Karon Liu
@karonliu
Reporter (mostly food) for @TorontoStar. He/him http://instagram.com/karonliu Email: [email protected] (It's pronounced Kar-On).
One side effect of AI pulling from Google and Amazon and Pinterest and whatever else it can grab, is that it doesn’t get the clothes right. It applies modern aesthetics to the past. It’s funny how dress has become one of the biggest AI tells because of an excess of internet slop.
If you didn’t hear this story from Anas Baba on NPR today, you should take a listen. He walked 3 hours to find a working internet connection to file the story. npr.org/2025/07/25/nx-…
Fresh, still warm tortillas from El Trompo and dried chilies from Perola's (it's chili season, baby!). Man, I really miss Kensington Market being mostly grocers.
And to my children I leave 127 open tabs on safari
I have to lock Wonton and Milo out of my bedroom at night, behold the offering of toys they brought to my door through the night in an attempt to pay admission
I dunno, M3gan 2.0 was fun! It's part Terminator 2 and Charlies Angels Full Throttle. It's a good movie to duck into on a Saturday afternoon when you want AC. Those kinds of movies are essential to a summer staycation!
friends birthday dinner turned out to be her surprise engagement party to the man I told her to dump 6 months ago
Texas AG Ken Paxton hired a former staffer to work on a recent case. As a state employee, her labor would have cost taxpayers $641. As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570. propublica.org/article/ken-pa…
Colour-coded signs that rank apartment buildings by how well landlords maintain the properties are coming to Toronto. thestar.com/news/gta/toron… via @TorontoStar
A joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters
Holding Israel responsible, 115 aid groups are warning of mass starvation in Gaza, as Israel blames Hamas for any food shortages. ABC News' James Longman has the latest. abcnews.link/sS1c4sp
Journalism is a precarious, poorly paid profession but you learn every day and that can include how lucky you are. Yesterday I covered Mayor Chow's visit to 500 Dawes Rd., an apartment building notorious for pests, mould and various malfunctions. Chow met 3 tenants ...
YES Fantasia is an excellent children's movie! vulture.com/article/fantas…
