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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 3h

My latest website posts: www.simonstlaurent.ca Pup; seagull; Pierre Poilievre; cat; Oxford, Dover, Portsmouth, Gosport, London, Brighton, UK; Royal Navy; submarines; filmmakers Karel Zeman, Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, Wes Anderson; Criterion; the Linda Lindas; Film Opticals; old television shows ...

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 3h

I got back home minutes ago after running some errands. Toronto's weather is beautiful this morning. Yesterday morning was cool. Current temp: 18 Celsius (64 Fahrenheit) Today's projected high: 21 (70)

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 4h

I remember a great television ad in the 1970s. It was from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The V.O. went something like this: "There's more than enough food to feed everyone in the world, but it goes to those who can pay for it."

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 5h

Excellent. One of the big myths in moviedom is that the "Blockbuster" started in the '70s. There's the "Modern Blockbuster", with the wide break. I remember when the '76 King Kong was released and how much press was made of the number of theatres running the picture on just the first day.

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 5h

My new website post: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/10/pict... Picturing: Pup in Car "While walking about here in Toronto this past weekend I noticed a dog monitoring me from an open car window. Immediately I said hi and asked the owner, who was sitting in the driver seat, if I could a photo...."

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This Guardian reader missed that piece/day. Thank you!

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

My new website post: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/10/atho... Athot for the Day: Yep, That Bad #pierrepoilievre @PierrePoilievre #cdnpoli @TheTorontoSun @nationalpost @PostmediaNews

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The National Post really is not having a good time.... "Don’t wait up for history’s costliest hypothetical pipeline: Full Comment podcast ― Opinion by Postmedia News • 7h • 1 min read" "1 min read" means "5 min read" for their faithful readership.

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The Toronto Sun and the National Post, and Postmedia: those wretched soles [sic].

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

My website post yesterday: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/10/quot... Quote: Me on Sharing Our Homes Yes, cats. Those beautiful and enigmatic little creatures... souls.

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The National Post is *still* venting over that devastating election loss.... "Joel Kotkin: Hating Trump is natural. Destroying Canada's future to get back at him is borderline insane" BTW: Who the f*ck is Joel Kotkin? "Destroying Canada's future...." LOL

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A flick shown to us in elementary school. Fun film. And required viewing in these parts.

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"You'll never guess who is at fault." LOL The theme of this show!

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My new website post: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/10/quot... Quote: Me on Sharing Our Homes Yes, cats... those, them.

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I saw that flick at the Bloor Cinema years ago and the audience really laughed during the process-screen shot... it was meant to be funny, of course.

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My latest website posts: www.simonstlaurent.ca Oxford; Dover and Calais; Downtown Toronto walk; Brighton, UK; Film Opticals of Canada; The Linda Lindas and 'Gotta Get Out', a winner; Super Film Crew here in Toronto; Portsmouth; the Royal Navy; HMS Warrior; filmmaker Karel Zeman.

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My new website post: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/10/pict... Picturing: A View from the Oxford University Grounds "To Paddington Station!"

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

My website post yesterday: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/10/pict... Picturing: I'm a Star in Dover, I'm a Star in Calais

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"As a monthly donor [to TVO], you help make thoughtful programming and trusted journalism possible all year long. Here’s a look at some of the stories, conversations, and learning experiences your ongoing generosity is bringing to audiences this October." Money well spent!

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My latest website posts: www.simonstlaurent.ca Dover and Calais; Downtown Toronto walk; Brighton, UK; Film Opticals of Canada; The Linda Lindas and 'Gotta Get Out', a winner; Super Film Crew here in Toronto; Portsmouth, UK; the Royal Navy; HMS Warrior; filmmaker Karel Zeman.

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My new website post: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/10/pict... Picturing: I'm a Star in Dover, I'm a Star in Calais

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My website post yesterday: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/09/pict... Picturing: HMS Alliance at RN Submarine Museum "Lord Horatio Nelson, the great and legendary Royal Navy admiral, no doubt dreamt of a fantastic naval machine having the ability to travel under the sea."

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My latest website posts: www.simonstlaurent.ca Downtown Toronto walk; Brighton, UK; Film Opticals of Canada; The Linda Lindas and their new album Gotta Get Out, a winner; a Super Film Crew here in Toronto; Portsmouth, UK, and the Royal Navy; HMS Warrior; filmmaker Karel Zeman.

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My new website post: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/09/pict... Picturing: HMS Alliance at RN Submarine Museum "Lord Horatio Nelson, the great and legendary Royal Navy admiral, no doubt dreamt of a fantastic naval machine having the ability to travel under the sea."

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Picturing: HMS Alliance at RN Submarine Museum

Lord Horatio Nelson, the great and legendary Royal Navy admiral, no doubt dreamt of a fantastic naval machine having the ability to travel ...

