kopple's crucial '70s documentary about a Kentucky mine strike: bit.ly/3HH9oqK

Looking forward to shelves full of Branston pickle and cheese and onion crisps at competitive prices.

We have three condo sites right near us, two with branded hoardings, signs and renderings, the other with a planning notice. They've been sitting idle for years now, so this is a trend that could have been spotted way out.

Nailed it.

NEW MOVIE COLUMN at Mark Steyn - Michael Powell's 1948 "brit noir" about an alcoholic bomb disposal expert, The Small Back Room. bit.ly/4kORuB3

Back in 1990 I photographed director Spike Lee in NYC doing publicity for Mo' Better Blues. bit.ly/4jKsKbO

WATCH: A new UBC psychology study shows that a lottery-style bottle return system, offering chances at big cash prizes instead of a 10-cent refund, could bring recycling rates up. Jack Morse (@bJackMorse) reports. vancouver.citynews.ca/video/2025/06/…

This makes sense. Years of standing behind lottery players at convenience stores ("Winner! Gagnon!") has convinced me that the promise of a lucky win motivates people more than the quiet presumed virtue of recycling.

NEW MOVIE COLUMN at Mark Steyn - James Garner and Yves Montand in Grand Prix (1966), in honour of the release of F1 Movie this weekend. bit.ly/4457YPM

NEW MOVIE COLUMN at Mark Steyn - Peter O'Toole in The Stunt Man, the last '70s movie. bit.ly/3IfSkbD

I photographed director Hal Hartley in Toronto in a hotel that's not there anymore in 1990: bit.ly/4nj36xX

And if they're like most men, the first thing they said was "So, how's it goin'?" "Okay, I guess. Can't complain."

I wonder what happened between 2021 and 2024.

My new column at The Interim on AI slop and the "enshitification" of the world bit.ly/40cfmq7

NEW MOVIE COLUMN at Mark Steyn - Barbara Stanwyck in the pre-Code "shocker" Baby Face bit.ly/4nQFlxC