Patricia Silk

I'm not Jewish, but I'd like to remember a Holocaust victim on Yom Hashoah. My favourite artist, Charlotte Salomon, who produced the largest body of work by any Jewish artist killed by the Nazis. She was gassed upon arrival at Auschwitz in October 1943. She was 5 months pregnant.

It's the Easter holidays (2026), and I have two copies of Primary Reading Simplified to give away! For your chance to win, simply retweet this tweet *or* reply below with the name of a children's book that you love. (Or you can do both to double your chance of winning!)

@Suchmo83 The Gruffalo

@ATRightMovies May Way for Tomorrow

@ATRightMovies The Ox Bow Incident

@gggirl924 Law and Order Law and Order SVU Bosch Line of Duty Silent Witness

Is anyone watching a long running series? The one I’m watching is about to end today so I’m looking for a series with a lot of seasons. If I don’t find a good one soon, I’m tempted to watch, The West Wing again.

@TheFungi669 Winner

The big winners during tonight’s State of the Union address were the people who didn’t watch it. I will follow you if you’re a winner.

WHAAAATTTTT?!?!?! Clearly, March 3rd deserves to be a national holiday.

@simsimmaaz My cousin was less than six weeks after diagnosis.

Eric Dane was diagnosed with ALS 10 months ago. Not even a full year. I think that's the fastest I've ever heard of someone succumbing to that awful disease.

@ATRightMovies Marnie

BREAKING: Music legend Bruce Springsteen just released this incredible song that will be sure to piss Trump off beyond belief. “Streets of Minneapolis”. He wrote this song about Alex Pretti and Renée Good Saturday and recorded it yesterday. Share it far and wide and play it as loud as you can

Hey guys. This is going to be the most personal update I’ve ever shared publicly. I live in public view — my work does, anyway. I’ve never been shy about sharing my ideas or passions. But I’ve always worked very hard to keep my family out of view. That’s partly for their safety. But also because, despite appearances, I am an intensely private person. The public part of my job is exhausting and often a little frightening. I’m now facing something far more frightening. And I may need your help. Last fall, my wife became very ill. A series of medical tests ruled out the non-scary explanations. Just before Christmas, we were told it was metastatic cancer. She has since undergone urgent surgeries, including successful removal of the primary tumour. She is young, strong, and otherwise healthy, and her recovery so far has been remarkable. Now we are entering a long, grinding phase of this fight — chemotherapy and we hope other treatments — with the goal of getting ahead of this nightmare. We have cause for optimism. The metastasis is real and terrifying, but limited and small. We didn’t catch this “early,” but we may have caught it early by the standards of such things. We have a real shot, and we are determined to fight as hard as we possibly can. Many of you noticed I went completely to ground. This is why. If you are the praying type, we would appreciate your prayers. For those who may be able to offer medical help and options, please reach out — I’m easy to find. I’m assembling an army for her. This is the most important thing I’ve ever done, and I can’t imagine a better use of my energy or my skills. As we settle into a new rhythm, I’m beginning a gradual return to work. Don’t be surprised if you see more thoughts from me about the health-care system. I’ve been amazed and humbled by some of the care we’ve received. I’ve also been shocked and frightened by other parts of the experience. I’ll have more to say about that later. But now I want to talk about my wife. We met when we were 17. We had math class together. I changed my seat so I could look at her. She was stunning. I can still see her in my mind’s eye exactly as she was then. To me, she is as beautiful today as she was at 17. I did, and still do, feel like I’ve been winded when I just look at her. We weren’t high-school sweethearts. Our journey was longer. We didn’t become an official couple until late in university, after a long period of circling each other — trying to understand what to do with a deep friendship that was evolving into something much scarier and more consequential. We made the jump. Not without false starts. Not without fear. But we made it. And my life has been amazing since. Because of her. She is all I have ever wanted. She isn’t perfect. She isn’t easy. Neither am I. We’ve had good times and bad. But she is the absolute foundation of my world. My entire sense of self is wrapped up in her. I don’t know where I end and she begins. Nearly 20 years after we stood in a park and agreed to be together, I am as hopelessly in love with her as I was then. It is a crippling love — more than I contain. I can barely think about it. It just feels like too much when I try. She and our two children are my everything. And I am going to fight for her and for this family with absolutely everything I have. I will never surrender. I can’t. There is no me without her. So that’s the story. Please be patient with me. Please be kind. Pray for us if you can. And help us if you have the power.

The CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary is a YouTube hit! Watch a podcast with all five executive producers. dlvr.it/TQFT9N #musicnews

We have been exploring 2D shapes in class. Here's a question from a Kindergarten student to the virtual world, "Does a circle have a line?" Discuss. #Math #question #circles #Education #teacher

@rafalkot @guyfelicella Try Walkerton not Wiarton. Wiarton water is from Georgian Bay.

@guyfelicella "Public transit." Underdeveloped 🤷‍♂️ If it takes 6x more time to get to destination via transit v car "Clean water" Wiarton might disagree 🤔 "Universal healthcare that doesn't lead to bankruptcy." But leads to death sometimes, before it's your turn to see a doctor 🤔

I'm Canadian. Apparently my life is bad. In reality, I have: Public transit. Public education. School Food programs. Vaccines. Clean water. Social programs. Food safety. Universal healthcare that doesn't lead to bankruptcy. And I don't need to carry a concealed weapon to walk my dogs ... Grateful to live in 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

@VintageRockN_85 The Cars

The Clash or The Cars?

@VintageRockN_85 Yes!

Is “Sympathy For The Devil” by The Rolling Stones a better song than “Riders On The Storm” by The Doors?

@20th_Centurygal @Mark_MyWords23 The White Squall - Stan Rogers Piano Man - Billy Joel Hurricane - Bob Dylan Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - Beatles Jolene - Dolly Parton A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash

Mark @Mark_MyWords23 is building a “stories in song” playlist and asked if we can help...What is your favorite song that tells a story? He’s already got The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald covered...😊🎶

@ThatEricAlper The Flower Duet from Lakme

What's the most beautiful song you've ever heard?