Blue Dot Fever: Why Concert Tickets Are Priced for a Market That No Longer Exists
Blue dot fever is the new term for half-empty arenas and cancelled concerts. The data behind it is specific and the team has the numbers. Concert ticket prices for the top 100 global tours went up 3...
13 Touko 9min
NEW - Take Me to Church: Kelly Alexander on What Actually Makes a Concert Worth Attending
What makes a good concert is a question Kelly Alexander answers with a specific recent example. The show felt, she says, like being taken to church. Nothing about that had to do with the lighting cues...
13 Touko 9min
ICYMI - Bob Addison on the FIFA World Cup: Great Sport, Ugly Business
FIFA World Cup 2026 is landing in Canada at a moment when ticket prices are disconnected from what fans are actually willing to pay. Bob Addison has been to Euro 2024. He knows the difference. Vancouv...
13 Touko 8min
Federico Riva on Why Butterfly Decline Is a Canary in Canada's Coal Mine
Butterfly population decline is measurable, documented, and connected to something most people eat every day. Federico Riva of Carleton University helped lead a global analysis to figure out how bad i...
13 Touko 8min
The Luke Skywalker Card Worth $687,000 and the Week in Tech With Kris Abel
Star Wars trading cards were fun in 1977. One of them just sold at auction for $687,500. The seller did not have the Canadian bilingual version with nicks. Kris Abel has the Luke Skywalker card, the...
13 Touko 9min
Joy Is Not Something You Find: Dr. Sohan Mansingh on Stress and the Nervous System
Stress and burnout start with a word. Dr. Sohan Mansingh says should is the word. It carries shame, it carries guilt, and it keeps people exactly where they don't want to be. The deeper issue is the n...
13 Touko 18min
NEW: Life Stretching, Quiet Quitting, and Why We Keep Naming Things Instead of Fixing Them
Generational trend names are everywhere, and the argument on the table is whether they reflect real experiences or just make it easier to stop trying. Life stretching. Quiet quitting. Bare minimum Mon...
12 Touko 9min
ICYMI - AI at Home, AI in Ottawa: What Works and What's Missing
AI home projects are changing how people tackle everything from clogged sinks to room redesigns. The question of who controls the technology making that possible is a lot more complicated. Your Wren...
12 Touko 19min
