Ximena González
@ximenaka
Calgary journalist. Recovering architect. Reluctant urbanist.
If you think that giving the short guy two crates while the tall doesn’t get any is discrimination, you need to have your privilege looked at.
Medieval artists did get creative about the snake’s looks. w.swapmeetdave.com/Bible/Eve-Se...
The epitome of vibrancy on a hot summer day! Nothing like the wading pool of yore.
When i grow up i’d like to be described as an essayist, urban chronicler and, especially, a bon vivant.
If they’re going to take over my office, the least the flying ants should do is learn how to transcribe.
How can we get better at disagreeing? I find it unsettling that even progressives would rather make conflict disappear than engage in respectful conversation with someone they disagree with. It’s like we all go on social media to yell stuff at one another, prove we hold the one and only ✨truth✨
I think Alberta seppies are confusing who they currently are with who they aspire to become.
I keep getting this weird ad on instagram. The link leads to a generic compilation of google searches, and mentions a Calgary Co-op Housing Association that doesn’t exist.
Yes, but Canada Post says that only applies during an election period.
Why is a political party mailing out fliers outside of an election period?
Maybe the reason Mexico is so different from the rest of Central America is that the country is in North America?
Because our separatist friends seem to rely on ai to support their views, i tested two questions to see whether the answers would be any different. They are. (I’m including the first paragraph only because both answers are long, but they are representative of the tone each question produced.)
ICYMI. As the use of artificial intelligence products rises, industrial sprawl is set to accelerate. In my latest essay, i argue that reflecting on the physical footprint of data centres is essential to counter narratives that present ai as inevitable.
Why have Canadians come to see housing as an investment, rather than as a home, you ask?
I have no doubt that the windfall produced by the world cup is set to incentivize the construction of affordable housing in the face of budget cuts 😌 www.pbo-dpb.ca/en/publicati...
Bread and circus, friends! “PBO estimates total government support to co-host the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup to be $1,066 million, of which federal support will be $473 million, with the remainder of $593 million funded by other levels of government.” www.pbo-dpb.ca/en/publicati...
Got this in the mail today: 30% off for an opportunity to get infected with a fatal desease.
Can somebody please think of the barriers racist Calgarians experience?!
Water is a human right, so it’s only fair Calgarians are allowed to use it as we please, regardless of the circumstances—right?