Adam Taves
@ataves.bsky.social
Librarian. Frequently on the move in Toronto with Wyatt the delightful Springer.
Just embarrassingly wondered how many quarters in a hockey game.
February 7, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Just embarrassingly wondered how many quarters in a hockey game.
Zoom ahead less than a decade and bathouses became a major location for HIV/AIDS prevention education. Anti-sex and anti-safe-space puritanism has a terrible cost whatever the decade. Lives ruined needlessly.
Happy 45 anniversary of the Toronto bathhouse raids to all who celebrate.
Our current police chief was one of the officers behind the 2000 "Pussy Palace" lesbian bathhouse raid. History is not so old.
Our current police chief was one of the officers behind the 2000 "Pussy Palace" lesbian bathhouse raid. History is not so old.
What were the Toronto bathhouse raids? City marks 45th anniversary of dark spot in its history
The raids on Feb. 5, 1981 were, at the time, the largest mass arrest in Toronto history. Police finally apologized in 2016.
www.thestar.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Zoom ahead less than a decade and bathouses became a major location for HIV/AIDS prevention education. Anti-sex and anti-safe-space puritanism has a terrible cost whatever the decade. Lives ruined needlessly.
York University Libraries is hiring a knowledge synthesis librarian. Likely an interesting time for taking on this position with a medical school opening on the horizon. Plus you would get to listen to me blather on about collection development.
www.yorku.ca/vpepc/facult...
www.yorku.ca/vpepc/facult...
www.yorku.ca
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 AM
York University Libraries is hiring a knowledge synthesis librarian. Likely an interesting time for taking on this position with a medical school opening on the horizon. Plus you would get to listen to me blather on about collection development.
www.yorku.ca/vpepc/facult...
www.yorku.ca/vpepc/facult...
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So our friends at University of Toronto are looking for a new University Chief Librarian and maybe it's you or one of your talented friends?
I'll tell you who it isn't - ME!
www.kbrs.ca/Career/17635...
I'll tell you who it isn't - ME!
www.kbrs.ca/Career/17635...
University Chief Librarian
The University of Toronto is actively seeking a visionary leader to serve as the next University Chi
www.kbrs.ca
February 3, 2026 at 2:21 PM
So our friends at University of Toronto are looking for a new University Chief Librarian and maybe it's you or one of your talented friends?
I'll tell you who it isn't - ME!
www.kbrs.ca/Career/17635...
I'll tell you who it isn't - ME!
www.kbrs.ca/Career/17635...
A friend asked me yesterday if I was interested in seeing Guns N' Roses with Public Enemy in August. I'd gladly see either band but am out of town. But it seems like a strange pairing. And how is Public Enemy an opener? It's all a bit weird, right?
February 1, 2026 at 11:51 PM
A friend asked me yesterday if I was interested in seeing Guns N' Roses with Public Enemy in August. I'd gladly see either band but am out of town. But it seems like a strange pairing. And how is Public Enemy an opener? It's all a bit weird, right?
"Infinite Jest" endures as my biggest reading defeat. However, I do think his essay "Shipping Out" is one of the best and most entertaining things on the cruise industry I've read. Suspect nothing has improved in the 30 years since it was published in "Harper's Magazine". harpers.org/wp-content/u...
February 1, 2026 at 11:31 PM
"Infinite Jest" endures as my biggest reading defeat. However, I do think his essay "Shipping Out" is one of the best and most entertaining things on the cruise industry I've read. Suspect nothing has improved in the 30 years since it was published in "Harper's Magazine". harpers.org/wp-content/u...
Two-day wrap on attending #olasc. Saw some thought provoking sessions. Made a painfully half-baked comment in a packed talk. Impressed by new grad lightning talks; I’d never get hired today with that competition.
January 30, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Two-day wrap on attending #olasc. Saw some thought provoking sessions. Made a painfully half-baked comment in a packed talk. Impressed by new grad lightning talks; I’d never get hired today with that competition.
I’ve always thought Bitches Brew might be his most terrifying piece of music but turns out I might be wrong. Rate X is a contender. Plus those glasses are A+.
January 27, 2026 at 1:41 AM
I’ve always thought Bitches Brew might be his most terrifying piece of music but turns out I might be wrong. Rate X is a contender. Plus those glasses are A+.
Snowy Springer. He looks back regularly to make sure I’m having fun too.
January 25, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Snowy Springer. He looks back regularly to make sure I’m having fun too.
Spotted in library acquisitions yesterday and destined for York University’s Markham Campus Library. Good to supplement course readings with something a little racy. Or maybe they are course readings!
January 24, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Spotted in library acquisitions yesterday and destined for York University’s Markham Campus Library. Good to supplement course readings with something a little racy. Or maybe they are course readings!
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Fuck off.
US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent:
What I am urging everyone here to do is sit back, take a deep breath, and let things play out. The worst thing countries can do is escalate against the United States.
What I am urging everyone here to do is sit back, take a deep breath, and let things play out. The worst thing countries can do is escalate against the United States.
January 20, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Fuck off.
