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Daniel MacIvor

@danielmacivor.ca

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writer, performer, theatre-maker, NS <-> TO

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Daniel MacIvor @danielmacivor.ca · 13d

November 6 at The Imperial Room at the Royal York in Toronto.

Pink Triangle Press @pinktrianglepress.bsky.social · 13d

The Pink Awards celebrate the excellence of 2SLGBTQIA+ icons—our champions. Unique to our Awards is a dual recognition: each Champion chooses to "pay it forward" by selecting a front-line charity—a community Changemaker, who receives a donation to directly support their work 🎟️ bit.ly/43QzAIo

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Daniel MacIvor @danielmacivor.ca · 19h

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 21h

Happy Anita Bryant Humiliation Day

A four-panel image of Anita Bryant being pied in her sanctimonious face by gay rights activist Thom Higgins, 1977.

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Daniel MacIvor @danielmacivor.ca · 1d

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Avard Woolaver @avardwoolaver.bsky.social · 2d

Wentworth Creek, Nova Scotia, 2018

Daniel MacIvor @danielmacivor.ca · 2d

I’ve been there. 💯 hopeful.

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Daniel MacIvor @danielmacivor.ca · 5d

For some reason my tired eyes saw this as "leaves just starting to have fun". I'm going with that.

Daniel MacIvor @danielmacivor.ca · 5d

Writing is hard, that’s why it’s good.

Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 5d

I write because I love writing. I love writing even when I'm struggling with a writing problem that is killing me. Finding a way through that problem is both intensely rewarding and also helps me become a better writer. There is no reason for me to ever outsource that.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 5d

there’s this weird idea a lot of people seem to have about how all of us writers and artists must secretly want to use AI and are merely resisting temptation for ethical reasons, and like, no, it’s not hard for me to resist drinking the bowl of Piss With Glass In It actually

Daniel MacIvor @danielmacivor.ca · 5d

‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Does Spike Lee Have the Worst Ear in the Business?

How does a film about a music mogul have the worst score of the year?

www.pajiba.com

Daniel MacIvor @danielmacivor.ca · 6d

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Avard Woolaver @avardwoolaver.bsky.social · 6d

Elm in Autumn, Brooklyn, Nova Scotia

Daniel MacIvor @danielmacivor.ca · 6d

“Hoozie”?

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Daniel MacIvor @danielmacivor.ca · 6d

Good one.

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Daniel MacIvor @danielmacivor.ca · 6d

Bras d’Or

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 6d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Daniel MacIvor @danielmacivor.ca · 7d

Agreed.

Daniel MacIvor @danielmacivor.ca · 7d

Such writing.

Richard Lawson @rilaws.bsky.social · 7d

Did not care for MONSTER: THE ED GEIN STORY and wrote about that here

Netflix’s monstrous Ed Gein series is lurid exploitation dressed up as a serious drama | Richard Lawson

Ryan Murphy’s questionable universe of serial killer tales reaches its lowest point with a morally dubious look at a grave-robbing murderer

www.theguardian.com

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Daniel MacIvor @danielmacivor.ca · 7d

Richard Lawson @rilaws.bsky.social · 7d

Did not care for MONSTER: THE ED GEIN STORY and wrote about that here

Netflix’s monstrous Ed Gein series is lurid exploitation dressed up as a serious drama | Richard Lawson

Ryan Murphy’s questionable universe of serial killer tales reaches its lowest point with a morally dubious look at a grave-robbing murderer

www.theguardian.com

Daniel MacIvor @danielmacivor.ca · 7d

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Daniel MacIvor @danielmacivor.ca · 8d

Eartha! Ella! Tammy Wynette! Im thrilled to be working there.

Daniel MacIvor @danielmacivor.ca · 8d

Write a play.

Daniel MacIvor @danielmacivor.ca · 8d

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welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social @welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social · 12d

John Ritter Descending a Staircase to Shoot Mannix in the Brady Bunch Living Room, 1975