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josh o'kane
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Covering the intersection of arts, entertainment, business + economics for
@globeandmail
. Ex-tech reporter. Author of Sideways: The City Google Couldn't Buy
jokane@globeandmail.comjoshokane.comJoined February 2009
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My book SIDEWAYS: The City Google Couldn't Buy is on shelves today! If you have any interest in the future of cities, how governments think about the future, or how Big Tech is reshaping the physical world, I think you'll like it. It's now yours to buy.
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Sideways by Josh O'Kane | Penguin Random House Canada
NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the Globe and Mail tech reporter who revealed countless controversies while following the Sidewalk Labs fiasco in Toronto, an uncompromising investigation into the bigger...
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I once interviewed Runt for a profile for OpenFile during a brief period when people worried the Lee's mural had disappeared—but it turned out he was slowly repainting it because it was faded & covered in bird shit. RIP to all the OpenFile stories lost to the sands of time
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Featuring promo (cover??) art by the mural artist Alex "Runt" Currie, whose work also graces the facade of Lee's Palace—a venue I first heard about through concert-listing segments on.... MuchMusic
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oooo there’s a muchmusic doc premiering at sxsw 299queenstreetwest.com
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With unprecedented access to the MuchMusic archives, “299 Queen Street West” tells the story of a scrappy television upstart from the perspective of the VJ’s. At the time, they had no prior TV hosting experience, were given no scripts, no direction and went live to air across the country. The channels rise in popularity intersected with rap music entering the mainstream, the birth of grunge and alternative rock and pop stars caused teenage hysteria at the iconic street level studio.
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Vancouver Folk Music Festival organizers emailed supporters today confirming they *will not* dissolve. But they're still in dire financial straits. They've ramped up a donation campaign "to begin the work of building a sustainable and enduring" festival:
thefestival.bc.ca
Giving
Your one time donation ensures our festival happens year after year. DONATE NOW Your monthly gift is the most effective help you can provide. Year-round cash flow helps us plan our work most effect…
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Brigitte Noël
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On reçoit énormément de messages concernant notre enquête sur le milliardaire Robert G. Miller. Si vous vous êtes reconnues dans les témoignages des femmes qui nous ont parlé, on aimerait vous entendre. brigitte.noel@radio-canada.ca
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The healthiest work habit I've developed over the past decade is responding with the full text of Moby Dick every time someone puts me on an unsolicited reply-all chain
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Rachel Browne
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My investigation into the downfall of a popular Canadian megachurch is the cover story of the next issue of The Walrus. I have a personal connection to this, having attended the church as a teen. Thank you to my sources who trusted me with their stories.
thewalrus.ca
The Meeting House: Inside a Megachurch Scandal | The Walrus
It was massively popular. It billed itself as a new kind of church. Then sexual abuse and misconduct allegations surfaced against its leaders
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Nico Grant
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Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has settled into a period of stalled growth as economic uncertainty reverberates across Silicon Valley. Gone are the pandemic boom times, when the internet giant’s profit and employee head count soared. via
@NYTimes
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Alphabet’s Profit Falls 34% Amid Ads Slowdown
Google’s parent company reported its fourth consecutive drop in quarterly profit, weeks after culling 6 percent of its work force to cut costs.
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although this bot will stop running on the 9th, we can all take solace in the fact that the boys will always be back in town. i will miss this bot and all of you who have followed it over the years. 💗 twitter.com/TwitterDev/sta…
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Brigitte Noël
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Our latest investigation airs tonight, on The Fifth Estate.
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The Fifth Estate
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In partnership with Radio-Canada’s investigative program Enquête we examine troubling claims that a Canadian billionaire had a long history of paying teenagers for sex. Watch our investigation Thursday at 9 p.m. on CBC-TV or stream it on CBC Gem.
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I looked into the finances of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, which said last month that it could fold in the face of rising costs. Grants accumulated during the pandemic covered 2022's higher costs...but now they're facing those costs head-on.
theglobeandmail.com
Shakeup could save 2023 Vancouver Folk Festival, but board president warns long-term fixes needed
Festival organizers say unnamed financier has offered to support event for this year, but changes will be necessary to support the event long-term – including embracing corporate sponsorship
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Barry Hertz
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Are we that starved for excellence on TV that we’re going to exalt THE LAST OF US S1E03 to the heavens? It’s good! Very good, at points, thanks to great casting. But it’s not the be all, end all. It’s like finding an Arby’s in Southern Ontario: surprising, and huh, tasty enough.
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Layoffs are unfolding at Overstory Media Group's Capital Daily in Victoria, including journalists and its managing editor. Overstory launched in 2021 with the announcement of its goal to hire 250 journalists and start 50 publications by this year.
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Getting to know the neighbours by yelling warnings out the window about the coyote wandering down the street (heads up, Corso Italia)
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Thank you for reading!
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Pavan Singh
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Echoing @alexbozikovic recommendation to read @joshokane thrilling new book chronicling the drama of Google’s failure to use the promise of technology when it attempted to create its own private fief on Toronto’s waterfront property, which I reviewed for @BooksinFive below! 1/5
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