New Mountain Goats album. This is not a drill. To be honest, I wasn’t sure I’d dig this as much as usual given that I didn’t quite click with the singles released so far. But then I listened Song for Layne Staley. What a great way to open the album.
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Love games, movies, books and artsy stuff. Will occasionally post about them on YouTube. https://linktr.ee/triplehop
Finally started working on my next long form YouTube video. Really excited about this one but it’s gonna be a while yet.
Rewatched Marion Bridge, this lovely family drama that takes place in Cape Breton. Genuinely incredible and heartwarming despite the dark subject matter. Thought I’d post about it. www.instagram.com/reel/Dboetv-...
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Randomly found this in a record store in Vancouver. Are you lost little vinyl?
A good showing even if Evil Dead was disappointing. #LastFourWatched #LetterBoxdFriday #LetterBoxd #Filmsky
The problem with reading anything by Hugh McLennan is that every three minutes you have to put the book down and chew on the line he just hit you with.
I’m reminded of the time that FIFA tried to shakedown EA for money because they thought their brand was worth something and EA laughed in their faces and showed them the door.
Is The Guild really approaching its 20th anniversary?
Dont Look: Terrifying Creature
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The Whitecaps 4-3 loss to Cincinnati was tempered by seeing Gauld back and scoring an absolute screamer of a goal. Crazy how in form he is after so long away. Also love seeing the Save the Caps signs in opposition stadiums. Big love to all the supporters groups who are making that happen.
Watched this awesome queer love story shot in Nova Scotia over the weekend. Was lovely. Made a little short about it. vt.tiktok.com/ZSXq4VeFV/
England watched multiple teams play Argentina and drop leads late because they insisted on parking the bus. Then they decided, while only being up 1-0, to fall into a low block and absorb shots for 30 minutes.
Ted Lasso: Sam Obisanya's 'A Goldfish'
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Next spotlight on some cool Canadian film is Queens of the Qing Dynasty. A film by Cape Breton director Ashley McKenzie that is unsettling, surreal and ultimately hopeful. vt.tiktok.com/ZSXLuAKmb/
World Cup delivering absolute classics. Mexico v England was incredible and scrappy. Belgium trouncing the US 4-1 was so satisfying and Argentina delivers another gritty comeback. Wish we’d seen more giant killing in the end but the rest of the tourney is still going to be amazing.
Fourth official during the Mexico v England game.
Nigel Tufnel: These Go To Eleven
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Gonna do a series of shorts spotlighting some Canadian (largely east coast) films. Here’s the first one over on TikTok. vt.tiktok.com/ZSCGjDRUy/
I’m really glad that in the age of the great plagiarizing machine YouTube still feigns shock whenever someone uploads a video with barely audible background music from more than half a century ago.
Been reading more than watching lately but I haven’t done one of these in a bit. #LastFourWatched #LetterBoxdFriday #LetterBoxd #Filmsky
buzzing with excitement to tell you that the 1993 Eden Book Society books are now published. These books are written under pseudonyms; one of them is me, and I will never, even on penalty of death, tell you which one, but I'm very proud to be part of this project. deadinkbooks.com/products/the...
The Eden Book Society — 1993 Collection (Pre-Order)
Pre-Order. Publishes July 2026. The Eden Book Society was a publishing house which produced horror novelettes for a private list of subscribers from its inception in 1919 until 2006, presided over by ...
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Finally got a chance to watch Little Lorraine and really enjoyed it. I miss the matriarch character from the music video because she so perfectly encapsulates a very specific kind of hardened Cape Breton woman, but still a great watch. Amazing cameos as well. Hope we see more CB films like this.
Seeing boa in concert was definitely a bucket list item. What an awesome show. Jasmine Rodgers is incredible.
I don’t want to risk boosting a SlopTube video. But this AI generated thumbnail for a summary of New Waterford Girl is absolutely sending me.
The Paraguay v Türkiye game might be both the best and worst game of football I’ve seen all year. I can’t wait for the memes.
Saw this on Ellie Goings substack. Such an awesome cover design.
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A moment for the Penguin Great Ideas cover design for Walter Benjamin’s classic essay The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. Someone give this designer a raise.
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Nintendo really nailed the Starfox remake. I would have preferred a sequel in the style of 64 but this is the next best thing. Hopefully after this we finally, at long last, get a proper new Starfox game. Everything about this one feels perfect.
Some ramblings about Cape Breton and the importance of having a place to tell our stories over on my Substack. triplehop.substack.com/p/voices-fro...
Voices from Home
Local Creativity Matters
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Dear restaurants: If a beef dip is on your menu, there’s no need to serve the sandwich sopping wet. That’s literally what the jus is for.
“Yes, it's all terribly simple. The good guys are stalwart and true. The bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats. We always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies and everybody lives happily ever after.” #anthonystewarthead
