Niko Stratis
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Sober trans broad. Award winning writer. Former smoker. I write a newsletter called Anxiety Shark, my debut book is called The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman She//Her linktr.ee/nikostratis
Interesting how one artist uses AI to make music and gets “I hate that I like this” headlines and another gets something much more accusatory. Either it’s all shit (it is) or it’s not (it is). www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Sure seems like Fenix Flexin used AI music generator Treblo
The company’s new detection tool says the song is ‘very likely Treblo.’
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idk it just feels like at this point it’s clear that sustained use of AI does something to your brain and for some people that ends up being truly life ruining and i’m like why would you not want to protect your brain.
“Music publications BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine have been gutted by parent company Veeps... Nearly all the staff at each publication appear to have been laid off yesterday. Veeps, which is now owned by Live Nation, acquired the publications in 2024 or 2025”
BrooklynVegan, Alt Press Hit With Mass Layoffs
Music publications Revolver and Goldmine have also been gutted by owners Veeps and Live Nation
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It’s wild to have been a cashier in the “we’ll accept a personal cheque if we know you or if you seem cool” era and still be here for the “money is fake now, tap your phone on The Tablet and I’ll release your coffee” days
If we do this right we’ll have Joyce Carol Oates on Emily Wilson on Mallrats by the end of the year.
Niko Stratis@nikostratis.com · 20h agoEmily Wilson gets one more piece on The Odyssey and then she needs to move on and let us know what she thinks about Mallrats
Emily chime in on whether the pretzel stand is part of the food court or an autonomous unit for mid-mall snacking
Niko Stratis@nikostratis.com · 20h agoEmily Wilson gets one more piece on The Odyssey and then she needs to move on and let us know what she thinks about Mallrats
Emily Wilson gets one more piece on The Odyssey and then she needs to move on and let us know what she thinks about Mallrats
really loving all the protests against and support for trans women happening in and around the WNBA, a league that has never had a trans woman play in it. we’re just THAT interesting to talk about! for everyone! how fun!!!!
I really think this is a landmark essay. Read it today if you haven't.
Niko Stratis@nikostratis.com · yesterdayI wrote this 3 years ago for @pastemagazine.bsky.social, about reporting on transphobia in music without ever involved trans people, and you’ll be surprised (I’m not) how it continues to be extremely relevant www.pastemagazine.com/music/transp...
You don’t have to worry about trans women in sports. You do have to worry about trans women in your walls, eating a big crumb as a whole meal off a table they made out of a wooden spool, and taking baths in a bottle cap
on Sophie Cunningham and a trans controversy that doesn't involve any actual trans people: defector.com/the-right-ha...
I wrote this 3 years ago for @pastemagazine.bsky.social, about reporting on transphobia in music without ever involved trans people, and you’ll be surprised (I’m not) how it continues to be extremely relevant www.pastemagazine.com/music/transp...
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A label has been created for your package Your package has shipped Your package is out for delivery Your package is never going to feel as good as smoking cigarettes did when you were 26, almost 27, when you still felt invincible Your package attempted delivery but no one was there to sign for it
buying the deluxe edition of 12 Golden Country Greats, despite already owning the original on vinyl, just for "I'll Miss You" and "Sweet Texas Fire" music.apple.com/ca/album/ill...
I'll Miss You by Ween on Apple Music
Song · 1996 · Duration 2:55
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Was out walking my dog and someone warned me there was a “weird cat” ahead on the sidewalk and I might want to be careful with my dog. I told her “oh they’re comrades”, and she watched us walk up to said cat, who laid down to bid my dog welcome, and this is what I mean when I say community makes us
NEW EPISODE! "The Secrets and Lies" [S3E19] Within the first five minutes of this episode, Seth says "Ew, or touch my pooper?" and while other stuff happens in it I just thought we should really emphasize this. Also, @nikostratis.com says a whole lot of funny stuff.
Alex Steed@alexsteed.bsky.social · 2y agoDid you know that @nikostratis.com and I are hosting a recap show about The OC? It's called The OC, Again. Just to recap, it's a recap show about The OC. The first episode just came out.
presales for my first novel start in less than two weeks. let's get it together shall we
Look, there's plenty of exhaustive Odyssey takes out there, but @raxkingisdead.bsky.social is the only one brave enough to say "hey anyone notice the Big Movie is a good time?"
rax ‘levon honkers’ king@raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 5d agoPOSITED: the primary task of any Odyssey adaptation is not to get things right, but to kick ass flaminghydra.com/issue-618/#f...
using AI to create a barebones infographic about Capitalism for likes on the internet is so fucking funny
Richard Murphy@richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 2d agoI did an infographic on Marx recently. This seems like the appropriate follow-up. In one way or another, I used AI in creating this post. I also used a word processor, my brain, thinking time, coffee, discussion, and about 50 years of reading.
I deleted all my posts about being annoyed because I went for a walk
“Pauline , 11:30 AM, February 24, I’m just entering the town of Mushroom Kingdom”
Florence@justflorence.bsky.social · 3d agoWent to an arcade in Halifax that had a framed portrait of Shigeru Miyamoto looking like he's about to be at the center of a murder mystery in the pacific northwest
It’s so funny (and even more telling) that the owners of professional sports teams acknowledge that there’s a problem with having an enormous wealth gap, but it only matters to them when it’s the difference between different magnitudes of billionaire.
Smashing Pumpkins are the ultimate teenage band, nothing really hits like "and God is empty, just like me" when you're 13
Funny, reading this by @nikostratis.com had me recall my recovering from days glassblowing in New Orleans summer heat. I'd come home and just turning on the ceiling fan and lying down on a cool wood floor was relief to me. www.anxietyshark.ca/baby-wheres-...
Baby where’s a feast for the smile?
Hard, near impossible, to write so joyously about being so tired, and if you did not speak the language you would never know that these songs all feel so close to weary hearts.
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insanely funny that the Daily Mail ran this story with gwen's profile photo of faceapp lady Jim Rockford
