Benjamin Errett @benjaminerrett
Quips shipped via @getwitquick; unrelated to day job at @greenstandards or yesterday jobs at @hellobluedot, @figure1 & @nationalpost getwitquick.com Toronto Joined January 2009-
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Online at the Star now, @benjaminerrett, Robert Fulford's longtime editor, on a giant of Canadian letters. Fulford died Tuesday at 92. thestar.com/opinion/contri…
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A must read by @benjaminerrett - nothing is better than puttering and improving the state of some neglected corner of your life or space.
A must read by @benjaminerrett - nothing is better than puttering and improving the state of some neglected corner of your life or space. https://t.co/1b6Bt8SeL0
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Be neither a parasite nor a churl- @benjaminerrett on hospitality: "The Wit's Guide to Guests" (Plus- the first Ford) Contemplate conviviality: roughlydaily.com/2023/07/23/som…
I don't often deliver scholarly introductions to @michaelmann films, but when I do I deliver them at wonderful Dutch-Indonesian snack bars on The Danforth
“We need not all move into the forest” is my new fave @sarahLazarovic line. fastcompany.com/90888913/why-s…
Happiness is a choice you make, unless you subscribe to getwitquick.com
Any errors I made in this piece on how errors boost engagement are of course on porpoise slate.com/technology/202…
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What do daughters and business cards have in common? Men are expected to give them away at events. From Jokes to Offend Men by @daniellekraese @_alikelley @KateHerzlin @why_yates, a book that would've delighted @RebeccaWestSoc wit.substack.com/p/the-wits-gui…
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How James Corden pulled the rare Reverse Curate's Egg wit.substack.com/p/the-wits-gui…
In praise of @oliverburkeman's view of death as the ultimate productivity hack wit.substack.com/p/the-wits-gui…
Go out or stay in? @getwitquick readers split evenly (and skip lunch) wit.substack.com/p/the-wits-gui…
Gatecrasher > Intellectual nomad > dilettante > tinkerer > dabbler > amateur. Or vice versa? wit.substack.com/p/the-wits-gui…
“The tragedies of life are largely arterial.” — William Osler, as quoted in @flowill's perceptive new book on heartbreak wit.substack.com/p/the-wits-gui…
TL;DR to prevent meta-boredom: @egabbert has the definitive modern take on dullness, which is "if you have to spend time with boring people, try being DAZZLING." wit.substack.com/p/the-wits-gui…
Evergreen IRL workplace joke: “How many people work in this office?” “Oh, about half of them.” wit.substack.com/p/the-wits-gui…
A re-re-reassessment of the wit of @BorisJohnson: Eloquent improvisation👍 Memorability 👌 Snobby nihilism 👎 wit.substack.com/p/the-book-tha…
John Robert Colombo might live on in the hearts and speeches of Canadians, but he’s definitely living on in a tidy split-level house in North York wit.substack.com/p/shine-on-mas…
Last month I found a dog-eared copy of Colombo's Canadian Quotations in a Little Free Library and decided I needed to know more about Canada's quote GOAT. Here's the result: theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/art…
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