andrea bennett (they/them)
@akkabah.bsky.social
Senior editor at The Tyee. Author of the essay collections Hearty: On Cooking, Eating and Growing Food for Pleasure and Subsistence (ECW Press) & Like a Boy but Not a Boy (Arsenal Pulp). Co-editor of the BC bestselling Points of Interest.
Good thing I am unreasonably early to everything ever because I showed up to the entirely wrong place for my word on the street panel today (library and not UBC Robson square)
September 19, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Good thing I am unreasonably early to everything ever because I showed up to the entirely wrong place for my word on the street panel today (library and not UBC Robson square)
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I haven't been here much lately but I made this just now and my coworkers said I should post it
September 18, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I haven't been here much lately but I made this just now and my coworkers said I should post it
So the allergist called today. I’d had nothing on my skin prick test and was so confused; blood test finally showed I am in fact allergic to DUST MITES. Frickin dust mites.
i've been trialling not taking anti-histamines every day, which means mystery splotchy forearm rashes have re-entered my life (i went outside to pick beans at lunch & here we are).
September 19, 2026 at 2:10 AM
So the allergist called today. I’d had nothing on my skin prick test and was so confused; blood test finally showed I am in fact allergic to DUST MITES. Frickin dust mites.
grocery debit roulette was never fun when I was poor as hell BUT now that you can tap your credit card on the buses in Van & I am not poor, compass card roulette *is* kind of fun
September 18, 2026 at 5:11 PM
grocery debit roulette was never fun when I was poor as hell BUT now that you can tap your credit card on the buses in Van & I am not poor, compass card roulette *is* kind of fun
I think my most judgemental thought is that people who feel driven to own semi-wild pet breeds should instead volunteer at the local spca & go to many years of therapy
September 18, 2026 at 5:28 AM
I think my most judgemental thought is that people who feel driven to own semi-wild pet breeds should instead volunteer at the local spca & go to many years of therapy
Harbour Air + Pacific Coastal are the two ways to fly from where I live (northern sunshine coast) to Vancouver. I do not know how I feel about this news www.biv.com/news/transpo...
September 17, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Harbour Air + Pacific Coastal are the two ways to fly from where I live (northern sunshine coast) to Vancouver. I do not know how I feel about this news www.biv.com/news/transpo...
interesting day to be working in news, i will say that
September 17, 2026 at 10:25 PM
interesting day to be working in news, i will say that
this is bananas. BANANAS. cheknews.ca/bc-conservat...
B.C. Conservatives hire private investigator to investigate CHEK’s Rob Shaw along with current, former MLAs
B.C.’s Opposition Conservative party hired a private investigator to target its critics, including current and former MLAs, as well as CHEK News’ political correspondent.
cheknews.ca
September 17, 2026 at 9:18 PM
this is bananas. BANANAS. cheknews.ca/bc-conservat...
i've been trialling not taking anti-histamines every day, which means mystery splotchy forearm rashes have re-entered my life (i went outside to pick beans at lunch & here we are).
September 17, 2026 at 8:03 PM
i've been trialling not taking anti-histamines every day, which means mystery splotchy forearm rashes have re-entered my life (i went outside to pick beans at lunch & here we are).
Have made four generous batches of pesto this week, coming out to like $10 a batch just for the parmesan & pine nuts alone. three were for the freezer. I think it's worth it? Jarred pesto is so terrible.
September 17, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Have made four generous batches of pesto this week, coming out to like $10 a batch just for the parmesan & pine nuts alone. three were for the freezer. I think it's worth it? Jarred pesto is so terrible.
I went to adult gymnastics drop-in for the first time last night; my goal is to learn how to do a handstand & a cartwheel; I was prepared for pikes, pike push-ups, etc. I was *not* prepared for being asked to do a forward roll. And I couldn't! I was too scared. I had to roll into the foam pit.
September 17, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I went to adult gymnastics drop-in for the first time last night; my goal is to learn how to do a handstand & a cartwheel; I was prepared for pikes, pike push-ups, etc. I was *not* prepared for being asked to do a forward roll. And I couldn't! I was too scared. I had to roll into the foam pit.
