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Michael Rancic

@therewasnosound.bsky.social

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arts & culture journalist co-founder @newfeelingcoop writing a book about the history of electronic music in so-called canada for @invisibooks

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Michael Rancic @therewasnosound.bsky.social · Nov 15

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.

Portrait of Michael Rancic from the shoulders up smiling.

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Michael Rancic @therewasnosound.bsky.social · 18h

AUDITION (1999): deceptively restrained for a Takashi Miike film, while also managing to be incredibly dreamlike and horrific. what begins as a widower's search for a new wife unravels into a violent indictment of patriarchy and objectification.

www.kanopy.com/en/torontopl...

Michael Rancic @therewasnosound.bsky.social · 18h

POSSESSION (1981): i love over the top everything in my horror and Żuławski delivers wonderfully in this feverish blend of horror, grief, and obsession.

on Hoopla and Kanopy:
www.hoopladigital.com/title/16959287
www.kanopy.com/en/torontopl...

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Michael Rancic @therewasnosound.bsky.social · 1d

in awe of @kostiukwilliams.bsky.social's skills and vision.

come to our show next month!!! @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social

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NDY & New feeling co-op present SLASH NEED, HRT, Doctor Cement November 15 St Stephen in the Fields $20 Adv 8pm. A Slash Need record release and NEw Feeling Co-op 5 year anniversary celebration

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Michael Rancic @therewasnosound.bsky.social · 2d

this is exactly what i need to hear, i can't wait to try it out

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 2d

if you work for a publication that does this and have any idea how much $$$ your outlet makes from affiliate sale commissions on prime day, DM or signal me: jason.404

also interested if you are a journalist who is asked to do these deal roundups as part of your job

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 2d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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History is What's Happening @historyiswhat.bsky.social · 2d

"Yellowhead Institute’s Mskwaasin Agnew detained, flotilla to Gaza ‘pirated by Israel’"

BREAKING: Yellowhead Institute’s Mskwaasin Agnew detained, flotilla to Gaza ‘pirated by Israel’

The Freedom Flotilla Commission said all boats delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza have been boarded by Israeli forces.

theeyeopener.com

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Michael Rancic @therewasnosound.bsky.social · 2d

CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962): a great study of mood and tension. mary knows something is just... off, but no one will listen or understand. great acting, shot composition, and score. an underrated nightmare!

www.hoopladigital.com/title/11927936

actress candice hillgloss looks into a warped reflection

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IFJ- International Federation of Journalists @ifjglobal.bsky.social · 3d

🔴 In two years of war, over 223 Palestinian journalists have been killed in #Gaza in the deadliest period in the history of journalism. As journalists, unionists and, ultimately, humans, we cannot accept that reporters are killed amid indifference, be that in Gaza or elsewhere.

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Debt Collective 🟥 @debtcollective.bsky.social · 3d

Now: Debt Collective Raises Hand to Purchase Chunk of Federal Government Student Debt Portfolio

The Debt Collective has purchased billions in household debt over the past decade

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, after a new POLITICO report that the Trump administration is “exploring options to sell off parts of the federal government’s $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio to the private market,” the Debt Collective is announcing its willingness to purchase the entire portfolio for its true market value. The Debt Collective will then subsequently cancel the debt.

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Dimension 20 @dimension20.bsky.social · 3d

What are the vibes of Dimension 20 Live in Las Vegas going to be? Well...

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Michael Rancic @therewasnosound.bsky.social · 3d

WHITE OF THE EYE (1987): part southern gothic horror, part American take on the super stylistic giallo. really weird and thrilling, and hits on the disorienting violence of domestic masculinity that's as satisfying as THE SHINING. also on Tubi/Plex.

www.hoopladigital.com/title/11478025

a woman's head being bashed into a microwave

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 4d

Zelda Williams has asked people to stop sending her AI slop videos of her father Robin Williams:

"It’s dumb, it’s a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it’s NOT what he’d want"

"You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting [stuff] out of the lives of human beings .. [and] art and music"

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Michael Rancic @therewasnosound.bsky.social · 4d

WHEN A STRANGER CALLS (1979): this one gets a bad rap! the film is bookended by suspenseful horror, while the meaty middle is more police procedural. a fun tonal shift grounded by excellent performances.

on both hoopla AND kanopy:
www.hoopladigital.com/title/13580813
www.kanopy.com/en/torontopl...

tony beckley from WHEN A STRANGER CALLS looking angry

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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 5d

Global News: 'Photo exhibition highlights reality of Canadians with long COVID'

'The Living with Long COVID exhibition is a collaboration by the Museum of Vancouver and SFU's Faculty of Health Sciences - offering a glimpse into the daily lives...'

globalnews.ca/video/114650...

