Navneet Alang
@navneetalang.com
Editor @ Toronto Star Opinion. Pitch me op-eds, essays at nalang@thestar.ca.
Writer and former columnist with bylines all over. PhD. https://navneetalang.com/categories/blogposts/
Writer and former columnist with bylines all over. PhD. https://navneetalang.com/categories/blogposts/
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Work just adding to my stress
November 2, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Work just adding to my stress
Ok now I’m a baseball fan
October 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Ok now I’m a baseball fan
folks... this is real
September 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
folks... this is real
This is the really interesting part though.
September 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This is the really interesting part though.
Stuff like this does not make a compelling case for transit. I do suspect, though, that it isn’t only making transit better that helps - it’s that driving also has to get worse? An extra 10-15 minutes etc. is fine. But almost three times as long? It’s almost always like this
September 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Stuff like this does not make a compelling case for transit. I do suspect, though, that it isn’t only making transit better that helps - it’s that driving also has to get worse? An extra 10-15 minutes etc. is fine. But almost three times as long? It’s almost always like this
I think that this is how most people on the platform feel about using Twitter/X and, while I may not feel comfortable using it, I can see why people still do
September 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I think that this is how most people on the platform feel about using Twitter/X and, while I may not feel comfortable using it, I can see why people still do
I used to think there was something futile and naive about when people would tweet something like "it should have ended here" with this pic. But it's still true. Hard to think of a public figure in living memory who was worse as a person, let alone a leader, figurehead etc.
September 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I used to think there was something futile and naive about when people would tweet something like "it should have ended here" with this pic. But it's still true. Hard to think of a public figure in living memory who was worse as a person, let alone a leader, figurehead etc.
Nearly 87 years old and these are the kind of responses I get from my father.
June 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Nearly 87 years old and these are the kind of responses I get from my father.
In revised version of Can the Subaltern Speak from A Critique of Postcolonial Reason, Spivak also said this:
June 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
In revised version of Can the Subaltern Speak from A Critique of Postcolonial Reason, Spivak also said this:
This is the best thing I've read on "AI" so far and it's one of my favourite books in ages
June 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is the best thing I've read on "AI" so far and it's one of my favourite books in ages
Nominated for an award… but lost. But also lost to a great writer! Now consoling myself with an overpriced martini
June 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Nominated for an award… but lost. But also lost to a great writer! Now consoling myself with an overpriced martini
Deleted this bc it’s inaccurate. That said, no TV show about Toronto has ever shaped my perception of the city. So “the broader point” etc etc
May 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Deleted this bc it’s inaccurate. That said, no TV show about Toronto has ever shaped my perception of the city. So “the broader point” etc etc
looking at the stock market this mornin'
March 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
looking at the stock market this mornin'
February 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
