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aisling murphy @aislingmurph.bsky.social · 8h

I wanted The Life of a Showgirl to grow on me. But Taylor Swift's likely use of generative AI to market the album crossed a line I'm not sure I'll ever be able to look past.

My op-ed for @theglobeandmail.com:

www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...

Wait, did Taylor Swift use generative AI to market The Life of a Showgirl?

Swift’s Easter eggs are legendary within her massive fandom. But the likelihood she used AI to generate promotional videos makes them tough to enjoy, writes Aisling Murphy

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 12h

Today, @nationalobserver.com is launching a tool to search municipal meeting transcripts across Canada. The tool has already helped us unearth a climate denial network targeting towns and cities, report on AI data centers, measure our impact and more.

Journalists and researchers, sign up for free!

Canada’s National Observer unveils a powerful tool for fighting disinformation

Civic Searchlight brings together municipal meeting transcripts from across Canada into a searchable database for the first time. It has already been used to fight disinformation, report on impact, di...

www.nationalobserver.com

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Adam Huras @adamhuras.bsky.social · 2d

NEW from me...
New Brunswick company fined $1 million, banned 10 years from using temporary foreign workers

Bolero Shellfish Processing has been leveled the largest penalty ever issued over the mistreatment of TFWs.

Details 👇
tj.news/new-brunswic... #NB

BREAKING: Company fined $1M, banned 10 years from using temporary foreign workers

Bolero Shellfish Processing has been leveled the largest penalty ever issued over the mistreatment of temporary foreign workers

tj.news

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 3d

Yankees team is making history

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MOST RUNS ALLOWED OVER 2-GAME SPAN IN POSTSEASON FRANCHISE HISTORY 21 runs Aaron Boone pictured

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Steve Sladkowski @sladkow.bsky.social · 3d

I’m starting to think this Trey Yesavage kid “has it”

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josh o'kane @joshokane.bsky.social · 4d

Folks, baseball is: good

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josh o'kane @joshokane.bsky.social · 4d

Baseball rules, the @bluejays.com rule, my mom rules, the jumbotron rules

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josh o'kane @joshokane.bsky.social · 5d

How soon do you guys think the Pixies will get a songwriting credit on “Actually Romantic”

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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 5d

Fall culture preview 2025: All the film, television, exhibits, music and more to look forward to this season

Globe Arts staff round up your best bets for fall

www.theglobeandmail.com

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josh o'kane @joshokane.bsky.social · 6d

They don’t make book covers like they used to

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Gerrit De Vynck @gerritd.bsky.social · 9d

“Our general approach has been to treat likeness and copyright distinctly,” said Jason Kwon, chief strategy officer of OpenAI.

Definitely seeing this distinction being made by AI execs recently. A potential wedge being driven into Hollywood/Music industry www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...

Exclusive | OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out

Executives at the company notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.

www.wsj.com

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Chris Berube @chrisberube.bsky.social · 10d

Thought this photo looked oddly familiar..

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 10d

love to use cutting-edge AI technology to picture "what would it look like if Alejandro Kirk hit a home run - an event we just saw, 10 minutes ago, live in HD - but it happened in Ken Griffey Jr Baseball for the Nintendo 64"

Will @heymynameiswill.bsky.social · 10d

bae: come over
me: can't. watching redzone
bae: kirk just hit his second ding dong
me:

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josh o'kane @joshokane.bsky.social · 20d

For more self-aggrandizing media-hoarding content, I have an instagram where I mostly post about records and books I’m into: www.instagram.com/joshconsuming

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Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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josh o'kane @joshokane.bsky.social · 20d

Been ransacking bins everywhere for it for years, only to find it in a just-acquired collection at my usual shop….

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josh o'kane @joshokane.bsky.social · 20d

Off for a few weeks and Trying Not To Post but… I just found two of my biggest grails at Rotate This

Ghostface is a new repress (which is fine since the only original I’ve ever seen was priced at $400) but Stephen Malkmus self-titled is a 2001 original. Gorgeous bridge between Pavement and Jicks

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Wolf @wolfenhaus.bsky.social · 20d

Gift article:

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Ticketmaster, Live Nation Sued by FTC Over Ticket Resales

The US Federal Trade Commission and seven states sued Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and Ticketmaster for failing to stem the use of automated ticketing bots and large-scale resale operations.

www.bloomberg.com

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katyblakely.bsky.social @katyblakely.bsky.social · 25d

"Canada’s animation and visual effects industry was one of our proudest exports. Now it’s struggling."

Good read from the
Globe and Mail about what many in the industry are feeling.

www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article...

Canada’s animation and visual effects industry was one of our proudest exports. Now it’s struggling

Studios across the country have been shedding jobs, threatened by tax changes, artificial intelligence and rising costs

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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 26d

This. And the far-too-credulous reporters should be throttling the sources who dangled lies that made them look like fools

Julianna 💎 @batariangal.bsky.social · 26d

So now that it’s confirmed that none of the messages on the bullets were pro-trans, maybe we should have a national conversation about how multiple newspapers repeated a lie about us on their front pages hours after doubts had already been cast over it?

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 26d

From the Charlie Kirk press conference:

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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 27d

Canada’s animation and visual effects industry was one of our proudest exports. Now it’s struggling

Studios across the country have been shedding jobs, threatened by tax changes, artificial intelligence and rising costs

www.theglobeandmail.com

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J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 27d

Josh O'Kane has a deep dive into Canada's declining animation business. www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article...

Canada’s animation and visual effects industry was one of our proudest exports. Now it’s struggling

Studios across the country have been shedding jobs, threatened by tax changes, artificial intelligence and rising costs

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Steve Faguy @fagstein.bsky.social · 27d

The Globe and Mail on an existential market crisis for Canada's animation and visual effects industries. www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article...

Canada’s animation and visual effects industry was one of our proudest exports. Now it’s struggling

Studios across the country have been shedding jobs, threatened by tax changes, artificial intelligence and rising costs

www.theglobeandmail.com

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josh o'kane @joshokane.bsky.social · 27d

New: The end of production at Nelvana is just the latest blow to Canada's animation and VFX industry, which has been in a slow-motion collapse since 2023.

Here's a deep dive into the struggles of one of Canada's most recognizable exports: on-screen magic www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/article...