Reposted by Ben SigurdsonAnn LeBlanc @robotleblanc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026friday is for kafkaposting 4767871620
Reposted by Ben SigurdsonJordan Ross @jordanross.bsky.social · 15hReviewed the new book by tennis writer Matthew Futterman in today’s @winnipegfreepress.com 🎾 www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...winnipegfreepress.comVeteran sportswriter Matthew Futterman uncovers the many pitfalls of professional tennisWhy does tennis drive so many of its top athletes mad, leading some to quit at the peak of their career? Matthew Futterman explores this question after several years of full-time tennis writing for th... 041
Reposted by Ben SigurdsonWinnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 08/10/2026It didn’t take Sally Ito long to settle into her new role as the Winnipeg Public Library’s latest writer-in-residence.winnipegfreepress.comIto in the houseWriter, translator takes new post as library’s writer-in-residence 081
Reposted by Ben SigurdsonJordan Ross @jordanross.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Nice to see Catch the Devil by @pamelacolloff.bsky.social win the 2026 Kirkus Prize for nonfiction. ICYMI, here’s my review of this extraordinary book ⤵️ www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...winnipegfreepress.comCatch the Devil follows serial con man preying on victims along the Gulf Coast — then repatedly duping law enforcementThe debut book from Pamela Colloff, a Texas-based investigative reporter for ProPublica and staff writer for the New York Times Magazine, complicates romantic notions of the scam artist and invites re... 001
Reposted by Ben SigurdsonRobbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I love that Anne Carson wrote a review of a Rosalía concert and then won the Nobel Prize for Literature a few weeks later. 2102
Reposted by Ben SigurdsonNobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 08/10/2026Just in! New Nobel Prize laureate in literature Anne Carson stands surprised in her kitchen in Reykjavík, Iceland. Stay tuned for our exclusive interview with her coming soon. Join us in congratulating our 2026 literature laureate - send your greetings in the comments. 411654272
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Winnipeg Book Festival kicks off today and runs through Sunday at The Forks Market... plenty of top-tier (and free) programming for folks to check out: www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...winnipegfreepress.comWinnipeg Book Festival starts a new chapterOnce known as Thin Air, the 2026 Winnipeg Book Festival marks a new chapter heading into its 29th year celebrating fiction, non-fiction and poetry with a new name, new staff and a shorter, more stream... 052
Reposted by Ben SigurdsonDavid William with a 'This IS my costume' pin @nrvscrcts.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Kent Monkman, The Scream (2017). #nationaldayfortruthandreconciliation 12715
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 29/09/20262027 loading...static.klipy.comBoy's Toy Tractor FailALT: Boy's Toy Tractor Fail 000
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Yeah it was really weird when FU came out "Oh, I guess you're wondering where Damian is..." like it wasn't terrible, and props to the drummer for double duties. And yeah, Quicksand were great - that new record is v good 000
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Yeah he had a family thing and had to fly home. I kinda… enjoyed it more than I thought I would? Anyway Quicksand ripped 110
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 29/09/202650 year old man at a rock show on a Monday night. I’ve made better choices 2140
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026OMG Browaty chatting with noted bug guy Taz Stuart 020
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Wine fest civic bingo returns after a Jeff Browaty spotting 000
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Back at the wine fest and have so far spotted one mayoral candidate — any guesses? 220
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Oh man, I'm so excited for this new SCTV doc: youtu.be/24skSoZsJv0?...youtu.beSCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of | First Look | NetflixYouTube video by Netflix 2143
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I talked to @colinjamesmusic.bsky.social about his new memoir Playing the Changes, which chronicles his early years in Regina (and Winnipeg), right-place/time moments, befriending Stevie Ray Vaughan and making his debut album. He's at @mcnallyrobinson.com tomorrow to launch the book. 052
Reposted by Ben SigurdsonWinnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 20/09/2026Decorated Olympian. Hard-hitting hockey analyst. Inspiring author. Winnipeg’s own Jennifer Botterill is adding yet another chapter in her historic and storied career.winnipegfreepress.com‘There’s so much room for all of us’Botterill’s memoir Why Not You is sure to inspire future rosters in women’s sports 0172
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Also did a 5k this evening — first time running this month (!! … foot injury) but managed to (almost) crush it 0140
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Congrats to all the winners and nominees at the Manitoba Book Awards, which were handed out this afternoon after the awards' two-year absence: www.winnipegfreepress.com/this-just-in...winnipegfreepress.comLocal writers lauded at Manitoba Book Awards<span style="font-weight: 400;">Six different writers took home prizes at the 2026 Manitoba Book Awards, which were handed out at a ceremony on Sept. 19 at the Park Theatre.</span> <span... 0123
