E2, Brute?

The Best of The Week

I haven't been completely idle from writing, though. I did give a presentation/lecture on Disneyland and Walt Disney World postmarks to a stamp collector club three weeks ago, and I did it in costume as Cruella de Vil.
--Derwin Mak, author, cosplayer, historian, philatelist, Member of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers.

Hot Pavement and Haunted House

My life hasn't been quite so colourful as Derwin's. He's preparing for the launch of his new short story collection. My reading and writing lately has related to my own ongoing project, which concerns local monsters and similar folklore.

The previous research-related road trips have involved visits to small towns eager to see their local monsters publicized further, and one day trip to an intriguing haunted site on a tree-shrouded rural road.

Etobicoke is different. And, by the way, the "k" is silent,

We went to the drive-in on a perfect summer night, which is always an experience in and of itself. They lean into the retro, the graphics pure 1957 and ambient music pre-1980. We watched kids clamber in the playland under the screen, and the sunset in the sky to our left, just before the projector started. Trailers included one for the 50th Anniversary return of Jaws to the big screen. I might have to see that.

We came, of course, for Superman (2025),

There's a band I love that I still follow occasionally. Their music is enjoyable, but I prefer their earlier work, mostly due to nostalgia since I was there back then. Their newer music feels less authentic to me. It's ironic because their old songs were often abstract or nonsensical, yet felt more genuine and raw. Their recent material has shifted toward generic positivity. It's all 'love and light' and 'everything will be okay', which comes across as hollow and inauthentic

News for Noders

July 1: Canada Day.

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