Photo exhibition highlights reality of Canadians with long COVID | Watch News Videos Online

Watch Photo exhibition highlights reality of Canadians with long COVID Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

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Michael Rancic @therewasnosound.bsky.social · 6d

sunday's pick is FROM BEYOND (1986), which is more of a sexy, cosmic horror, akin to HELLRAISER. very goopy and practical-effects heavy, so maybe wear some goggles.

www.kanopy.com/en/torontopl...

barbara crampton and ted sorel in from beyond

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Michael Rancic @therewasnosound.bsky.social · 6d

it's the weekend so i'm posting both saturday and sunday's picks today as a stuart gordon double feature.

first up is RE-ANIMATOR (1985): a fantastic, lovecraftian "mad scientist" film.

www.hoopladigital.com/title/18462039

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Carl Wilson @carlzoilus.bsky.social · 7d

A loud sigh of lamentation: Rest in Pandemonium to Nobuo Kubota of CCMC, great Toronto artist of sound and vision, 1932-2025.

From a recent exhibition at MOCA Toronto, a work of Nobuo Kubota's showing three rows of three pictures of his grey-haired face, pink and half-transparent, with his mouth in various positions and expressions of sound-making.

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Michael Rancic @therewasnosound.bsky.social · 7d

a sisyphean songwriter of our times!

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Michael Rancic @therewasnosound.bsky.social · 7d

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NEW FEELING @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social · 7d

we're proud to present our 5th anniversary show in toronto with punk promoters Not Dead Yet, featuring SLASH NEED. there will be plenty to celebrate as the event also marks the release of their long-awaited debut album.

tickets & more info here:
link.dice.fm/df434d9b4110

event poster featuring slash need. NDY gig #882. Saturday November 15, 2025. In Collaboration with New Feeling. St. Stephen-In-the-Field. $20 adv. 8pm. SLASH NEED. HRT. DOCTOR CEMENT.

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Michael Rancic @therewasnosound.bsky.social · 7d

BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974): a halloween staple of mine and a toronto classic! incredible slasher with a great sense of humour and gender politics.

www.kanopy.com/en/torontopl...

a bloody hand reaches up toward glass figurines

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Michael Rancic @therewasnosound.bsky.social · 8d

EVIL DEAD II (1987): one of my all time faves. more of a second iteration than a "sequel," this really finds the sweet spot where "over-the-top" in comedy and horror intersect, and does it w/ incredible style, shot composition, and movement!

www.kanopy.com/en/torontopl...

a closeup of a maniacal bruce campbell looking directly into the camera

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Michael Rancic @therewasnosound.bsky.social · 9d

"less charismatic ted bundy" !!!

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 9d

No live coverage of the Global Sumud Flotilla on The Guardian, BBC, CNN, CBC or the NYT

65,000 people following it on YouTube www.youtube.com/live/uEN2bWF...

24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA

YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla

www.youtube.com

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Michael Rancic @therewasnosound.bsky.social · 9d

PULSE (2001): i watch a lot of horror and found this one to be genuinely unsettling. exploring isolation and the permeable boundaries between life and death. a minimal, slow burn and not something that's going to bat you over the head with jump scares.
www.hoopladigital.com/movie/pulse-...

in a screengrab from the film Pulse (2001) a man stares at a blackened spot on the wall in front of him

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Michael Rancic @therewasnosound.bsky.social · 9d

31 DAYS OF HORROR! every day this month i'm going to recommend a different horror film available through Toronto Public Library, via streaming services Hoopla or Kanopy.

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