The Globe and Mail television critic and recovering theatre critic. I'm gonna bleet about baseball sometimes. Find me by email at knestruck@globeandmail.com. 🇨🇦https://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvsgfinnv22xI was hoping Kareem was going to ask for my take but he did not so I will share it here: Restaurants should never ask if you have an EpiPen with you. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Sep 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsgfinnv22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvsd3zivk223"Justice Laura Bird ruled that some transcripts of recordings will remain under a publication ban, concluding that inflammatory comments attributed to Constable Barnhardt would 'deeply offend' the public and create an indelible impression on potential jurors." https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-shooter-for-hire-linked-toronto-police-constable-project-south/18 Sep 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsd3zivk223https://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvsbpp5j2k2bFall TV preview: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film-and-tv/television/article-fall-2026-tv-shows-preview/18 Sep 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsbpp5j2k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvqsedef622hAt YouTube Canada Upfronts, Lilly Singh reveals she’s restarting her YouTube account soon.17 Sep 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqsedef622hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvqrjourvk2hMike Myers’s SubwayTake is: Canada should join the EU! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqrjourvk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvqq6qjqsc2hBreaking: SubwayTakes and Kareem Rahma have been riding the rocket in Toronto this week. Coming soon to YouTube. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film-and-tv/television/article-subwaytakes-coming-to-canada-kareem-rahma-100-agrees/17 Sep 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqq6qjqsc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvqayl26lk23My thoughts on South America's first episode - which primarily targeted Google's geographical gaslighting of American. Plus a round-up of some other Lake America-inspired TV satire. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqayl26lk23https://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvptbbypkc26Ireland joins the Netherlands in boycotting next year's Eurovision - Canada's first - over Israel's ongoing participation. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-ireland-boycott-eurovision-2027-over-israel-participation/17 Sep 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvptbbypkc26https://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvpse4mt3k2mWhat to watch this weekend - @amberdowling.bsky.social is on duty this week. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film-and-tv/television/article-what-to-watch-this-weekend-scratch-your-historical-drama-itch-and-take/17 Sep 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpse4mt3k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvpod5f27k26Just to connect the two pulling-artists-off-stages stories du jour: Dana Kraft aka Blumberg, Robert Kraft's wife, is one of the Trump appointees to the board of Kennedy Centre that voted to put his name on it and now to shut it down. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-politics/article-kennedy-center-trump-name-building/17 Sep 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpod5f27k26https://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvng7j35x22sThe Social has got off to an awkward start in its new "premium video podcast" era sez @amberdowling.bsky.social https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film-and-tv/television/article-the-social-launches-new-format-with-an-awkward-start/16 Sep 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvng7j35x22shttps://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvnbaczt4k2cHugely disappointing to see Pierre Poilievre already scaremongering about “European border policies,” “the bloated EU bureaucracy,” “the red tape of Eurocrats” like a Brexiteer.
 Canada's trying to trade more with the EU no matter what - and he goes for insulting our friends?16 Sep 2026 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnbaczt4k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvn7redqac2oI got Irish citizenship in my early 20s and the ability to live and work in the EU was hugely important in building my career. I hope labour mobility ends up a part of this so more Canadians get those opportunities, not just those lucky enough to have a grandmother born in County Cork. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvn7redqac2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvm2ik65h222I appreciated Jill Andrew's advocacy for the arts when she was an MPP... but, yeah, active partisan politicians are usually not chosen to moderate debates. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/brad-bradford-opts-out-of-tonight-s-toronto-mayoral-arts-debate-over-alleged-moderator-bias/article_22be473f-6bd1-43d2-a5bd-2785c7e80b7c.html16 Sep 2026 02:06 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvm2ik65h222https://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvlmjiducs23Back-up band too. Sheeran and his unnamed promoter should’ve called Kraft and the other stadium owners’ bluff. He’d have a good lawsuit too I expect. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlmjiducs23https://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvlirat5z22cFor those who don’t know, saying you were buying wine at the LCBO on American TV is a Canadian dog whistle for “buzz off Trump”. American wine has been off the shelves in Ontario liquor stores since March 2025 due to tariffs and 51st State threats. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlirat5z22chttps://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvlcrtrtzc27Love that Angine de Poitrine used Jimmy Fallon to premiere a new song. Zugzegk is another banger. I believe this is the TV debut of their light-up heads, too? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38rvtcwhuw4&t=17s15 Sep 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlcrtrtzc27https://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvlc4c4s2k2yI just read the lyrics to Macklemore's Hind's Hall - and it seems absurd to hire an opener whose most streamed song of recent years is literally a "Free Palestine" rap... and then not stand by him saying "Free Palestine" between songs. https://genius.com/Macklemore-hinds-hall-lyrics15 Sep 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlc4c4s2k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvlbgihb2s2yEd Sheeran really dug a hole for himself here. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/music/article-macklemore-dropped-ed-sheeran-tour-palestinian-comments/15 Sep 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlbgihb2s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvjtrh44e22qEmmy Awards 2026: The best, worst and weirdest moments. MVPs were cunning linguist John Mulaney - and Annie Murphy for her moving and very Canadian LCBO and Air Canada-laden tribute to Catherine O'Hara. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film-and-tv/television/article-emmys-2026-best-worst-weirdest-moments-highlights-recap/15 Sep 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjtrh44e22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nestruck.bsky.social/post/3mvjtrh44e22qEmmy Awards 2026: The best, worst and weirdest moments. MVPs were cunning linguist John Mulaney - and Annie Murphy for her moving and very Canadian LCBO and Air Canada-laden tribute to Catherine O'Hara. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film-and-tv/television/article-emmys-2026-best-worst-weirdest-moments-highlights-recap/15 Sep 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:wpbd6zdf3ow3cyab5bqr6twc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjtrh44e22q