Benjamin Kaplan

Incurable romantic!!! Our hearts belong to the silver screen… ♥️

I believe that everything we do has some sort of knock-on effect. When you quit something, you're much more likely to quit again, so the goal should always be to avoid it as much as possible. I very much enjoyed chatting about this and other running lessons with @iRunningBen irun.ca/community/runn…

@HertzBarry NO! There's gotta be something better to do! GO TO THE BEACH!

For the weekday crowd: I spent some time at the Philadelphia Art Museum last week, vibe-checking the scene in the aftermath of Canadian director Sasha Suda's dismissal: theglobeandmail.com/culture/articl…

Pleased to share my reporting on love, fame, legacy, family, chaos and infidelity from the latest issue of @torontolife torontolife.com/deep-dives/bat…

On Nov. 25, Toronto has a new Family Day: Join me and @elamin88 at @HotDocsCinema for a ride-or-die evening full of Vin and vigor as we discuss my new book WELCOME TO THE FAMILY: THE EXPLOSIVE STORY BEHIND FAST & FURIOUS. Tickets are going, well, you know: hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films…

Looking for sources for a dream new story in the @globeandmail about the Return of the High School Jam Band. If your kids are rocking in the garage, looking for a stage to play, please send them my way: a tribute to play, independence, and growing up making music to feel free.

I wrote an essay on Oasis, band merch, impending parenthood, and trying to be a less cynical person. theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/art…

K-pop goes the world: How South Korea turned culture into a booming export (and what Canada can learn from it) theglobeandmail.com/arts/article-k…

Recently learned that Cineplex, and many other exhibitors, are experimenting with "booth-less" cinemas. Which led me to recall my own experiences as a (terrible) teenage projectionist, and what happens when we lose such a long-romanticized space. theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/arti…

New: After nearly $10-million was stolen from FACTOR's Scotiabank account last year, I spent months sifting through court documents trying to figure out how it happened Here's the most complete picture yet of the biggest heist in Canadian music history: theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/art…

A must-read from Josh O'Kane on the biggest heist in the Canadian music industry since the Arkells at the Junos.

.@iRunningBen Kaplan has some ideas for getting your motor running, today, to put you in the proper headspace for owning the finish line this fall. On Pleasure, click here: irun.ca/at-the-races/h…

I've been posting daily to Twitter for almost 15 years -- a curated feed of health news from around the world. Now I'm done. Going forward, I will only post stories I write myself, with few exceptions. Thank you for having followed @picardonhealth. 🇨🇦

For @CBTmag I wrote about what U.S. #cannabis producers can learn from 7 years of legalization in #Canada. Interviews with @iRunningBen @trinafraser Sam Gibbons of @villagefarms Paolo De Luca of @Organigram_Inc cannabisbusinesstimes.com/top-stories/ne…

I borrowed this great book from my favourite library @VPL and you should definitely check it out as it covers such an important topic we should all know more about! #supportpubliclibraries dundurn.com/books_/t22117/…

Whether it was the meddling of elected officials, the intense competition over resources & storefronts or the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the book highlights how the industry has experienced a roller-coaster ride of booms & busts over the past decade 5/5

The hard-charging founders, lawyers & financiers were singularly focused on cornering the market but the line between smart investment & risky speculation was routinely blurred with the author using his access to the main characters to showcase their successes & failures 4/5

Beginning with the progress & roadblocks that marijuana has faced in the country over the past century, the book reveals the economic, political, cultural & public safety factors that were considered by the public & policymakers until Trudeau legalized the substance in 2018 3/5

Considered one of the nation’s most informed columnists as his writing appears in numerous popular publications, the author is the leader of two widely-read magazines and he combines impressive research with narrative flair to describe the ups & downs of cannabis in Canada 2/5