Jason Paris
@jasonparis.bsky.social
Fuelled by architecture, design, transit, Toronto, and too many podcasts. Also: cats, coffee, music, and 2SLGBTQ+ stories. **Opinions are lovingly—but unfortunately—my own** 🇨🇦
A ★★★★½ diary entry for Casino (1995)
boxd.it
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Unexpected grid moment. Too much Sunday serenity to keep in the camera roll. #ImpactKitchen
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Unexpected grid moment. Too much Sunday serenity to keep in the camera roll. #ImpactKitchen
This drops today on @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social podcasts...
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st... #NXIVM
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st... #NXIVM
Actor, Villain, Victim: In ‘Allison After NXIVM,’ Allison Mack Finally Tells Her Story
An exclusive preview of the new podcast from Natalie Robehmed and Vanity Fair’s Vanessa Grigoriadis. “That was compelling to me,” says Robehmed, “her willingness to grapple with the wrong she’s done.”
www.vanityfair.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This drops today on @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social podcasts...
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st... #NXIVM
www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st... #NXIVM
A rough week for U.K. broadcasting... The BBC is under heavy fire, and now there’s talk that another private terrestrial network could soon fall under foreign ownership. Amazed that the U.K. even allows non-domestic control of its public spectrum. Canada gets that right. thedesk.net/2025/11/comc...
Comcast's Sky Group expresses interest in acquiring ITV channels
November 7, 2025 - Comcast is interested in acquiring ITV's linear television business, the broadcaster revealed on Friday.
thedesk.net
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A rough week for U.K. broadcasting... The BBC is under heavy fire, and now there’s talk that another private terrestrial network could soon fall under foreign ownership. Amazed that the U.K. even allows non-domestic control of its public spectrum. Canada gets that right. thedesk.net/2025/11/comc...
I really think 'North of North' has the potential to take off the way Schitt’s Creek did. It’s great to see critics and the industry recognizing that — now it’s just time for audiences to catch up.
playbackonline.ca/2025/11/10/n... #CBC
playbackonline.ca/2025/11/10/n... #CBC
North of North claims five honours at 2025 DGC Awards
Trevor Solway won the Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award for his NFB documentary Siksikakowan: The Blackfoot Man.
playbackonline.ca
November 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I really think 'North of North' has the potential to take off the way Schitt’s Creek did. It’s great to see critics and the industry recognizing that — now it’s just time for audiences to catch up.
playbackonline.ca/2025/11/10/n... #CBC
playbackonline.ca/2025/11/10/n... #CBC
Honestly, if I had a million bucks, I might just park it here. #DowntownBrampton (3/3)
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Honestly, if I had a million bucks, I might just park it here. #DowntownBrampton (3/3)
Still, the future looks bright with all-day GO service, Line 10, and major investments from Rogers and TMU. #DowntownBrampton (2/3)
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Still, the future looks bright with all-day GO service, Line 10, and major investments from Rogers and TMU. #DowntownBrampton (2/3)
Downtown Brampton is a quirky mix of history, oddities, and the occasional wow moment—in a now large city that truly deserves more. #DowntownBrampton (1/3)
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Downtown Brampton is a quirky mix of history, oddities, and the occasional wow moment—in a now large city that truly deserves more. #DowntownBrampton (1/3)
The increased density could serve as a strong anchor for Islington Village — and, in truth, I’m not opposed. What does concern me is the demolition of a well-designed modernist building, still actively used for medical offices, simply to make way for this development. urbantoronto.ca/news/2025/11...
61 Storeys Proposed Across From Islington Station | UrbanToronto
Montez Corporation has proposed a 61-storey condominium tower for 1243 Islington Avenue, steps from Islington station. Designed by Sweeny &Co Architects, the project would replace an office building with 719 residential units in the heart of Etobicoke’s growing urban core.
urbantoronto.ca
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The increased density could serve as a strong anchor for Islington Village — and, in truth, I’m not opposed. What does concern me is the demolition of a well-designed modernist building, still actively used for medical offices, simply to make way for this development. urbantoronto.ca/news/2025/11...
