Michael Rancic
@therewasnosound.bsky.social
arts & culture journalist
co-founder @newfeelingcoop
writing a book about the history of electronic music in so-called canada for @invisibooks
co-founder @newfeelingcoop
writing a book about the history of electronic music in so-called canada for @invisibooks
Pinned
lots of familiar faces/names here but also lots of new ones thanks to some starter packs.
everyone's introducing themselves so: hi!
i'm a journalist based in toronto, mostly writing about DIY music. though i also dabble in public policy and labour.
everyone's introducing themselves so: hi!
i'm a journalist based in toronto, mostly writing about DIY music. though i also dabble in public policy and labour.
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75% of condos were purchased to rent out, not to live in. But people can’t afford the rent. Supply only adds housing if profit expectations are reasonable and something the end-user can actually afford. People got too greedy and here we are. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
No Buyers, No Builds: The Warning Signs in Toronto’s Condo Industry
Podcast Episode · Toronto Today with Greg Brady · 2025-11-27 · 8m
podcasts.apple.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
75% of condos were purchased to rent out, not to live in. But people can’t afford the rent. Supply only adds housing if profit expectations are reasonable and something the end-user can actually afford. People got too greedy and here we are. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
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Bow Valley Insider is hiring an "AI-first reporter" with a counnfoudning job posting. Cover letters & resumes aren't accepted because they "are usually full of AI slop," but applicants must have their own ChatGPT subscription because "AI will be writing the stories."
ca.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5...
ca.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5...
November 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Bow Valley Insider is hiring an "AI-first reporter" with a counnfoudning job posting. Cover letters & resumes aren't accepted because they "are usually full of AI slop," but applicants must have their own ChatGPT subscription because "AI will be writing the stories."
ca.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5...
ca.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5...
no one's doing it like maria BC, excited to catch them supporting marissa nadler on her upcoming tour
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvLv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvLv...
Maria BC - Amber (Official Video)
YouTube video by Sacred Bones Records
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
no one's doing it like maria BC, excited to catch them supporting marissa nadler on her upcoming tour
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvLv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvLv...
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The Freep probably wants to be more accurate ... CIJA is an Israeli organization, not a Jewish organization. Conflating the two, making it look like Jews in general want to stop the CMHR from talking about forced displacement of Palestinians, could feed anti-Semitism.
A national Jewish organization has launched a campaign targeting the Canadian Museum for Human Rights over an upcoming exhibit about the 1948 forced displacement of an estimated 750,000 Palestinians in what is now Israel.
National Jewish organization takes human rights museum to task over Palestinian exhibit
A national Jewish organization has launched a campaign targeting the Canadian Museum for Human Rights over an upcoming exhibit about the 1948 forced displacement of an estimated 750,000 Palestinians in what is now Israel.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The Freep probably wants to be more accurate ... CIJA is an Israeli organization, not a Jewish organization. Conflating the two, making it look like Jews in general want to stop the CMHR from talking about forced displacement of Palestinians, could feed anti-Semitism.
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It really has been interesting the last while to see Doug Ford's outbursts. The true Ford. From "get a job" to "audit orgs that might support left wing causes". The authoritarian belligerent bully that had no staff to muzzle him in City Hall days is still there. Does Ontario see? Do they care?
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It really has been interesting the last while to see Doug Ford's outbursts. The true Ford. From "get a job" to "audit orgs that might support left wing causes". The authoritarian belligerent bully that had no staff to muzzle him in City Hall days is still there. Does Ontario see? Do they care?
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Are Tech Bros Conscious?
Many users speaking with AI enthusiasts feel they're not talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
Many users speaking with AI enthusiasts feel they're not talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Are Tech Bros Conscious?
