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Did you know that election night - municipal, provincial, or federal - used to be party night for the entire family in Toronto? Join me on October 22 at Mackenzie House Museum, where we'll look at how Torontonians celebrated casting their ballots! #TOpoli www.toronto.ca/explore-enjo...

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A good read showing how when arts, culture, and government agencies are appreciated and funded, things can be good.

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A good read showing how when arts, culture, and government agencies are appreciated and funded, things can be good.

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

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Also not regretting leaving. Which has also made it easier to leave/reduce usage of other platforms. I don’t need to make my world uglier by choice.

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 07/10/2026

Updated the City Council Endorsement Matrix with today’s slate of endorsed candidates from ABC Toronto. A bit strange that an org calling for a better city is endorsing so many longtime incumbents, I got to say.

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2026 Toronto Council Endorsement Matrix

Updated October 7, 2026 — 11:08 a.m. Endorsements announced by major organizations. ⭐️ indicates an incumbent candidate.

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Side research find: during election campaigns of any kind, maybe we need to bring back beer and pretzels with the candidates nights, such as this one for Windsor-area Liberal hopefuls during the 1971 Ontario provincial election. The Lance, October 8, 1971 #onpoli

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Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Historically, the Quebec City area and the Beauce were the strongholds federally of Social Credit/Ralliement créditiste in the 1960s, so there is precedent for a rightward tilt...

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A useful sticker for these times

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I have a hunch you’ll enjoy the view into the Don Valley

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And yet, despite the fact he kinda looked like my father, who I loved dearly and didn't want to see hurt in any way, I had no problems seeing Toht melt in Raiders of the Lost Ark during its original theatrical run.

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Idiana Jones

ALT: Idiana Jones

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Hulk Out Eyes: Intense Transformation

Wait...actually there's something earlier. The Hulk TV show from the late 1970s. I couldn't handle the transformation sequences. You may be noticing a pattern here.

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ALT: Hulk Out Eyes: Intense Transformation

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I put off watching that sequence for even longer than I should have because I kinda didn't want to spoil that memory and see how silly the sequence actually was (meteorsh*t and all).

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I rarely do these sorts of things, but here we go. The comic book adaptation of Creepshow, which I seem to recall first encountering at the Coles at Charles and Yonge (now a Shoppers Drug Mart), and being totally freaked out by the transformation of Jordy Verrill. It took me years to watch it.

This was truly a beautiful sight last night...

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Osaka 1550 Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre

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Taking advantage of the photo spot at the JCCC

Part of an exhibit on the Japanese diaspora in Canada, the US…and Brazil

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Paradise Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre

How to make an origami frog…

Origami!!! (Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre)

Having museum interpreters on hand to explain some objects is a great feature at Nuit Blanche at the Aga Khan

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Anticipated memory (It’s an empty box!)

Jamie Bradburn @jbcurio.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The sky’s the limit (Aga Khan)

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What’s in the romance section at Walmart tonight?

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In other words, a woman who, say, was referred to as "Mary Smith" during her public career was only identified as "Mrs. John Smith" in her obituary. (I'm not revealing names because...well, I need to keep some of my work a surprise, right?)

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Old journalism habits that drive me bananas: doing research on a female public figure who is referred to by their first name during the mid-1930s when serving in a political office, then by their husband's first name when she died in the late 1950s. A total step backwards.

Otherwise, if there are any historians out there who have easy access this weekend to microfilm/other forms of the New York Sun from either December 1936 or January 1937, could you send me a private message? #twitterstorians #history

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Trying to use the Fulton History online newspaper archive for the first time in ages and...there's really no way its proprietor can be convinced to donate his collection to a public entity or sell it to a private one to at least make it easier to use/less archaic once they're gone, is there?

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Saw my first Bradford lawn sign this morning. It screams "yesterday's man," from the font (which reminds of budget record albums from the UK from the early 1970s) to the tired-sounding slogan. Perhaps this is an example I could use in a book I might write someday about how nostalgia is a blinder?

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The new issue of @spacing.bsky.social is now out with two - count 'em, two! - pieces by yours truly. #TOHistory

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Tales of Toronto begins October by republishing my first installment of Torontoist's "Historicist" column, which did a quick skim of the history of the Telegram. Had I written this a few years later, it would have been a 2-3 parter... #TOHistory jamiebradburnwriting.wordpress.com/2026/10/01/h...

Historicist: The Old Lady of Melinda Street

Originally published on Torontoist on April 19, 2008. Telegram Building, southeast corner of Bay and Melinda, 1940s. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1257, Series 1057, Item 8908. Mention “Bay Stree…

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He’s back…and popping up in mailboxes today

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Eric Veillette @veilletteinto.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It’s U of T book sale day for us!!! Can we have some nice old books? (University College)

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With the announcement that the Phoenix Concert Theatre will be moving to Queen Street West, here’s a look at the history of the Parkdale Theatre, which operated from 1920-1970. thedowntowntheatre.substack.com/p/the-parkda...

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The Parkdale Theatre

The former Allen Theatre will live on as a new incarnation of the Phoenix Concert Theatre.

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Side research find: alas, I didn't think to order my weekly loaf of raisin bread today... Kingston Standard, December 2, 1924 #vintageads

I’ve frequently been amused during this year’s pumpkin/squash season…