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Conservative MP Scott Aitchison will announce his resignation from Parliament as soon as Wednesday, Global News has learned. "Aitchison will be the eighth MP to leave Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative caucus since the 2025 election." Wow! But not a "Surprise Wow!" Poor PP! LOL

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My website post (2 of 2) yesterday: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/09/pict... Picturing: Some Royal Navy Oberons at Portsmouth "On a visit to Portsmouth years ago I took some snaps of a Royal Naval fleet, from yesterday to today. Above are Oberon-class submarines, diesel-electric boats, and...."

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My website post (1 of 2) yesterday: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/09/wow-... Wow: From Zinnemann to Saint "Minutes ago I was reading up on Austrian-American film director Alfred "Fred" Zinnemann when I saw actress Eva Marie Saint listed."

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

From this morning's Washington Post: "Wednesday’s Headlines: The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed" Oh, really? The math is simple.

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My new website post: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/09/pict... Picturing: Some Royal Navy Oberons at Portsmouth "On a visit to Portsmouth years ago I took some snaps of a Royal Naval fleet, from yesterday to today. Above are Oberon-class submarines, diesel-electric boats...."

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Picturing: Some Royal Navy Oberons at Portsmouth

Further to my post from yesterday, on a visit to Portsmouth, UK, years ago I took some snaps of a Royal Naval fleet, from yesterday to toda...

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My new website post: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/09/wow-... Wow: From Zinnemann to Saint "Minutes ago I was reading up on Austrian-American film director Alfred "Fred" Zinnemann when I saw actress Eva Marie Saint listed — she co-starred with Don Murray and Anthony Franciosa in...."

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Wow: From Zinnemann to Saint

Minutes ago I was reading up on Austrian-American film director Alfred "Fred" Zinnemann when I saw actress Eva Marie Saint listed — she co-s...

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Excellent piece: reasonable and balanced. Thank you!

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My new website post: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/09/pict... Picturing: HMS Warrior at Portsmouth, UK "My fascination with 'ironclads' drew me to HMS Warrior, a warrior now berthed at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Aye, she's a beautiful lady, and a fine ship!"

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My website post yesterday: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/09/on-s... On the Speaker: The Linda Lindas Gotta Get Out "I have their two previous albums, Growing Up and No Obligation. They are four very talented young ladies who have written some terrific songs."

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On the Speaker: The Linda Lindas Gotta Get Out

I'm looking forward to giving this a spin! I have their two previous albums, Growing Up and No Obligation . They are four very talented you...

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My new website post: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/09/on-s... On the Speaker: The Linda Lindas Gotta Get Out "I'm looking forward to giving this a spin! I have their two previous albums, Growing Up and No Obligation. They are four very talented young ladies who have written some terrific songs."

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I had just started high school (here in Canada). In Sept of 1976, OECA (now TVO) started playing Pertwee eps, which is why he's my favourite Doctor. Trivia: When visiting Ipswitch I watched a now-missing Who... Part 3 of Troughton's story, "The Ice Warriors". I was a kid but I remember it well.

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My website post this morning: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/09/this... "Yesterday I keyed-in my domain name improperly and ended up on a search result displaying the above. I found it to be very interesting in how it did an accurate overview of this website/blog."

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My new website post: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/09/this... "Yesterday I keyed-in my domain name improperly and ended up on a search result displaying the above. I found it to be very interesting in how it did an accurate overview of this website/blog."

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This Site and Moi Get an A.I. Overview ― Cool!

Yesterday I keyed-in my domain name improperly and ended up on a search result displaying the above. I found it to be very interesting in ho...

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

William Shakespeare could not have penned a more tragic character than Pierre Poilievre. A Con: "Whose [sic] William Shakespeare?"

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My website post yesterday: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/09/pict... Picturing: One Super Film Crew Here in Toronto

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My new website post: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/09/pict... Picturing: One Super Film Crew Here in Toronto

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My website post (4 of 4) today: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/09/flat... Flatscreen Flick: The Fabulous Baron Munchausen "The extras are of typical Criterion quality. Filmmakers Terry Gilliam, Tim Burton, and Koji Yamamura talk of how Karel Zeman influenced and inspired them. No doubt!"

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My website post (3 of 4) today: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/09/pict... Picturing: Visual Effects Supervisor at Film Opticals

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My website post (2 of 4) today: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/09/pict... Picturing: Brighton Beach Promenade Walk, UK

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My website post (1 of 4) today: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/09/pict... Picturing: Beautiful Seaside Waters at Portsmouth, UK

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Simon St. Laurent @simonstlaurent.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My new website post: www.simonstlaurent.ca/2026/09/flat... Flatscreen Flick: The Fabulous Baron Munchausen Karel Zeman, genius filmmaker. @criterion.bsky.social @criterionchannl.bsky.social

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