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Great piece by @badguybirnie.bsky.social on a titan of local/Canadian lit. I worked for him as a research assistant in grad school and took a Canadian literature and the archive class with him. There was no one like him. 1105
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026He had a VERY strong Irish accent - who knew? 000
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Quick trip to Vancouver to taste some New Zealand wines tomorrow, so naturally/confusingly having a Guinness in an Irish (“Irish”) pub. Speaking of Irish, Bombers coach Mike O’Shea was in the row behind me (in economy) on my flight. 280
Reposted by Ben SigurdsonWriters' Trust of Canada @writerstrust.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Announcing finalists for the 2026 #HilaryWeston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction— congratulations to Richard Kelly Kemick, Robert Moor, Trina Moyles, Julian Brave NoiseCat, and Dan Werb. $75K winner announced Nov 10 at the #WTAwards writerstrust.com/WestonPrize 186
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026static.klipy.comPlease Disperse - Nothing to See HereALT: Please Disperse - Nothing to See Here 010
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Pour one — a non-existent one — out for the hard-hit Canadian pisco and Marsala producers. (Thread) 071
Reposted by Ben SigurdsonBethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 08/09/20264 years since The Rock did one if the all time tweets 196142191
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026With all the other middle-aged balding punk-adjacent dudes at Propagandhi. Oh, and with this 17-year-old metal head, who is seeing them for the second time. (Second photo is from 2021.) 1120
Reposted by Ben SigurdsonJoshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026“There’s a new Mr. Beast book.” You bolt awake in your workshop in Mainz. It’s 1450. You’re Johannes Gutenberg, and you’ve changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Your printing press must burn. 6979531450
Reposted by Ben SigurdsonALW @wazoowazny.bsky.social · 08/08/20262026 Winnipeg mayoral election ballot 12910
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026For @winnipegfreepress.com this weekend I wrote about celebrating cool-climate Chardonnay in Niagara, as well as a new cookbook called Niagara Wine + Food that's well worth checking out: www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...winnipegfreepress.comOpinion: Getting schooled in cool-climate ChardonnaysIn mid-July, winemakers, winery owners, those in the trade and the wine-loving public convened in Niagara to celebrate wines made from the noblest of white grape varieties — Chardonnay. 183
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Friday: fuelling up for old guy band practice. Saturday: old guy sits near a fire. 080
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Yeah after the initial rush to get the JD, Maker's Mark, etc. it's all just sorta been languishing on shelves 000
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I just watched this episode the other night on Britbox – it's a riot. Jeremy Brett as Sherlock is, as always, impeccable 030
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Yep, here ya go: www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...winnipegfreepress.com‘Last chance’ clearance U.S. booze punted from Liquor MartsAmerican alcohol that returned to Manitoba Liquor Mart shelves in May as part of a “last chance” sale is headed back to storage or will be destroyed. 050
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Yeah, in Manitoba they put stock that was on hand back on shelves in December, with proceeds going to charities. Folks initially stocked up on Maker's Mark, Jack Daniel's, Apothic and such; since then the rest has been just sort of sitting there. Recent, ahem, developments prompted the re-removal. 000
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Just popped into my local Manitoba Liquor Mart (what, no one else is browsing wines on Thursday afternoon?), and U.S. alcohol has once again been pulled off shelves. 3201
Reposted by Ben SigurdsonJamie Goode @jamiegoode.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Haywire, and their Garnet Valley Ranch - an exciting producer in Canada's Okanagan Valley wineanorak.com/2026/08/27/c... 051
Reposted by Ben SigurdsonAriel Gordon @ariel-gordon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026And the nominees are… 072
Ben Sigurdson @bensigurdson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026static.klipy.comObi-Wan Kenobi Says Hello ThereALT: Obi-Wan Kenobi Says Hello There 010
Reposted by Ben SigurdsonQuill & Quire @quillandquire.bsky.social · 20/08/2026"We want to turn over stones and see what’s crawling underneath them – to discover new voices, new identities, new thoughts.” Read about At Bay Press publisher Matt Joudrey here bit.ly/3S43Ufw 132
Reposted by Ben SigurdsonJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Exclusive: A rare bookseller suspected his books were being bought by AI companies. He stuck an AirTag in a book and we tracked it to a secretive Amazon facility in Las Vegas where they scan and destroy books called VGT3: www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...404media.coWe Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training FacilityWe placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. 341305681