Jennifer A. C.H. Lee

李倩慧. jack of few trades, master of museum studies. she/her.

[London Review of Books @LRB]

‘In early 2016, I raised the issue of BP’s very high profile sponsorship of public exhibitions with the museum’s board, the chair of trustees and the director. It was an education for me how little it seems to trouble anyone.’
— Ahdaf Soueif

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[michael wave @michael___wave]

two weeks ago everyone was arguing whether it was even epistemically possible to conceive of the notion that they idf would even think of bombing a hospital, and now it happens every single day

[big_pedestrian @big_pedestrian]

Upzone my suburb to Singapore density. Strip every subsidy for driving so I have no choice but to give up my car. Reroute 98% of transportation funding to walk/bike/transit. Make my day.

[Cy Twombly @artisttwombly]

Leda and the Swan

[Anaïs Nin @anaisninlovebot]

I am the most tired woman in the world. I am tired when I get up. Life requires an effort which I cannot make.

[Gil Meslin @g_meslin]

Ontario Place had strong admissions, and was on track for profitability when the Liberals closed it.
Ford is closing the Science Centre as it emerges from COVID and years of construction on Eglinton.

They aren’t closed because they fail; they’re closed so they don’t succeed.

[David W. Peters 🪖 ⚓️ @dvdpeters]

You know who else was limited in his ability to post for three days?

[Jonathan Goldsbie @goldsbie]

Harking back to the anti-bathhouse-raid protests, the Abolitionist Pride march at Grange Park warms up with chants of "No more shit!"

[Republican Calendar @sansculotides]

Today is nonidi 29 Prairial in the year of the Republic CCXXXI, celebrating the peony.

[Jennifer A. C.H. Lee @expergiscor]

The comedy of the bikes sailing through an orderly, totally uncongested intersection in the background. Unbeatable.

[Mark Saunders @marksaunders_TO]

Our streets and sidewalks are for everyone, not just bicycles. As a city, we need to listen to all voices, not just the loudest voices.

[Jennifer A. C.H. Lee @expergiscor]

505 streetcar driver, cheerily, at Queen/Broadview: "If you're staying on Queen, you're now getting off and boarding a shuttle bus. For, like, the next ten years." 🙃

[David Rider @dmrider]

.@fordnation cites a huge drop in Ontario Science Centre attendance but OSC documents show a post-pandemic rebound despite a 10-year funding freeze https://t.co/IkNNjq6CRy via @torontostar

[Republican Calendar @sansculotides]

Today is primidi 1 Floréal in the year of the Republic CCXXXI, celebrating the rose.

[Republican Calendar @sansculotides]

Today is sextidi 26 Germinal in the year of the Republic CCXXXI, celebrating lilac.

[The Rundown @therundowntvo]

"Cuts feed a perception that transit is slow and unreliable and that one is better off taking the car. Then begins the downward spiral: fewer riders mean less revenue, which in turn means further service loss." — Gideon Forman (@DavidSuzukiFDN) #onpoli https://t.co/RRPcpWmbgb

[How-Sen @HowSenChong]

Public space taken up by:
TTC rider: 6 square feet
Parking spot: 156 square feet

Fine for non-payment:
TTC rider: $235-$425
Car: $30-$50

Cost of fine per square foot:
TTC rider: $39 - $71
Car: $0.19 - $0.32

TTC riders pay 121X - 374X more per sqft of public space misused.

[Chiara Padovani @chipadovani]

How does spending $15M in private security to recoup an estimated $6M in fares even make fiscal sense?

Honestly what is going on in our city??? #TOpoli #TTC
https://t.co/HHSLkt8vzA