Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 14hJordan Peterson is monster and a fraud, but I do get a little patriotic thrill at his very Canadian pronunciation of "goddamn" when he gets destroyed in a debate. 🍁youtube.comJordan Peterson Gets PISSED When Destiny Challenges HimYouTube video by Destiny 210
Reposted by Nathan WhitlockLora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 30/09/2026incredible work by these reporters & editors. yes, “student journalists.” seems they can teach us a lot… www.thecut.com/article/corn...thecut.comHow Student Journalists Broke the ‘Cornell Seven’ Case“Our coverage was absolutely completely raw from the lawsuit and nothing was concealed. At a minimum, that’s what we can do as the student newspaper.” 238482
Reposted by Nathan WhitlockKen Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Canada is maybe the best country. I love Canada so much that when I listen to Sloan I don’t even skip the drummer’s songs. 7896956
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Canada still exporting moose parts to the US, I see. 020
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Appreciate the AI spambot changing the title of my last book into something more marketable. 150
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Angine de Poitrine are huge and my 12-year-old spent part of the weekend voluntarily listening to OOIOO. Weird time signatures are back, baby. youtu.be/mvbyZbIOCd0?...youtu.beOOIOO - POLACCA (Live)YouTube video by Le Drone 020
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Wants to warn her friend Gloria that her cover is blown, but can't stop yelling her name over and over again at the top of her lungs. Do better, Laura Branigan. 041
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 22/09/2026If you’re curious to know what you’d look like as a corpse on an autopsy table, get yourself in front of a Winners change room mirror. 020
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Gonna show up right after kid soccer practice.static.klipy.comTom Cruise as Ethan Hunt Running by Big BenALT: Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt Running by Big Ben 000
Reposted by Nathan WhitlockNathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Another spoiler: Monday‘s episode contains 100% more Mandy Patinkin content than any other. 031
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I have keep telling my Mac laptop *not* to update like some crazed parent wanting his kids to stay little forever. 211
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Another spoiler: Monday‘s episode contains 100% more Mandy Patinkin content than any other. 031
Reposted by Nathan WhitlockNathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Great free author event happening next Monday night in #hamont 076
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Spoiler for tomorrow’s episode. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by @thewalrus.ca #canlit Find it at all the podcast places. thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha... 042
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Canada didn't even exist until Biden came along. 020
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Went to record the intro for next week's WHAT HAPPENED NEXT podcast, only to discover I'd already recorded it, edited it, uploaded the file, and scheduled it go out Monday morning. And I did that YESTERDAY. Brain is frazzled. This is what the start of every episode looks like, btw: 130
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 18/09/2026These have become huge in my house. Really hoping there isn't a catch, like it's sweetened with rat feces. Because then we'd have to ask: "How *much* rat feces?" (They taste good.) 020
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Great free author event happening next Monday night in #hamont 076
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026More a full-on supporting role than a cameo, but Dwight Yoakam is wonderfully sleazy in Crank. 030
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Stop positioning it as if it’s Darth Vader’s issue when it is galactic baddie Emperor Palpatine who demanded the Death Star be built. 010
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Quirk of scheduling/work means that my wife (who coordinates these events) will be emcee’ing tonight while our 11 year old hangs out at the back, stuffing his pockets with cookies. #canlit 130
Reposted by Nathan WhitlockNick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 15/09/2026Ontario is still writing its rules for datacentres. But Ford's pitchdeck for foreign investors explicitly markets Hamilton’s waterfront for deregulated AI datacentre development, including "sovereign" AI opportunities." Sovereign AI. Built for foreign investors. With no rules. #HamOnt 28271
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Steely Dan is just “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” with a university degree. 261
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Episode is up - the odd byline rules of the Globe & Mail, potential birding-inspired mystery plots, and why @lizrenzetti.bsky.social and her co-author Kate Hilton need a continuity editor. #canlit Give it a listen: thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha... 031
Reposted by Nathan WhitlockKylie Eleison @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"What are you gonna do? Not watch a show for babies?" Yeah. 228129
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Tuesday night. Will be a fun conversation. 010
Reposted by Nathan WhitlockNathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Hey, I'll be interviewing @clairecameron.bsky.social onstage in Toronto on Sept 15. #canlit www.toronto.ca/BookClub 182
Reposted by Nathan WhitlockLiz Renzetti @lizrenzetti.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I thoroughly enjoyed talking to @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social about what it feels like to be between books (spoiler alert: like Wile E. Coyote speeding off a cliff with nothing but air below). Check out the new episode of What Happened Next! 041
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Came across this the other night and was hoping it's permanent. #hamont 041
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Spoiler for tomorrow’s episode. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by @thewalrus.ca @lizrenzetti.bsky.social @houseofanansi.bsky.social #canlit Find it at all the podcast places. thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha... 021
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Spoken as a lifelong fan of big naturals. 010
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 13/09/2026If you think AI spam emails are bad, you should see how actual humans respond to a clearly worded Facebook Marketplace post. 141
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Rare time a reboot worked was Fury Road, and that was only because it was made by the same guy as the original, was a new story with new characters, and also George Miller is nuts. 020
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The Netflix newsletter (which I never signed up for) just sent me a list of 10 'classic' films it has that includes Cruel Intentions and Liar, Liar... aaand that's it. Just those two. 110
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026People frequently rip down my band‘s 8.5x11 gig posters for being an eyesore. 010
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026On the morning of 9/11, my former landlord was trying to fool a Toronto building inspector into believing an in-progress balcony was up to code, which it was not. He and the inspector sat and watched the news instead. 131
Reposted by Nathan WhitlockNathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 07/09/20269% of Canadians get a LOT of web ads for truck nuts. 131
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 07/09/20269% of Canadians get a LOT of web ads for truck nuts. 131
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 06/09/2026It's been a whole decade since my only options, while hooked up to a chemo drip, were Water, Pain, and Toilet. 280
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Spoiler for tomorrow’s episode. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by @thewalrus.ca @dandq.bsky.social @raymondbiesinger.bsky.social #canlit Find it at all the podcast places. thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha... 031
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Rollins Band doing “Gratitude” by the Beastie Boys while opening for… the Beastie Boys. (Montreal, 1992) 030
Reposted by Nathan Whitlockℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I've seen everyone sharing that US Dialect Quiz so I decided to make my own, much crappier, CANADIAN DIALECT QUIZ to guess where in Canada you're from 1462053750
Nathan Whitlock @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Fairly certain this fact will eventually appear in the lyrics of a Blue Rodeo song, if it has not already. #cottagerock 010
Reposted by Nathan WhitlockT Shea @tpshea.eurosky.social · 05/09/2026Update, with thanks to my favorite drummer, @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social 061
