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What's fascinating is it clearly filled some inchoate need for the other gender of "orphan."

AI-produced account on Facebook purports to teach English vocabulary. Invents words like 'driphan' and 'pherlotic’ (not to mention the questionable imagery for 'spinster'...)

www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/d...

Every so often, war takes a radical new shape. www.reuters.com/graphics/UKR...

WATCH: A Sask. artist's phone fell from a plane. They found it in a canola field in 'pristine' condition youtu.be/pK10Rt5tKss?...

Sorry, I have to share this again. bsky.app/profile/samu...

X account of Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet has been hacked again. Yesterday and this morning. Same crypto promo.

NEW: Doug Ford railed against his own MPPs for claiming hotel stays in downtown Toronto, telling them they'd all have to pay it back. The thing is, it was actually the government that told them to use the perk in an email last year. #Onpoli globalnews.ca/news/1197496...

I don't know. The story makes no mention of it.

The prosecution said that McCormick was a peripheral player in the overall Project South probe, and that he was not involved in alleged unlawful data searches or the more serious alleged criminal conspiracies. The cases of the others charged in Project South are proceeding straight to trial.

The agreed statement also says that undercover police officers investigating McCormick twice attended 52 Division desk to hand over Samsung Galaxy phones to him and that he took possession of the phone and did not issue a property receipt.

McCormick told Constable Barnhardt “he will be starting night shift soon when he anticipated Uber drivers will be bringing in phones left behind by intoxicated customers,” according to an agreed statement of facts filed in court.

Barnhardt was allegedly seeking a “burner” phone and allegedly sold painkillers to Mr. McCormick despite being aware of the latter's addiction. Barnhardt is accused of unlawfully looking up a jail guard’s address and leaked it to organized-crime figures.

Story is not paywalled yet. Former officer Derek McCormick was stealing property that citizens had found and turned in at the station -- 60 credit cards, bus passes, IDs, wallets. Court heard that McCormick gave two phones to another officer, Constable Timothy Barnhardt, who needed a burner.

Ex-Toronto cop avoids jail, gets conditional sentence after admitting that he pilfered lost items left at station; allegedly he gave burner phone to another officer accused of more serious crimes in Project South police corruption probe www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

That was yesterday's game.

I recently saw a clip from the University Challenge quiz show where contestants were asked to identify classical music clips. The first one was Schubert's Ave Maria. None one knew it, nor did they identify other pieces. The host, Jeremy Paxman, openly snickered at them. "Barbarians," he said.

From lied to laundry ...

Last one. I've posted this one before but its appeal never fades. A beguiling story that you can't put down. Schubert, Trio No. 2, Op. 100, Andante con moto. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nioK...

Another of my Schubert favourites. How many of my afternoons have been punctuated by its chords. Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tWc...