ICYMI - The New Rule: You're the Only Filter That Works

AI cyberbullying gave your kid's bully a production studio. You hand them a phone thinking you've set appropriate restrictions. You've blocked certain apps, enabled screen time limits, reviewed their friend lists. Then someone at school uses a different app you've never heard of to create a deepfak…

When Did the Bullying Become 24/7?

Cyberbullying follows your kid home now. You gave them the phone in grade five. Seemed fine that first year. Summer hits. They're scrolling. Someone filmed themselves committing suicide and posted it in a feed your kid follows. Your fifth grader sees it. Nightmares start. You find out weeks later. …

Age Of Disclosure: The Technology Race Nobody's Talking About

Government UFO cover-up stories usually come from unreliable witnesses you dismiss immediately. You've heard the cable news interviews at midnight with people claiming they saw lights. This isn't that. You're watching 34 military and intelligence officials with security clearances testify that ther…

Throwback Thursday: Instagram Didn't Exist When 16 Million Watched the Golden Goal

Social media Olympics started in 2010 when Instagram barely existed and 16.6 million Canadians watched Sidney Crosby score on one screen. You're planning to watch this year's Olympics on your TV while scrolling TikTok. That's the official strategy now. TikTok is the second screen partner. NBC lost …

NEW - Cringe Mourning 2010

Millennial nostalgia gets dismissed as cringe culture - blurry photos and bad fashion. You see 2010 throwbacks and mock the filters, the flannel, the avocado toast optimism. But you're actually looking at documentation: housing at $336,800, Instagram that rewarded authenticity over polish, economic…

Why You Can't Afford Beef But Someone Else Just Bought Three

You're at the grocery store with your phone out, checking beef prices per kilo. Ground beef is up 25%. Most cuts are up over 30%. You're doing the math, comparing apps, strategizing. The person beside you tosses a roast in their cart without looking. They're not checking anything. That's the proble…

Corruption: Toronto Police Officers Supposed to Catch Criminals (Not Help Them)

Police corruption investigation Project South charged seven Toronto officers with organized crime conspiracy. Your address, complaints, and protection orders live in police databases meant to keep you safe. These officers allegedly accessed confidential information and leaked it to organized crime …

Shiftheads - Wait, Did Everyone Suddenly Started Preaching Canadian Unity?

Political unity crisis management reveals itself through impossible coordination nobody admits orchestrating. You're scrolling past news where Stephen Harper reappears after years of laying low, Jean Chrétien in his 90s shares stages with his old enemy, and both preach national unity. Conservative …

ICYMI - How 1.2 Million Followers Kicked Off A New Olympic Era

Social media Olympics started in 2010 Vancouver when 13% of opening ceremony viewers were also online. You're watching conventional broadcast while checking Facebook simultaneously, which felt revolutionary. The IOC's official Facebook page hit 1.2 million followers and everyone celebrated this ach…

One Itchy Cow That Might Teach Us a Lesson on Free Time

Cow tool use intelligence wasn't supposed to be a thing. You've seen dogs rub against trees and otters smash clams with rocks, but that's single-purpose problem solving. Veronica, an Austrian cow living on a baker's farm, uses one brush in different ways depending on where she itches. Blunt end for…