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Think small. Save some praise for the infill storefront. My downtown Nanaimo neighbourhood High Street. Apartments above, an office ‘round the back. The block’s last broken tooth. Quality materials design execution.

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Barry Blitt in the @newyorker.com. Don’t discount the underdog.

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Peter Doig: Paintings That Negotiate the World – Louisiana Channel channel.louisiana.dk/video/peter-...

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— Frank Murphy 🇺🇦 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 (@thesidewalkballet.bsky.social) August 19, 2026 at 2:18 PM

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After October 7th, it seemed that Benjamin Netanyahu could not possibly survive as Prime Minister—but he could well be reëlected this fall, David Remnick writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/oRH67p

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— The New Yorker (@newyorker.com) July 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM

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Keith McNally’s “I Regret Almost Everything,” Reviewed. @newyorker.com ✍️ Molly Fischer www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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— Frank Murphy 🇺🇦 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 (@thesidewalkballet.bsky.social) August 14, 2026 at 12:05 PM

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What to Read After “Lonesome Dove.” @rachelmonroe.bsky.social @newyorker.com ​ www.newyorker.com/books/what-w...

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How Larry McMurtry Defined and Undermined the Idea of Texas. @rachelmonroe.bsky.social @newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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Valeria Luiselli’s intricate novel, “Lost Children Archive,” confronts the complexities of bearing witness. Writing About Writing About the Border Crisis ​ ✍️ James Wood​ @newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...

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Dave Eggers on Writing a Sprawling Novel of Art and Artists, Contrapposto. ​ @janeciab.bsky.social @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/dave-eggers-...

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