What I saw on the web on 2024.5.9

[reblogarythm]

1. Peter Jackson Working on New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Films for Warner Bros., Targeting 2026 Debut
   by Alex Weprin
   https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/new-lord-of-the-rings-movies-2026-peter-jackson-1235894513/
   i suspect that the article's "loyal fans" are not the first loyal fan demographic i think of in the context of LotR....
   via discord
   
   
2. Naheed Nenshi’s 2019 letter asking UCP to suspend unionized Calgary employees’ contract rights sparks sharp rebukes
   by David Climenhaga
   https://albertapolitics.ca/2024/05/naheed-nenshis-2019-letter-asking-ucp-to-suspend-unionized-calgary-employees-contract-rights-sparks-sharp-rebukes/
   well, Naheed, this is disconcerting
   via rss
   
   
3. The Emotional Support Animal Racket
   by Scott Alexander
   https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/the-emotional-support-animal-racket
   [full disclosure: i do not have an anorexia pangolin]
   via rss
   
   
4. The unravelling of Danielle Smith's case for Alberta's renewables pause
   by Robson Fletcher
   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-renewables-pause-moratorium-aeso-foip-1.7196943
   none of this is a surprise to anyone. except perhaps Dani's sheeple?
   via rss
   
   
5. Urban Forest Survey: Trees of Private Property
   by The City of Edmonton
   https://cityofedmonton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d0CaAp8jCq4tg4m
   what a good topic to be surveying about!
   via taproot
   
   
6. TheCuddlefishes
   by TheCuddlefishes
   https://www.etsy.com/shop/thecuddlefishes/
   For all your large cuddly stuffed cephalopod needs
   via discord
   
   
7. Magpie Books
   by Magpie Books
   https://www.magpiebooks.ca/
   new book store! must investigate!
   via FB