Check out this video I made in collaboration with CBC Arts! 🎨 If you like it, please leave a comment sharing your thoughts as I would not only love to hear from you, but if CBC sees the engagement, they will consider working with me again!! youtu.be/ePxc1VjEXXM?...

“At $73 billion in direct impact on the national GDP, Canada’s cultural industries contribute more than oil and gas extraction at $71 billion.” www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...

Beyond excited to share this video I worked on with @christeah.bsky.social and the CBC! The Skylight Caper is the largest art heist in Canadian history, and yet it is not well known. Learn why by following the link below! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePxc...

Back in May, CBC Arts reached out to me asking if I would be interested in joining the CBC Creator Program. After months of work, the pilot episode of my series on art heists is officially live. Join me for a deep dive into this bizarre story of art crime! 🎨 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePxc...

New video! Today, I am discussing the pros and cons of free #museum admission. Let me know what you think in the comments! youtu.be/crX05RyPK6w?...

When you've been on strike for 8 weeks and you're told at 4pm on a Sunday that you have to be back in the office at 8am on Monday

⌛️There's still time to visit a new art installation bridging ancient rituals and climate protest at @vindolandatrust.bsky.social Artist David Appleyard has created VOTUM - a piece that transforms symbols of protection into collective gestures. On show until 2 Nov >> bit.ly/4oaUauI

🪦 THIS SUNDAY 🪦 Join the Old Cemetery Society for the Annual Ghost Tour at Ross Bay Cemetery. Tours start at 2PM but guests are advised to arrive early. Cost: $5. No resos needed. Meet inside the cemetery across the street from Ross Bay Villa (near the corner of Arnold Ave and Fairfield Rd) #yyj

Day 40 of the #BCGEUstrike btw

I know I’ve been posting a lot about this, but it’s telling of how this government looks at society that at the very moment Mark Carney can’t stop talking about nation-building projects, he’s throwing the biggest nationwide service-delivery network on the scrap heap because it doesn’t make money.

"I'm a tourist, and I support you, but I'm still going to cross the picket line!" So... you don't support us? #bcgeustrike

Sad update to this story: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/a...

The Vancouver Island Local History Society stands in solidarity with #BCGEU strikers, including those at the Royal BC Museum and BC Archives. Please do not cross their picket lines.

Strike Day 4 @davidebybc.bsky.social

Reminder that the affordability crisis will not go away if the government remains part of the problem. #bcpoli #BCGEU #BCPSAStrike

Day 3 of the #bcgeu strike done. Buckling down for the long haul.

Day 2 of the #bcgeu strike

Day 1 of the #bcgeu strike done

Archival work. So. Many. Staples.

This video has got it all: millions of dollars of stolen wealth, luxurious overindulgence, and a death that occurred under mysterious circumstances. youtu.be/bWbegMOQOO8?...

This video has got it all: millions of dollars of stolen wealth, luxurious overindulgence, and a death that occurred under mysterious circumstances. youtu.be/bWbegMOQOO8?...

Being so Normal about Florence and the Machine :)))))

One minute you're being responsible and making a hearty and healthy home-cooked meal, the next you're on a bus downtown because your friends called and you can't resist the siren song of the pub

I found this so so interesting and thought yall might too! TLDR; guy defrauds his billionaire employers, makes giant gifts to cultural institutions, and was found dead at 40 about two months ago. news.artnet.com/art-world/ma...

If ChatGPT has no haters, I am dead.

@museumnext.com is platforming "The Living Museum" created by Jonathon Talmi at the Digital Museums Summit despite its glaring ethical issues (like letting you chat with culturally senstive items and even human remains!!) Guess I won't be attending any of their summits again

My friend Tim is giving this cool queer history tour in Ross Bay Cemetery this Sunday, #yyj #BChist

I get home from work, I start up my desktop to try and do some writing and then the League of Legends icon talks to me like the fucking green goblin mask

there are so many great things about generative AI! here are some of my favorites <3

Thank you to the Uvic Library for helping us create a permanent home for these important historical documents! Follow the link to find the permanent repository for the transcribed diaries of Peter O'Reilly: dspace.library.uvic.ca/collections/...

Every day I log on to Instagram to see bbno$ menacing Vancouver while dressed as an anime character

The derpy horse is everything to me

Check out this postage catalogue from 1923! It got me all excited because the little label at the back of the book reads: "T.M Hibben and Co." Back in the day, some booksellers would label their books in this way, and this particular bookstore was on Government Street in my hometown of #yyj #booksky

It's the one year anniversary of Museums and Sex! My friend @nturavrgcistory.bsky.social and I put a lot of work into this discussion of gender, sex, and museums. We co-wrote the script, and Amelia created her own blog post to accompany this project, so check it out 🥰 youtu.be/aPcaW95TzKo?...

Took a break at a rest stop on a recent road trip and accidentally stumbled across this historic hidden gem: the Last Spike at Craigellachie #BCHistory

When the museum/archive supplies are themselves artifacts

An array of First Nations voices take to Parliament Hill to express their shared opposition to Bill C-5. Hear more on APTN News Brief:

History requires deep, extensive research a lot of that research will end up not being directly relevant. You won't know that until you get in it. Research isn't just pulling a doc with all the answers, it's finding connections, it's understanding what's *not* being said, it's knowing context.

Finding out that one of the authors who founded and shaped your interest in fantasy spent a year in prison with his wife/coauthor for rampant child abuse

We have one website volunteer for @vilocalhistory.bsky.social and they spend the majority of their time thwarting AI scrapers. What’s on our website? Transcribed historical documents and blog posts that took many hundreds of staff and volunteers hours to produce.

An interesting conversation happening at the world's most visited #museum www.cnn.com/2025/06/16/s...

Last night, I saw the Pheonician Scheme by Wes Anderson, and I loved it. I loved the ending, the set pieces, and I also found it interesting that they got permission to borrow ACTUAL paintings from the Hamburger Kunsthalle (including a Renoir - shoutout to the registrar that did the paperwork)

Got some film developed and it revealed this picture of my cat looking like a suspect in a 1970s murder documentary

The difference between weakness & courage Joe Rogan punches down, slandering a scholar who showed up in his studio for a hostile debate after chemo I punch up, taking on celebrities who promote ignorance & anti-intellectualism YT: youtu.be/V0tMcWeOuFY Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1aUT...

If museums matter, why don’t we fund them like they do?

NEW BLOG POST! I just finished reading Jim Egan's autobiography and felt like writing a short review of it! Egan is considered Canada's first gay activist, and this Pride month, it is worth remembering his activism. www.notyouraveragecistory.com/blog/book-re...

I know I'm gaining traction on YouTube because I've had my first email asking me to sell crypto!

So... a Very Large Canadian Network found my YouTube channel and wants me to create content for them

Thr parasocial relationship between a tour guide and their flock