Many users speaking with AI enthusiasts feel they're not talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
Many users speaking with AI enthusiasts feel they're not talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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In a new issue of @thegrindto.bsky.social music reviews from @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social, comics from @hausofdecline.bsky.social and more
Find it at more than 300 locations around the GTA and at thegrindmag.ca 🔶️
Find it at more than 300 locations around the GTA and at thegrindmag.ca 🔶️
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
In a new issue of @thegrindto.bsky.social music reviews from @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social, comics from @hausofdecline.bsky.social and more
Find it at more than 300 locations around the GTA and at thegrindmag.ca 🔶️
Find it at more than 300 locations around the GTA and at thegrindmag.ca 🔶️
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My advance copies! Paperback & Hardcover! First book of the trilogy! Release date: February 10, 2026!
#sciart #booksky #bskyart #scifi #scifibook #amwriting #writerscommunity #amimoon #debutauthor #comicbook
#sciart #booksky #bskyart #scifi #scifibook #amwriting #writerscommunity #amimoon #debutauthor #comicbook
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
My advance copies! Paperback & Hardcover! First book of the trilogy! Release date: February 10, 2026!
#sciart #booksky #bskyart #scifi #scifibook #amwriting #writerscommunity #amimoon #debutauthor #comicbook
#sciart #booksky #bskyart #scifi #scifibook #amwriting #writerscommunity #amimoon #debutauthor #comicbook
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maybe i am going insane
November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
maybe i am going insane
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
I have a Rubbermaid bin labeled "technology" that is mostly just cables, but also includes old hard drives, cell phones and blank CD-Rs
Bluesky, how big is your box of old cables? If you know you know.
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I have a Rubbermaid bin labeled "technology" that is mostly just cables, but also includes old hard drives, cell phones and blank CD-Rs
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What an energizing day! Thousands of people showed up for our National Housing Day Rally to say NO to #Bill60 and attacks on renters!
Even though Doug Ford is trying to take away our homes, the Ontario Legislature is OUR house — the people's house — and together, we WILL evict him from office!
Even though Doug Ford is trying to take away our homes, the Ontario Legislature is OUR house — the people's house — and together, we WILL evict him from office!
November 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
What an energizing day! Thousands of people showed up for our National Housing Day Rally to say NO to #Bill60 and attacks on renters!
Even though Doug Ford is trying to take away our homes, the Ontario Legislature is OUR house — the people's house — and together, we WILL evict him from office!
Even though Doug Ford is trying to take away our homes, the Ontario Legislature is OUR house — the people's house — and together, we WILL evict him from office!
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This month, after almost a year of development, we launched a whole new publication! @scripthealth.bsky.social is a brand new platform dedicated to covering LGBTQ2S+ health in a period where our rights and healthcare access are under extreme threat. www.script.health
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This month, after almost a year of development, we launched a whole new publication! @scripthealth.bsky.social is a brand new platform dedicated to covering LGBTQ2S+ health in a period where our rights and healthcare access are under extreme threat. www.script.health
we've got quite a lot featured in the current issue of @thegrindto.bsky.social, especially in the gift guide where i recommend professional earplugs for shows and @nikostratis.com' excellent memoir.
toronno! there's a new issue of @thegrindto.bsky.social out, which means more music coverage from us, including show listings, contributions to the annual gift guide, and "what we're listening to"! check it out online and across the city. www.thegrindmag.ca
November 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
we've got quite a lot featured in the current issue of @thegrindto.bsky.social, especially in the gift guide where i recommend professional earplugs for shows and @nikostratis.com' excellent memoir.
few things in life are as fun as turning my bestie on to a new Dumb Movie
I am 26 minutes in to Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight and I have already hollered and jumped out of my seat in excitement
This is gonna be sooo good!
This is gonna be sooo good!
November 22, 2025 at 2:29 AM
few things in life are as fun as turning my bestie on to a new Dumb Movie
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Genuinely one of the most surreal things I've ever seen. Everything about it: the words, the body language, the setting. Unwritable as fiction.
Reporter: Are affirming that you think Trump is a fascist?
Mamdani: We’ve spoken about—
Trump: That’s ok, you can just say it.
Mamdani: We’ve spoken about—
Trump: That’s ok, you can just say it.
