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Professor of classical Chinese literature at the University of Toronto, among other pursuits. 若復不為無益之事則安能悅有涯之生？“Without trivial pursuits, how can we enjoy a life that must end?”
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Somehow, Aparna Halpé always pulls together the best looks from wildly disparate elements. The woman has #style. You can come see her and @solidaridadtango.bsky.social play at Drom Taberna in Toronto, today at 3–5pm. Fantastic live #tango #music, food, and drink. Would love to see you there!

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Elon Musk instructed federal workers to summarize their weekly accomplishments in an email, a tactic he previously used to downsize staff at X. “Please reply to this email with approximately five bullet points of what you accomplished this week and CC your manager.” You know what to do...

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A very #Canadian picture #Canada will not be part of the #USA

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@thebeaverton.com, FTW! “We actually ended up using America’s favourite strategy against them,” said Connor McDavid, who scored the winning goal. “I wanted the trophy, so I took it without asking them what they thought.” www.thebeaverton.com/2025/02/cana... #4Nations #hockey #Canada #USA

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Typically #Canadian #winter weather has returned and, with it, typically Canadian winter #parking techniques. This particular maneuver is known as the... “Fuck it, eh? I'm leaving it here and grabbing a beer and watching the game.” #Canada

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Here’s an idea for any person in the US government doing good work anywhere in the world, who has been told to cease and desist: KEEP DOING IT, until they come and physically stop you; they don’t have the capacity to enforce compliance everywhere for everything.

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You need some #cello fusion #music by a South #African genre-bending #artist to warm up a cold winter day? I have just the thing... open.spotify.com/album/6IYAr9...

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I find fonts weirdly fascinating; I’m not sure why. For instance, I eagerly devoured this 6,100 word article with 600 photos on the long history of the obscure (but ubiquitous) “Gorton” font, by Marcin Wichary. aresluna.org/the-hardest-...

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“One day, my father took me up one of the towers and he pointed at the slums below. He said, ‘It is an accident of birth: you could’ve been there, or you could’ve been here. Use your life to make a difference. Because, being in a position of privilege, you have a duty to lift others up.’” —Asma Khan

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I couldn’t resist turning those words of wisdom turning into a 👕...

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From the “Letter of the Holy Father to the Bishops of the United States of America” (11 Feb 2025): “What is built on the basis of force, and not on the truth about the equal dignity of every human being, begins badly and will end badly.” press.vatican.va/content/sala... #PopeFrancis #wisdom

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#Wendigo is the perfect #Anishnaabe word for #broligarchy #billionaires SOURCE: sleepopolis.com/education/sl...

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#TARIFFS = SALES #TAX = SHIFTING TAX BURDENS FROM THE #WEALTHY TO EVERYONE ELSE #broligarchy #swindle

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Aparna and I just completed this #translation of a #Chinese #poem written 1,800 years ago by Cao Zhi (192–232) 曹植. He was a prince and a younger brother of Cao Pi 曹丕 (187–226), Emperor Wen (r. 220–226) of the Wei dynasty 魏文帝, who suspected that his many princely brothers were plotting against him.

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“ #Canada is our largest foreign supplier of crude oil. Also, our largest supplier of polite oil.” —Stephen #Colbert

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Agreed. We are a sovereign nation. End of story. #Canada #TrueNorth #StrongAndFree www.facebook.com/share/r/18rJ...

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#Snow day at last!

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“If it doesn’t affect my children, then why should I care? Besides, those children deserve to be harassed because of who they are.”

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I am working on #translating classical #Chinese #poems into accentual-syllabic verse in English. I found this wonderfully nerdy website that teaches you #scansion by asking you to annotate actual poems. It takes some time to learn, but it becomes addictive. prosody.lib.virginia.edu/instructions/

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The #Economist has been documenting the #coup in action. (I screen capped the article for those who don’t have access.) #Musk #DOGE #broligarchs #vandals

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My (not original, but hopefully well-synthesized) take on the ongoing #coup in the #USA right now. #thiel #yarvin #trump #oligarchy #billionaires

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Listen at 3pm (EST) on #CBC 99.1 to hear Aparna Halpé and Orquesta #Solidaridad #Tango on Canadian national #radio (again)! @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social @solidaridadtango.bsky.social (link to show in next post)

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#Tariffs on #Canada by the #USA do not make economic sense for either country, for the reasons I outline below. Why does someone in the #Trump administration think this is a good idea?

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La vache! What a laugh...🐮😂

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Today, I learned of the work of Haitian American anthropologist Michel-Rolph Trouillot (1949–2012), through this brilliant quotation, cited by Dionne Brand… (full quote in Alt text)

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