It’s not just Sesame Street — think Coronation Street, a show that hundreds of thousands of Canadian adults actually watch. Nearly everything that makes that Weatherfield backstreet so charming would be illegal to build today, even in Toronto’s old city. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Shawn Micallef: How Toronto killed ‘Sesame Street’ with its heritage rules — and how we can bring it back
In the face of opposition from even small groups, the city ends up watering down even the best ideas.
www.thestar.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
It’s not just Sesame Street — think Coronation Street, a show that hundreds of thousands of Canadian adults actually watch. Nearly everything that makes that Weatherfield backstreet so charming would be illegal to build today, even in Toronto’s old city. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
PULL QUOTE: "O Canada" should be a living document: continuously edited to reflect changing circumstances and new information about the nation it represents; on principle, that seems like a much more fitting credo than any vague gestures toward strength and freedom. exclaim.ca/music/articl...
Changing "O Canada" Makes It Actually Mean Something │ Exclaim!
JP Saxe and Rufus Wainwright altering the national anthem's lyrics during their World Series performances acknowledges a country's need to evolve
exclaim.ca
November 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
PULL QUOTE: "O Canada" should be a living document: continuously edited to reflect changing circumstances and new information about the nation it represents; on principle, that seems like a much more fitting credo than any vague gestures toward strength and freedom. exclaim.ca/music/articl...
Glad I got to ride it twice, but it really was an odd experience. And don’t even get me started on the connection at Union. ddot.dc.gov/release/ddot...
DDOT Announces DC Streetcar Service to End March 31, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts DDOT Announces DC Streetcar Service to End March 31, 2026 (Washington, DC) — The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announces that DC Streetcar service w...
ddot.dc.gov
November 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Glad I got to ride it twice, but it really was an odd experience. And don’t even get me started on the connection at Union. ddot.dc.gov/release/ddot...
That may finally be changing, with Brampton’s Punjabi community bringing new energy and giving life to the streets. #DowntownBrampton (3/3)
November 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
That may finally be changing, with Brampton’s Punjabi community bringing new energy and giving life to the streets. #DowntownBrampton (3/3)
While its downtown is among the oldest in the region, growth has long happened elsewhere in the city. #DowntownBrampton (2/3)
November 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
While its downtown is among the oldest in the region, growth has long happened elsewhere in the city. #DowntownBrampton (2/3)
Brampton is now Ontario’s third-largest city — and the GTHA’s second — surpassing Mississauga in population. #DowntownBrampton (1/3)
November 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Brampton is now Ontario’s third-largest city — and the GTHA’s second — surpassing Mississauga in population. #DowntownBrampton (1/3)
The missing link to that idea would be from Exhibition to the Kitchener corridor — likely a tunnel under western Liberty. The question: would some Line 3 trains run YYZ–Union while others go YYZ–Don Valley (and beyond) seanmarshall.ca/2025/11/04/t... #Metrolinx (2/2)
The revenge of SmartTrack
Metrolinx is looking to serve new Kitchener Line SmartTrack stations with its UP Express trains only. It’s only fair that the transit agency comes clean to transit riders on how it will make …
seanmarshall.ca
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The missing link to that idea would be from Exhibition to the Kitchener corridor — likely a tunnel under western Liberty. The question: would some Line 3 trains run YYZ–Union while others go YYZ–Don Valley (and beyond) seanmarshall.ca/2025/11/04/t... #Metrolinx (2/2)
Not mentioned, but I wonder if the long-term plan is to merge UP Express with Line 3. Both serve similar roles on opposite sides, and together they’d form the wider “U” Toronto needs — easing other lines and linking fast-growing shoulder areas.
seanmarshall.ca/2025/11/04/t... #Metrolinx (1/2)
seanmarshall.ca/2025/11/04/t... #Metrolinx (1/2)
The revenge of SmartTrack
Metrolinx is looking to serve new Kitchener Line SmartTrack stations with its UP Express trains only. It’s only fair that the transit agency comes clean to transit riders on how it will make …
seanmarshall.ca
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Not mentioned, but I wonder if the long-term plan is to merge UP Express with Line 3. Both serve similar roles on opposite sides, and together they’d form the wider “U” Toronto needs — easing other lines and linking fast-growing shoulder areas.
