The most radical baby on the planet

X Æ A-XII Musk is basically a startup

Stereogum @stereogum

X Æ A-XII, Grimes and Elon Musk's five-month-old son, is “into radical art” and has watched 'Apocalypse Now' bit.ly/3ecekkQ

A celebrity spawn who hasn’t been alive beyond a pandemic makes a great candidate for clickbait about how culture created for infants doesn’t meet the standards of mom. Grimes got the New York Times to cover her collaboration with a well-funded company for the app AI Lullaby, now available for babies who have names other than X Æ A-XII.

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Still trying to work this one out

CityNews Toronto @CityNews

Toronto's mayor says he's asked the city's public health officials to come up with a plan for gyms to safely reopen. Mayor John Tory says he wants a general reopening strategy in place for when Toronto's scheduled to move out of Stage 2 on Nov. 7.

bddy.meToronto mayor asks city’s public health unit for gym reopening plan - CityNews TorontoToronto’s mayor says he’s asked the city’s public health officials to come up with a plan for gyms to safely reopen. Mayor John Tory says he wants a general reopening strategy in place for when Toronto’s scheduled to move out of Stage 2 on Nov. 7. Gyms are a priority for Tory because he says …

Three weeks into Ontario’s partially reinforced lockdown, hopes grow that it won’t extend past the mandated fourth, at least for the gyms that are urging their members to pressure the government. Doug Ford revealed that the coronavirus curve was trending down amidst current measures.

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The guy who salvaged Sunrise Records and HMV is giving tea shops a try. Doug Putman is set to open T. Kettle in 45 locations made vacant by DavidsTea, which recently retrenched from storefronts. David himself left years ago, but DavidsTea remains run by his cousin Herschel Segal, who also founded the freshly bankrupt Le Château.

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Not quite finished with Quibi

Shows produced by CTV and TSN are disappearing with the $2-billion boondoggle, which will be pixel dust by December. (Vice’s docu-series about American Apparel got all of its nine episodes up.) Brad Danks, the CEO of OutTV, still thinks a lesson has been learned about how Canadian ecosystems are now falling faster behind the times than ever:

Cartt.ca @CarttCa

Will Canada’s big media companies even show up for the streaming wars? cartt.ca/commentary-my-… "Where is the Canadian version? Where is MapleBox, our consortium or joint venture?” #cdntv #cdnpoli

cartt.caCOMMENTARY: My quibble with Quibi – and a lesson for Canada - Cartt.caWill Canada’s big media companies even show up for the streaming wars? By Brad Danks LIKE MANY PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY, I wasn’t surprised to see Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi shut down last week after rapidly blowing through $1.8 billion in start-up financing. The business model had so many flaws it wa…

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CBC News Network is giving Ginella Massa a nightly hour. The announcement of the new role highlights how she was Canada’s first hijab-wearing news anchor at Citytv. Meanwhile, as the CBC struggles to correct reports that the federal government gave it a bonus pandemic bailout, arguments against its pursuit of advertising revenue go on.

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Finally, bedroom mirror breaks

Mother Mother, the Vancouver indie rock band with moderate success confined to Canada, made the homepage of Rolling Stone thanks to TikTok trending that’s attached their hashtag to over 66 million views. So, here’s the sort of story the app aspires to continue fostering, even after music careers are no longer this isolated:

CTV News Vancouver @CTVVancouver

The lead singer and guitarist for the Vancouver rock act says he was surprised when, seemingly out of nowhere, three tracks from their 2008 album "O My Heart" spiked in popularity on the music-fuelled social app.

bc.ctvnews.caTikTok fans give Vancouver rock act Mother Mother a sudden boost in popularityRyan Guldemond says he believes luck, good timing and “a little pixie dust” led to his band Mother Mother catching fire on TikTok in recent weeks.