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Genuinely one of the most surreal things I've ever seen. Everything about it: the words, the body language, the setting. Unwritable as fiction.
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Anyone watching Tim Robinson’s The chair company? I drew Mike Santini pondering the Chocolate Kong
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Anyone watching Tim Robinson’s The chair company? I drew Mike Santini pondering the Chocolate Kong
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yesterday @lizpelly.bsky.social joined us to kick off @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social's AGM and it was such an honour. i remember the excitement and validation everyone felt to see our co-op's name in the pages of Mood Machine when it came out, and last night's chat was equally affirming.
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
yesterday @lizpelly.bsky.social joined us to kick off @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social's AGM and it was such an honour. i remember the excitement and validation everyone felt to see our co-op's name in the pages of Mood Machine when it came out, and last night's chat was equally affirming.
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Despite fierce political opposition, cultural boycotts of Israel and institutions complicit in the occupation of Palestine have gone mainstream.
I spoke to some organizers in the arts about how we got here, and what's next for the movement.
I spoke to some organizers in the arts about how we got here, and what's next for the movement.
How Canadian Artists Brought Cultural Boycotts of Israel to the Mainstream
Boycotts of Israel and institutions supportive of the occupation of Palestine were a fringe activity just a couple years ago. But artists across the country have made them impossible to ignore.
www.thegrindmag.ca
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Despite fierce political opposition, cultural boycotts of Israel and institutions complicit in the occupation of Palestine have gone mainstream.
I spoke to some organizers in the arts about how we got here, and what's next for the movement.
I spoke to some organizers in the arts about how we got here, and what's next for the movement.
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Guys at this point just assume that any dude who was a famous public intellectual in the 1990s was buddies with Epstein
MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In the documents, Chomsky described Epstein as a "highly valued friend."
Epstein emails show close connection with MIT's Noam Chomsky
MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In t...
www.wbur.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Guys at this point just assume that any dude who was a famous public intellectual in the 1990s was buddies with Epstein
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This is another way AI is being used to extract value from speculative/counterfactual realities (bc we’ve maxed out extraction from like real material reality). It continues vectors/trajectories/vibes in speculative directions, which we accept bc they generate wealth.
Art-pop innovator Sophie and country cult hero Blaze Foley both had suspiciously AI-sounding new material posted to their pages recently—odd choices of artists to target for a scam, considering that Sophie died in 2021 and Foley in 1989
Why Is It So Easy to Flood Streaming With AI Slop?
And what the hell is Operation Clown Dump?
www.hearingthings.co
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This is another way AI is being used to extract value from speculative/counterfactual realities (bc we’ve maxed out extraction from like real material reality). It continues vectors/trajectories/vibes in speculative directions, which we accept bc they generate wealth.
this rules
"On Twelfth Night, 2024, a multicultural New Orleans brass band commandeered the first parade of Carnival, launching the New Orleans Musicians for Palestine (NM4P) collective to bring attention to the Israeli state's attacks on Gaza."
hanounbrassband.bandcamp.com/album/from-n...
"On Twelfth Night, 2024, a multicultural New Orleans brass band commandeered the first parade of Carnival, launching the New Orleans Musicians for Palestine (NM4P) collective to bring attention to the Israeli state's attacks on Gaza."
hanounbrassband.bandcamp.com/album/from-n...
From New Orleans to Palestine, by Hanoun Brass Band
8 track album
hanounbrassband.bandcamp.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
this rules
"On Twelfth Night, 2024, a multicultural New Orleans brass band commandeered the first parade of Carnival, launching the New Orleans Musicians for Palestine (NM4P) collective to bring attention to the Israeli state's attacks on Gaza."
hanounbrassband.bandcamp.com/album/from-n...
"On Twelfth Night, 2024, a multicultural New Orleans brass band commandeered the first parade of Carnival, launching the New Orleans Musicians for Palestine (NM4P) collective to bring attention to the Israeli state's attacks on Gaza."
hanounbrassband.bandcamp.com/album/from-n...