seanmarshall.ca/2025/11/04/t... #Metrolinx (1/2)
seanmarshall.ca/2025/11/04/t... #Metrolinx (1/2)
Really enjoyed Season 1 — glad to see Season 3 already confirmed on the same day Season 2 drops! Easily the most Etobicoke show ever. 🚚💨 playbackonline.ca/2025/11/06/c... #TheOfficeMovers
Crave hands out early renewal to The Office Movers
The Bell Media streamer confirmed the greenlight ahead of the comedy's season two premiere on Nov. 7.
playbackonline.ca
November 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Really enjoyed Season 1 — glad to see Season 3 already confirmed on the same day Season 2 drops! Easily the most Etobicoke show ever. 🚚💨 playbackonline.ca/2025/11/06/c... #TheOfficeMovers
A ★★½ diary entry for The Wedding Banquet (2025)
boxd.it
November 7, 2025 at 6:03 AM
PULL QUOTE: The series averaged 34 million viewers across the three countries, the largest global audience for the World Series since 1992. The audience outside the U.S. was the largest ever — even with other countries yet to be tallied. www.latimes.com/sports/dodge... #TorontoBlueJays
The Dodgers-Blue Jays World Series had record-setting ratings. Here's what it means
Game 7 of the World Series attracted a record 51 million viewers across the United States, Canada and Japan, Major League Baseball said Wednesday.
www.latimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
PULL QUOTE: The series averaged 34 million viewers across the three countries, the largest global audience for the World Series since 1992. The audience outside the U.S. was the largest ever — even with other countries yet to be tallied. www.latimes.com/sports/dodge... #TorontoBlueJays
Despite being the NFL’s 2nd-smallest market, the #BuffaloBills command the league’s 2nd-highest local TV viewership share. It also highlights how several U.S. markets w/out professional sports teams actually draw more NFL viewers than some cities that have them. www.tvtechnology.com/news/kansas-...
Kansas City Is NFL’s Top TV Market
A number of U.S. TV markets without professional sports teams actually have more viewers than ones that do
www.tvtechnology.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Despite being the NFL’s 2nd-smallest market, the #BuffaloBills command the league’s 2nd-highest local TV viewership share. It also highlights how several U.S. markets w/out professional sports teams actually draw more NFL viewers than some cities that have them. www.tvtechnology.com/news/kansas-...
PULL QUOTE: “This is more than funding — it’s a declaration that our cultural sovereignty matters, that our stories matter... In a time of global uncertainty, this bold support ensures that Canadian voices will continue to be heard, shared and celebrated.” playbackonline.ca/2025/11/05/b... #CBC #SRC
Budget offers stability for film, TV sector, say industry leaders
The proposed federal budget includes more than $450 million in spending for CBC/Radio-Canada, Telefilm and the Canada Media Fund.
playbackonline.ca
November 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
PULL QUOTE: “This is more than funding — it’s a declaration that our cultural sovereignty matters, that our stories matter... In a time of global uncertainty, this bold support ensures that Canadian voices will continue to be heard, shared and celebrated.” playbackonline.ca/2025/11/05/b... #CBC #SRC
One wrinkle: European public broadcasters don’t air ads, so a Canadian #Eurovision broadcast might need to be commercial-free if — or when — we join. (2/2) www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/bud...
Budget includes CBC funding boost, pitches getting Canada into Eurovision
OTTAWA - The Liberal government’s plans for CBC/Radio-Canada include looking at getting Canada into the Eurovision international song contest.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
One wrinkle: European public broadcasters don’t air ads, so a Canadian #Eurovision broadcast might need to be commercial-free if — or when — we join. (2/2) www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/bud...
Our road to #Eurovision would almost certainly go through CBC/Radio-Canada joining the EBU as a full member — not a big leap since they already collaborate directly and through NABA. (1/2) www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/bud...
Budget includes CBC funding boost, pitches getting Canada into Eurovision
OTTAWA - The Liberal government’s plans for CBC/Radio-Canada include looking at getting Canada into the Eurovision international song contest.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Our road to #Eurovision would almost certainly go through CBC/Radio-Canada joining the EBU as a full member — not a big leap since they already collaborate directly and through NABA. (1/2) www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/bud...