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Shawn Macdonald @shawniemacdon.bsky.social · 3d

a dirt road going through a desert landscape with mountains in the background

ALT: a dirt road going through a desert landscape with mountains in the background

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 7d

Haha. This kid

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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 7d

Vancouver’s film and TV industry is facing one of its ‘toughest slowdowns’ ever. Animators and visual effects workers are unionizing to take back control:

“It’s time to level the playing field for the workers ... so they can have more of a say, more control and a democratization of their workplace”

Vancouver’s Film and TV Industry is Facing One of its ‘Toughest Slowdowns’. Animators and Visual Effects Workers Are Unionizing to Take Back Control.

Canadian animators and visual effects workers aren’t giving up during turbulent times, they’re organizing their workplaces and unionizing

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Shawn Macdonald @shawniemacdon.bsky.social · 8d

Shoutout to whoever came up with these very beautiful names for the following shorebirds:

Willet
Dunlin
Whimbrel
Plover
Godwit
Dowitcher

#birds #birdsky #shorebirds

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Shawn Macdonald @shawniemacdon.bsky.social · 9d

Aaaand… sorry about my egregious typo. 🤣

Shawn Macdonald @shawniemacdon.bsky.social · 9d

This great, congrats!

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SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 9d

We're featuring a video from a series created by SAG-AFTRA’s Performers with Disabilities Committee. The videos shine an entertaining light on some common stereotypes that performers with disabilities face. Starting with 'True Cringe' for #FeatureFriday this #NDEAM: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC0m...

True Cringe

YouTube video by SAG-AFTRA

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Shawn Macdonald @shawniemacdon.bsky.social · 12d

This guy:

Shawn Macdonald @shawniemacdon.bsky.social · 12d

GET IT 🙌

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The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 12d

SAG-AFTRA has slammed a newly-launched AI talent studio in a statement released Tuesday, saying: “Creativity is, and should remain, human-centered.”

SAG-AFTRA Slams AI Actress: “Tilly Norwood Is Not an Actor — It Has No Life Experience to Draw From, No Emotion”

SAG-AFTRA has slammed a newly-launched AI talent studio in a statement released Tuesday, saying: “Creativity is, and should remain, human-centered.”

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 15d

The 5th annual Stir Fall Arts Guide is here!

📍Pick up your FREE copy at your local JJ Bean or your favourite arts venue.

#vancouverarts #vancouverbc #ArtsAndCulture

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Shawn Macdonald @shawniemacdon.bsky.social · 19d

It's basically a room diaper

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Nick Knudsen @nickknudsenus.bsky.social · 22d

Pause your doomscrolling and listen to this story.

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Shawn Macdonald @shawniemacdon.bsky.social · 22d

Yes it was bad in the West End and really intense but has cleared now

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · 24d

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Pacific Theatre stages a remount of Will Eno's profound play Wakey, Wakey, October 15 to November 2 — Stir

Jessie Richardson Theatre Award–nominated production follows a man as he reflects on beginnings and endings

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Shawn Macdonald @shawniemacdon.bsky.social · 27d

omg you get me

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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · Sep 12

The #Vancouver @queerfilmfestival.ca opens tonight

Vancouver Queer Film Festival 2025 Parties, Panels, Screenings

Vancouver Queer Film Festival VQFF is September 11-21, 2025 (online Sept 22-28) with screenings, panels, socials, guests Vico Ortiz and more!

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Stir Arts & Culture Vancouver @createastir.ca · Sep 9

Pi Theatre is set to present the live debut of Blue Horse Opera, a visionary song cycle by acclaimed Canadian artist Rick Maddocks. This unique performance will take place from September 19 to 21 in Vancouver. Tickets and full details in the story link:
www.createastir.ca/articles/pi-...

Pi Theatre premieres spaghetti western–inspired song cycle Blue Horse Opera, September 19 to 21 — Stir

Performance stars creator Rick Maddocks alongside flamenco dancer Maria Avila, soprano vocalist Dory Hayley, and talented musicians

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Shawn Macdonald @shawniemacdon.bsky.social · Sep 9

Is there a case for hot take/both side-ism headlines when talking about a batshit bonkers Health Secretary?

NPR @npr.org · Sep 9

New dietary guidelines are coming soon. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised the days of skim milk and other low-fat dairy products are over. Is there a case for more fat in dairy?

What kind of dairy does a body good? Science is updating the answer

New dietary guidelines are coming soon. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promised the days of skim milk and other low-fat dairy products are over. Is there a case for more fat in dairy?

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The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · Sep 6

As Guillermo del Toro earned another Oscar for his 2018 sci-fi romance The Shape of Water shot in Ontario, J. Miles Dale, the film’s producer, proudly said of most key creative positions, from the production and costume designers to the sound team and editor: “They’re all Canadian.”

Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Is a Monster Made in Canada

As Guillermo del Toro earned another Oscar for his 2018 sci-fi romance The Shape of Water shot in Ontario, J. Miles Dale, the film’s producer, proudly said of most key creative positions, from the production and costume designers to the sound team and editor: “They’re all Canadian.”

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Sep 4

The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.

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Shawn Macdonald @shawniemacdon.bsky.social · Sep 4

PREACH

Shawn Macdonald @shawniemacdon.bsky.social · Sep 4

@mark-carney.bsky.social Do not back track on your campaign commitments to maintain Arts funding, especially the Canada Council. Part of building Canadian infrastructure is investing in the Cultural Sector. Don’t let us down.

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Shawn Macdonald @shawniemacdon.bsky.social · Sep 2

THANK YOU

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Shawn Macdonald @shawniemacdon.bsky.social · Sep 2

uh I believe it's "understanderers"...

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