It’s at this time of year when I’m not sure if we’re running a household or a tomato processing facility
September 17, 2026 at 3:45 PM
It’s at this time of year when I’m not sure if we’re running a household or a tomato processing facility
Going to age 13+ gymnastics drop in as a complete beginner with no workout buddy. 😬
September 17, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Going to age 13+ gymnastics drop in as a complete beginner with no workout buddy. 😬
@thetyee.ca landed four nominations at this year's Webster Awards, which celebrate excellence in B.C. journalism. Congrats to @amandafollett.bsky.social, @crof.bsky.social, @tyolsen.bsky.social (and co-author Kristen Holliday) and @zoeyunker.bsky.social!
thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
The Tyee Lands Nominations for BC’s Top Journalism Prizes | The Tyee
The Jack Webster Foundation has honoured the work of Crawford Kilian, Zoë Yunker, Tyler Olsen and Amanda Follett Hosgood.
thetyee.ca
September 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
@thetyee.ca landed four nominations at this year's Webster Awards, which celebrate excellence in B.C. journalism. Congrats to @amandafollett.bsky.social, @crof.bsky.social, @tyolsen.bsky.social (and co-author Kristen Holliday) and @zoeyunker.bsky.social!
thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
i've got split-pea daal in the slow cooker & tomato sauce on the stovetop this morning & it's making me feel like lunchtime should be right about now
September 16, 2026 at 6:04 PM
i've got split-pea daal in the slow cooker & tomato sauce on the stovetop this morning & it's making me feel like lunchtime should be right about now
a lot of people hate cantaloupes but local, actually ripe cantaloupes are pretty, pretty good.
September 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM
a lot of people hate cantaloupes but local, actually ripe cantaloupes are pretty, pretty good.
Need a little bright spot in a bleak week? For @thetyee.ca, @sarahkcox.bsky.social visits the folks bringing locally extinct bluebirds back to Vancouver Island: thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
Bluebirds Went Extinct on Vancouver Island. Now They’re Back | The Tyee
Seventy landowners and many other volunteers have helped return their gentle, chortling song to the Cowichan Valley.
thetyee.ca
September 16, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Need a little bright spot in a bleak week? For @thetyee.ca, @sarahkcox.bsky.social visits the folks bringing locally extinct bluebirds back to Vancouver Island: thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
The more financially comfortable and not completely overwhelmed I am, the more space in my head there is for realizing I have very specific preferences for everything from bar soap to socks to pens to cheese brands to
September 16, 2026 at 12:29 AM
The more financially comfortable and not completely overwhelmed I am, the more space in my head there is for realizing I have very specific preferences for everything from bar soap to socks to pens to cheese brands to
It's interesting to me that "championing taxpayers" never seems to mean ensuring, like, safe sidewalks with curb cuts; separated bike lanes; funding for the arts & culture & lifestyle stuff that I personally feel should be one of the benefits of living in a society
September 16, 2026 at 12:14 AM
It's interesting to me that "championing taxpayers" never seems to mean ensuring, like, safe sidewalks with curb cuts; separated bike lanes; funding for the arts & culture & lifestyle stuff that I personally feel should be one of the benefits of living in a society
I'm "excited my friend got me some cotton socks for my birthday" years old. (These: maggiesorganics.com/organic-cott.... 10/10 so far.)
September 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
I'm "excited my friend got me some cotton socks for my birthday" years old. (These: maggiesorganics.com/organic-cott.... 10/10 so far.)
mostly i crave, like, squashies (swizzels.com/sweets/squas...) or something. today, i crave squashies and also, separately... arugula.
September 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM
mostly i crave, like, squashies (swizzels.com/sweets/squas...) or something. today, i crave squashies and also, separately... arugula.
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Ross Douthat announces he’s the new opening act for the Ed Sheeran tour
September 15, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Ross Douthat announces he’s the new opening act for the Ed Sheeran tour
collectively we should be caring way less about trans people playing sports (it's fine!) and way more about sports betting (it's corroding a good chunk of the mental & financial health of the male population aged 25-44!)
September 15, 2026 at 8:33 PM
collectively we should be caring way less about trans people playing sports (it's fine!) and way more about sports betting (it's corroding a good chunk of the mental & financial health of the male population aged 25-44!)
The child’s in grade 4; she still likes us to walk her to school & give her a hug & a forehead kiss & I am so curious about how long this will last
September 15, 2026 at 3:44 PM
The child’s in grade 4; she still likes us to walk her to school & give her a hug & a forehead kiss & I am so curious about how long this will last
There is such a looming sense of dread concerning the upcoming municipal election where I live.
September 15, 2026 at 3:47 AM
There is such a looming sense of dread concerning the upcoming municipal election where I live.