Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.

#TranceSky reaches its first anniversary this month! All aboard the EDM train. For this evening's #RaveyardShift: 1. Rio Addicts - The Distance (Original Mix) [Electronic Elements, 2007] #TranceSky #musicsky #progressivehouse #trance

"...and it could be again". (It was a hell of a year, Blue Jays.)

This is @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social’s time.

Monty is wearing his tux to the World Series #gojaysgo

Okay, someone took "No Kings" just a little too seriously.

Weird that they’re just televising Toronto batting practice.

How about one more #RaveyardShift on women in trance music? The first to make their mark were songwriters and vocalists, which led to the #vocaltrance subgenre. Roles continue to change, along with the sound. 1. Tilt feat. Dominique Atkins - Invisible (Lost Tribe Vocal Mix) [Hooj, 1999] #TranceSky

Yet another fun fact: I have *literally* sat next to Dame Mullally's seat in St. Paul's Cathedral. (They actually let a cafeteria Catholic into the quire stalls.)

Health Canada statement issued last night: "Acetaminophen is a recommended treatment of pain or fever in pregnancy when used as directed. It should be used at the lowest effective dose for the shortest duration needed. Untreated fever and pain in pregnant women can pose risks to the unborn child."

The Blue Jays are indeed good. #Kirk

"Currywurst is key to Germany's democratisation. In this essay I will..."

Happy Earth, Wind & Fire Day to all who celebrate.

Back from vacation, which obviously means a new #RaveyardShift entry. Monday's the beginning of #GenderEqualityWeek. While EDM is still a male-dominated genre, the #trancefamily is always growing. 1. Taťána Štěrbová - Moments (DJ Tatana Sirup Mix) [Sirup Records, 2003] #TranceSky #musicsky #trance

The plaque is still there, after all these years.

Here’s what the Taylor swift and Travis kelce engagement taught me about B2B sales:

My condolences. (Also, what the heck? Who here is an expert on Canadian nationality law?)

Quite seriously: EU, Canada, UK, Aus, Japan, Korea should Launch the mRNA moonshot. Jointly put $1-2 billion towards it.

To mark the Civic Holiday 🇨🇦 in Canada, I went virtual crate digging. In this expanded edition, these are picks from the Canadian trance (and adjacent) scene. Heads up #RaveyardShift, it's about to get proggy in here: 1. Alucard - Sliver (Original Mix) [Solaris, 2011] #TranceSky #musicsky #trance

also if you like having a tsunami warning system we should probably not defund NOAA & NWS, which run ours

Dare I say it, but the brief depiction of Howard Simons in ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976) by Martin Balsam was perfect. Makes over-the-top jokes, plays coy and asks all the mundane questions (that turn out to be right), and then steers the story while Bradlee/Woodward/Bernstein eat up the screen.

Your Toronto Blue Jays, 2025.

You've inherited a movie theatre, what's your double feature? Two sci-fi films (Can I call the latter sci-fi, @bitchuation.bsky.social?) that present exaggerated pratfalls of human life, but have become prescient over time and improbably end up hopeful.

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Tomorrowland made news for all the wrong reasons this week. So for a walk down memory lane, here are DJs who were featured in the festival's original run from 2005 to 2009. 1. Whirlpool - Under the Sun (Filo & Peri Lighthouse Mix) [Deepblue Records, 2004] #TranceSky #RaveyardShift #musicsky #trance

This article is fascinating, though, as a cultural text. Take this paragraph. This is basic North American history, found in a simple search in anything from Encyclopedia Britannica to Wikipedia, and @svzwood.bsky.social needs to explain it to an educated readership.

Oh no, they’re not going to play Fix You. They’re going to play the most seductive song in the band’s catalogue.

This article is fascinating, though, as a cultural text. Take this paragraph. This is basic North American history, found in a simple search in anything from Encyclopedia Britannica to Wikipedia, and @svzwood.bsky.social needs to explain it to an educated readership.

The #BlueJays are good again. (!?)

smart move by Munk School

We're returning to the #classictrance 90s for this summer #RaveyardShift. No retrospective remixes - a lot of trance has not stood the test of time. With notable exceptions: 1. Underworld - Dark & Long (Dark Train) [Junior Boy's Own, 1994] #TranceSky #musicsky #techno @underworldlive.bsky.social

While this is a Worthwhile Canadian Album Initiative, it does not include any early @samrobertsband.bsky.social, which makes it immediately suspect. bsky.app/profile/abaj...

If I was still working in media monitoring, this would be the moment where I'd go, "Yeah, I'm getting a drink and looking for a new job."

Important archival work being done, to jazzy beats 🎶

I'm back for the #RaveyardShift! For this Saturday and long weekends only, here are 5 underrated hits from trance producers who missed the cut last time: bsky.app/profile/abaj... Starting early with: 1. York - The Journey [Enhanced, 2022] #TranceSky #musicsky #electronica #chillout

Because #Starship is in the news (again), "SpaceX laughed off failures developing Falcon 9" has always been the unwritten story here. It's not just hubris, but bad Science Communication 101.

EVERYBODY SHUT THE FUCK UP SPACEBALLS IS BACK

An @economist.com classic from 2012: “'Oil is the new Greece' runs ... this morning from HSBC. There was a time when Italy was the new Greece, but that proved premature and Greece just went back to being itself. Meanwhile, Portugal is definitely not the new Greece" www.economist.com/free-exchang...

Bluesky D-Day, on the eve of the 81st anniversary of the Normandy Landings.

CBC News is tracking #wildfires in Canada — location, smoke levels, air quality and more: www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...

On Twitter in 2022 (while everybody was monitoring the Russian convoy trudging to Kyiv) I'm pretty sure it was @lethalityjane.bsky.social who posted this gif about the importance of logistics officers.

#Caturday update: after months of bickering and careful diplomacy, the new cat duo is getting along.

Because #Starship is in the news (again), "SpaceX laughed off failures developing Falcon 9" has always been the unwritten story here. It's not just hubris, but bad Science Communication 101.

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*Almost* an all-time post. #LeafsForever