Angry Robot

Trump and his allies are laying the groundwork for a Saturday Night Massacre

Robert Mueller’s Show of Strength: A Quick and Dirty Analysis

The Best TV Shows of 2017 (So Far)

Trump Campaign Adviser Met With Russian to Discuss ‘Dirt’ on Clinton

You’ve probably already heard about Manafort, but this could be an even bigger deal.

First charges filed in Mueller investigation

But sealed until Monday

Call it grody, call it grungy but The Green Room has been a back-alley oasis: Keenan

I have fond memories of this place

How to Read the JFK Assassination Files

Big document dump coming today!

A majority of Torontonians now identify themselves as visible minorities, census shows

Back to the future: Google’s vision for Toronto is straight out of the 19th century

Even if the negotiations fall apart thanks to Google’s demands or the city’s recalcitrance, there’s still good news: the most important parts of Sidewalk’s plans, the parts that would most determine whether the city’s eastern waterfront becomes a livable, green place that could accommodate Toronto’s burgeoning growth, don’t require Google’s impressive piles of money at all. The city could do it on its own — if it actually wants to.

There’s also this article from John Lorinc. The conclusion I’m coming to is that the plans aren’t bad – it’s Google’s involvement that makes them dodgy.

Robots in disguise

Some faves are problematic; others are merely embarrassing. 1986’s Transformers: The Movie may be both, but leans towards the latter.

Toronto’s ‘city of the future’ is being built next to a relic of our past

Hollywood studios join Disney to launch Movies Anywhere digital locker service

Sounds like a good service,
a good ten years too late

In search of the elusive Lawren Harris “Toronto House”

I had no idea Harris painted city life.

“I Hate Everyone in the White House!”: Trump Seethes as Advisers Fear the President Is “Unraveling”

Wow

Being happy is the most subversive thing a woman can be.

Sonos Unveils New Sonos One Smart Speaker, Voice Assistant Integrations, Revamped App, and More

A ‘game-changer’: Jagmeet Singh ‘kicks the door open’ and wins NDP leadership

Singh, who is Sikh, is the first non-white leader of a major federal party in Canada. He is also only the third NDP leader to have been elected on the first ballot, after Tommy Douglas, the party’s first leader, and Jack Layton.