josh o'kane
@joshokane
"A dogged reporter with a weakness for bad jokes." Business of arts for @globeandmail. Wrote Sideways: The City Google Couldn't Buy. [email protected]
I've spent the past three months trying to answer one question: Why are so many arts organizations struggling? Surging costs, dwindling audiences, hesitant patrons and disinterested governments – the math that's long underpinned the arts is utterly broken theglobeandmail.com/arts/article-s…
people would finally respect me if i had this hat
Big Mac: the most iconic burger, the most iconic hat. (1984)
A Chuck E. Cheese employee in full costume was arrested by Tallahassee officers for credit card fraud tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…
There's an obit on Gawker's front page today... But it's not for Hulk Hogan, it's for Val Kilmer, and it's from April. It's also just a link to a Variety article.
In the past few hours, after Parks Canada revoked its permit for a Halifax-area concert by MAGA-affiliated musician Sean Feucht, other cities on his tour - including Charlottetown, Moncton and Quebec - have cancelled his permits to play parks this week theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/art…
TIFF and MDFF aim to fill gap left by dwindling opportunities for Canada’s Gen Z filmmakers theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/arti…
France’s national news agency AFP says its freelancers in Gaza are starving and it fears they will die.
ozzy osbourne was trying to warn us about the "crazy train" that is modern life when he sang "AI AI AI AI AI AI AI"
RIP Ozzy. Massive legacy: co-founded metal and poured the most famous glass of orange juice in history youtube.com/shorts/HKw18tK…
What is Canadian government doing with TikTok?! It bet US would ban the app. Instead, US gets custom version leaving Canadians with app that caused initial concerns + corporate office ban leads to lost millions in cultural support. michaelgeist.ca/2025/07/owngoa… reuters.com/world/china/ti…
"The venue isn’t perfect, but then, neither is Coldplay" lmao
Coldplay’s Chris Martin rouses the crowd − and slams Rogers Stadium at first Toronto show theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/art…
Nothing like a good after show cuddle from my friend James
Wu-Tang Clan's @RZA celebrated his birthday by getting the VIP treatment at a @phish concert stereogum.com/2314353/rza-ce…
The (alleged) anatomy of the $10-million heist that rocked Canadian music theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/art…
The (alleged) anatomy of the $10-million heist that rocked Canadian music theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/art…
The Globe and Mail reconstructs the $10-million FACTOR music fund heist using court documents. It may have started with a phishing email and involved a crypto company ignoring compliance red flags. theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/art…