He’s got his ball. He’s got snow. He’s got me. He’s having the perfect day. Although he doesn’t want to leave the park. #SpringerSpaniel #DogsofBlueSky
January 17, 2026 at 12:59 AM
He’s got his ball. He’s got snow. He’s got me. He’s having the perfect day. Although he doesn’t want to leave the park. #SpringerSpaniel #DogsofBlueSky
Art galleries have been one avenue for re-centring and finding calm, humanity and a bit of cheer in these bleak days.
This show of 3 large sculptural works recently opened at the AGO: ago.ca/exhibitions/.... I saw it on Saturday and it's definitely worth seeing.
This show of 3 large sculptural works recently opened at the AGO: ago.ca/exhibitions/.... I saw it on Saturday and it's definitely worth seeing.
Ranbir Sidhu: No Limits | Art Gallery of Ontario
ago.ca
January 8, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Art galleries have been one avenue for re-centring and finding calm, humanity and a bit of cheer in these bleak days.
This show of 3 large sculptural works recently opened at the AGO: ago.ca/exhibitions/.... I saw it on Saturday and it's definitely worth seeing.
This show of 3 large sculptural works recently opened at the AGO: ago.ca/exhibitions/.... I saw it on Saturday and it's definitely worth seeing.
Walking a dog, you notice how many people randomly discard chicken bones on the sidewalk. What kind of person does that? Do people decide one day "My public persona is now disgusting"?
December 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Walking a dog, you notice how many people randomly discard chicken bones on the sidewalk. What kind of person does that? Do people decide one day "My public persona is now disgusting"?
May be record length: the tip of Point Pelee extends far into Lake Erie. Almost at the end and looking back towards the park proper. I might be breaching US waters sans passport. Only ICE spotted of h2o variety.
December 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
May be record length: the tip of Point Pelee extends far into Lake Erie. Almost at the end and looking back towards the park proper. I might be breaching US waters sans passport. Only ICE spotted of h2o variety.
Wyatt sends greetings of Christmas.
December 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Wyatt sends greetings of Christmas.
The chief scandal of some big academic publisher profit margins is we end up forced to nickle-and-dime good quality independent publishing. Dysfunctional in several respects. Hats off to Australian/New Zealand librarians for helping hold the line. researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l...
Librarians versus the world
Photo of London’s National Art Library by Sebastien LE DEROUT on Unsplash Here at the Research Whisperer, we love librarians. They are smart, dedicated people who want to help you with your researc…
researchwhisperer.org
November 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The chief scandal of some big academic publisher profit margins is we end up forced to nickle-and-dime good quality independent publishing. Dysfunctional in several respects. Hats off to Australian/New Zealand librarians for helping hold the line. researchwhisperer.org/2025/11/25/l...
Heard about 2 hours ago while walking to lunch on campus, in a kind of blasé voice: "yeah, I think communism is okay, but I like capitalism better." It's got me asking myself some questions.
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Heard about 2 hours ago while walking to lunch on campus, in a kind of blasé voice: "yeah, I think communism is okay, but I like capitalism better." It's got me asking myself some questions.
I love olives but this vile trend made me switch to Gibsons.
In matters of dirty martinis, there’s seemingly no limit to how filthy consumers will take them. “There’s not a lot of other drinks like it that are so salty, so savory. It’s like eating a pretzel.” nyti.ms/3Wp4LpB
October 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I love olives but this vile trend made me switch to Gibsons.
Bottom of 8th and I’ve turned on the game. Monitoring blood pressure.
October 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Bottom of 8th and I’ve turned on the game. Monitoring blood pressure.
I’ve been corrected. It’s a state memorial service. Her funeral was in the UK.
Saw Olivia Chow and John Tory en route to Hilary Weston’s funeral at St Paul’s on Bloor. Hope there’s no fisticuffs. Big procession with mounted unit and marching band along Bloor. I went to Loblaws and bought a lime and a tomato, which is how I choose to mourn.
October 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I’ve been corrected. It’s a state memorial service. Her funeral was in the UK.
Saw Olivia Chow and John Tory en route to Hilary Weston’s funeral at St Paul’s on Bloor. Hope there’s no fisticuffs. Big procession with mounted unit and marching band along Bloor. I went to Loblaws and bought a lime and a tomato, which is how I choose to mourn.
October 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Saw Olivia Chow and John Tory en route to Hilary Weston’s funeral at St Paul’s on Bloor. Hope there’s no fisticuffs. Big procession with mounted unit and marching band along Bloor. I went to Loblaws and bought a lime and a tomato, which is how I choose to mourn.
Also, post game show so far has 3 fucks and 1 motherfucker broadcast live. No shirtless Clement yet.
For a gay kid who dreaded baseball in gym class, it’s remarkable how invested I am as an adult year over year. #bluejays
October 9, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Also, post game show so far has 3 fucks and 1 motherfucker broadcast live. No shirtless Clement yet.
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I am starting a new service where I slash the tires of expensive cars in Silicon Valley unless their owners specifically opt-out.
Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.
OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out
Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.
on.wsj.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I am starting a new service where I slash the tires of expensive cars in Silicon Valley unless their owners specifically opt-out.