The summer of Italian sandwiches.
Toronto Marathon signs ranked, Ryan Reynolds is the face of eggs.
Good evening everyone. Yesterday I ran the Toronto (Half) Marathon with about 12,000 people who also thought it would be a fun way to spend their Sunday morning.
What I enjoy most on race day are the signs. They are a source of both entertainment and distraction. Some are pretty standard — “pain is French for bread”, “you’re faster than the TTC”, “worst parade ever” — but the best are original, current, and positive. I picked up an election theme by kilometre six and starting taking pictures for you guys:
There were fewer runners compared to last year, which is probably because people are shifting to the better-organized Toronto Waterfront Marathon in the fall or looking to other destinations for their long runs: marathon tourism is on the rise, and flashier events like the London Marathon are already reporting record participation this year.
NEWS:
By the time I press send on this letter the Met Gala will by underway.
Ryan Reynolds is the face of Tim Hortons scrambled egg boxes. I wish they could have gone with Will Arnett or Seth Rogen for this, not just because people are telling me they have Ryan fatigue but because I can actually picture both of them at a drive-thru. Reynolds has clearly been given total creative control of the announcement and his agency Maximum Effort likely made the commercial.
Am the only one who cares that Skype shut down today? Skype was the first platform that let you call anyone in the world as long as you both had a computer. My parents used it to talk to our extended family and as a kid it just felt like magic.
So many deals today…
Trump is considering taxing movies not made in the U.S. Ok, who told Trump about CanCon? Interestingly, Canada is a huge beneficiary of the American film industry because of its lower costs, tax incentives, filming locations, and talent. Shows like The Last of Us, Yellowjackets and Severance, have all shot in Canada.
It’ll be the summer of the Italian sandwich. We have Lambo's, Vilda's, La Salumeria, and now Alfie’s. Paris Steak and Linny's Luncheonette (ok these are not Italian but still seem like good sandwiches) are also opening this week.
Estonian rideshare Hopp says it has 85,000 active users in Toronto.
Most people are trying to build generational wealth. But a piece in The Logic looks at the lives of people who are actively working to ‘disinherit’ themselves.
Doug Ford submitted a list of “nation-building” projects to the federal government. Much of this builds on promises from the most recent Ontario election and shows you what the government is paying the most attention to.
Digging a widely-criticized car and transit tunnel under Highway 401.
Mineral and resource development in Northern Ontario’s “Ring of Fire.”
Building a new port to link Northern Ontario with international markets.
Expanding capacity for nuclear energy generation in Southern Ontario.
An expansion of GO passenger train service in the GTA (and beyond).
There are at least 5,500 Americans who would date you. MapleMatch, a dating app that matches Americans with Canadians, say sign-ups have surged in the months after the U.S. election.