Lana Hall
@curiouslana.bsky.social
Senior reporter with NRU Publishing, based in Toronto. Words on cities, culture + more in The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Maclean's, Hazlitt, Maisonneuve and more. Writing a book about massage parlours.
We used to be a proper country!
February 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We used to be a proper country!
Right?!I'm so envious.
February 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Right?!I'm so envious.
Reposted by Lana Hall
"How long are we going to continue calling this SmartTrack?" Councillor Josh Matlow asks transit staff.
"Do you really want me to answer that?" responds Derek Toigio of the Transit Expansion Office.
"Maybe it should be PastTrack," says Speaker Nunziata.
"Do you really want me to answer that?" responds Derek Toigio of the Transit Expansion Office.
"Maybe it should be PastTrack," says Speaker Nunziata.
December 18, 2024 at 9:59 PM
"How long are we going to continue calling this SmartTrack?" Councillor Josh Matlow asks transit staff.
"Do you really want me to answer that?" responds Derek Toigio of the Transit Expansion Office.
"Maybe it should be PastTrack," says Speaker Nunziata.
"Do you really want me to answer that?" responds Derek Toigio of the Transit Expansion Office.
"Maybe it should be PastTrack," says Speaker Nunziata.
Sorry to hear this Kunal. So frustrating. I loved reading your work and I know that will continue elsewhere.
November 29, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Sorry to hear this Kunal. So frustrating. I loved reading your work and I know that will continue elsewhere.
Ugh. So sorry to hear this.
November 28, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Ugh. So sorry to hear this.
5/5 And lastly, you can now purchase "Best Canadian Essays 2025" from @biblioasis.bsky.social, which features the work of 15 authors, including my piece "we are all animals at night," originally published in @hazlitt.bsky.social. Get the anthology here: www.biblioasis.com/shop/new-rel...
Best Canadian 2025 Bundles - Biblioasis
Get all three Best Canadian 2025 titles: only $65 for paperbacks, or $40 for ebooks! This year’s editions of Best Canadian Poetry, Stories, and Essays feature selections and introductions by editors A...
www.biblioasis.com
November 28, 2024 at 7:05 PM
5/5 And lastly, you can now purchase "Best Canadian Essays 2025" from @biblioasis.bsky.social, which features the work of 15 authors, including my piece "we are all animals at night," originally published in @hazlitt.bsky.social. Get the anthology here: www.biblioasis.com/shop/new-rel...
4/5 In the wake of Doug Ford's $225-million move to allow alcohol sales in convenience stores, I spent a Friday night scoping out corner stores across the city to see just how many people needed beer from their bodegas, stat. Spoiler: not many. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
I toured Doug Ford’s $225 million beer utopia
The provincial government spent a fortune to bring beer and wine to Ontario convenience stores this year. Was it worth it?
www.thestar.com
November 28, 2024 at 6:59 PM
4/5 In the wake of Doug Ford's $225-million move to allow alcohol sales in convenience stores, I spent a Friday night scoping out corner stores across the city to see just how many people needed beer from their bodegas, stat. Spoiler: not many. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
3/5 Earlier this year I covered Canada's - perhaps the world's - first murder conviction based on a crime of incel-based terrorism. This was a piece that involved a deep dive into complex legislation, but also the revisiting of a community I have strong ties to. macleans.ca/longforms/in...
The Incel Terrorist - Macleans.ca
Oguzhan Sert was 17 when he walked into a Toronto massage parlour and killed an employee with a sword. The Crown argued the attack wasn’t just murder, but an act of terror against women. The hard part...
macleans.ca
November 28, 2024 at 6:51 PM
3/5 Earlier this year I covered Canada's - perhaps the world's - first murder conviction based on a crime of incel-based terrorism. This was a piece that involved a deep dive into complex legislation, but also the revisiting of a community I have strong ties to. macleans.ca/longforms/in...
2/5 For @spacing.bsky.social 's "State of the Arts" issue, I examined the plights facing small and medium-sized live music venues in Canadian cities - and how some communities are trying to reimagine these venues, which one source calls the "lifeblood" of the live music scene.
November 28, 2024 at 6:41 PM
2/5 For @spacing.bsky.social 's "State of the Arts" issue, I examined the plights facing small and medium-sized live music venues in Canadian cities - and how some communities are trying to reimagine these venues, which one source calls the "lifeblood" of the live music scene.