Benjamin Kaplan

Toronto

iRun's owner, Kind's editor, mix tape maker and dad, edibles and marathons. My book is Catch a Fire, out January from Dundurn Press: [email protected]

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Experiences of Transgender and Nonbinary Patients in an Academic Family Medicine Clinic

2 months ago | jabfm.org | Benjamin Kaplan

AbstractBackground: Transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) patients face significant health disparities and negative experiences in health care spaces. With our family medicine residency clinic caring for an increasing number of TGNB patients, we sought to better understand the unique experiences and needs of this population.
Nation shocked as Absolutely Nothing Notable happens

Jan 29, 2025 | miscellanynews.org | Benjamin Kaplan

What’s going on? Nothing, apparently. The United States of America has been in shock as absolutely nothing of note has occurred in the news as of the last few weeks. Experts are calling it a “chill time” and advise that every able-bodied American “grab a beer and unwind” in these notably not-strange nor trying times.
Boyscott magically refines their sound in ‘Spellbound’

Nov 6, 2024 | miscellanynews.org | Benjamin Kaplan

Image courtesy of Racine RiekeIt is a common theme amongst many of the latest albums out to try to achieve a specific vibe; a sense of what the record feels like to differentiate itself from other albums and create its own feeling and identity.
Family sitcom highlights neurodivergency

Oct 2, 2024 | miscellanynews.org | Benjamin Kaplan

When it comes to 2000s family sitcoms, one of the more fondly remembered ones would probably be “Malcolm in the Middle.” Starring an incredible cast, including a hyper-exuberant pre-“Breaking Bad” Bryan Cranston, the show was built on the premise of a sitcom where the lead family is so dysfunctional that chaotic events the audience cannot anticipate ensue.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard takes flight into new sound

Sep 18, 2024 | miscellanynews.org | Benjamin Kaplan

It would be common sense to believe that, by their ninth studio album of the young and crazed 2020s, Australian psychedelic rock outfit King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard would be honing in or continuing their seemingly endless forays into new genres.
Not All Carbs Are Created Equal

Aug 17, 2024 | orlandohealth.com | Benjamin Kaplan

By Benjamin Kaplan, MD, Internal Medicine Physician at Orlando Health Rice, pasta, fruits and vegetables. These foods are all carbohydrates — but they don’t share the same nutritional benefits for your body. You’ve probably heard the terms “good carbs” and “bad carbs” — it’s true that some forms of carbohydrates are better for you than others. Here’s what you should know: Carbs 101Along with fat and protein, carbohydrates form one of three main nutrient groups.
Prometheum Selects Broadridge to Strengthen Post-Trade Lifecycle and Back-Office Operations

Apr 29, 2024 | ffnews.com | Lauren Towner |Benjamin Kaplan |Zachary Dea

Prometheum Capital LLC (“Prometheum”), a subsidiary of Prometheum Inc., today announced it has selected Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) for back-office solutions as the firm prepares to launch its full-suite of custody, clearing, and settlement services for digital asset securities. Prometheum will deploy Broadridge’s Shadow Post Trade Processing Solution and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) solutions.
What ‘Seinfeld’ tells us about modern friendship

Apr 24, 2024 | miscellanynews.org | Benjamin Kaplan

I was recently walking around Manhattan, taking in the sights and sounds of the Upper West Side in the dusk, when I had a thought that has become very normal in my life: This is like “Seinfeld.” Any child of Generation X parents probably has a story surrounding the show and how it touched their guardians, an icon of ’90s culture centered around the fictionalized life of comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his close friends living in Manhattan.
Vampire Weekend reanimates indie with “Only God Was Above Us”

Apr 17, 2024 | miscellanynews.org | Benjamin Kaplan

Very few artists can return to a scene they transformed and deliver a project that both builds on their past sound and creates something fresh.
Taking on 2023’s Oscarless and unnominated films

Mar 20, 2024 | miscellanynews.org | Benjamin Kaplan |Nicholas Tillinghast

While this past week has been a celebratory experience for films like “Poor Things” and “Oppenheimer” after their Oscar successes, the vast majority of films from this year did not win any such awards. Many scored Oscar nominations but no wins, while many more went completely unnominated. Here we will celebrate a few of those winless films.