Niko Stratis
@nikostratis.com
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
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Hi new people. If you like my work that you've read online or whatever, you'll like my book, The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman, published by @utexaspress.bsky.social
I worked very hard on it, am immensely proud of it, and supporting it helps ensure I can do more
utpress.utexas.edu/9781477331484/
I worked very hard on it, am immensely proud of it, and supporting it helps ensure I can do more
utpress.utexas.edu/9781477331484/
Even the guy who rides a motorcycle without a helmet immediately sees it’s a bad idea that doesn’t work
Weird takes going around that The Pitt is doing AI propaganda. Maybe it turns out that way, but so far the person advocating for it is a lady we're specifically meant to think sucks, and is in our hero's way, it already fucked up, and the one other person who liked it was the pedantic nerd.
January 17, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Even the guy who rides a motorcycle without a helmet immediately sees it’s a bad idea that doesn’t work
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Weird takes going around that The Pitt is doing AI propaganda. Maybe it turns out that way, but so far the person advocating for it is a lady we're specifically meant to think sucks, and is in our hero's way, it already fucked up, and the one other person who liked it was the pedantic nerd.
January 17, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Weird takes going around that The Pitt is doing AI propaganda. Maybe it turns out that way, but so far the person advocating for it is a lady we're specifically meant to think sucks, and is in our hero's way, it already fucked up, and the one other person who liked it was the pedantic nerd.
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ICYMI, new blog! Along with the new music, the Bonus Beats section has:
- Live performances from Khruabgbin and Alfa Mist
- @philthspector.bsky.social x Eraserhead
- Don't Rock The Inbox w/2026's Ins and Outs for country
- @nikostratis.com on "Possum Kingdom"
And more!
- Live performances from Khruabgbin and Alfa Mist
- @philthspector.bsky.social x Eraserhead
- Don't Rock The Inbox w/2026's Ins and Outs for country
- @nikostratis.com on "Possum Kingdom"
And more!
We up. What's Good is live for you and yours with new music from Lexa Gates, ELUCID & Sebb Bash, Kim Gordon, Mitski, Converge, Puma Blue, Filth Is Eternal, Maxo Kream, Charlotte Day Wilson, waterbaby, GENA, and more. Tap in!
blog.djregular.tech/whats-good-w...
blog.djregular.tech/whats-good-w...
What's Good (Week of 1/11/26)
New music from Converge, ELUCID & Sebb Bash, Kim Gordon, Lexa Gates, Mitski, Puma Blue, and a ton more!
blog.djregular.tech
January 17, 2026 at 5:50 PM
ICYMI, new blog! Along with the new music, the Bonus Beats section has:
- Live performances from Khruabgbin and Alfa Mist
- @philthspector.bsky.social x Eraserhead
- Don't Rock The Inbox w/2026's Ins and Outs for country
- @nikostratis.com on "Possum Kingdom"
And more!
- Live performances from Khruabgbin and Alfa Mist
- @philthspector.bsky.social x Eraserhead
- Don't Rock The Inbox w/2026's Ins and Outs for country
- @nikostratis.com on "Possum Kingdom"
And more!
Reposted by Niko Stratis
We up. What's Good is live for you and yours with new music from Lexa Gates, ELUCID & Sebb Bash, Kim Gordon, Mitski, Converge, Puma Blue, Filth Is Eternal, Maxo Kream, Charlotte Day Wilson, waterbaby, GENA, and more. Tap in!
blog.djregular.tech/whats-good-w...
blog.djregular.tech/whats-good-w...
What's Good (Week of 1/11/26)
New music from Converge, ELUCID & Sebb Bash, Kim Gordon, Lexa Gates, Mitski, Puma Blue, and a ton more!
blog.djregular.tech
January 17, 2026 at 1:42 AM
We up. What's Good is live for you and yours with new music from Lexa Gates, ELUCID & Sebb Bash, Kim Gordon, Mitski, Converge, Puma Blue, Filth Is Eternal, Maxo Kream, Charlotte Day Wilson, waterbaby, GENA, and more. Tap in!
blog.djregular.tech/whats-good-w...
blog.djregular.tech/whats-good-w...
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Another year, another round of layoffs at Vox Media. In solidarity with our laid-off colleagues, here is our full statement:
January 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Another year, another round of layoffs at Vox Media. In solidarity with our laid-off colleagues, here is our full statement:
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Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch!
www.ashparrish.com
www.ashparrish.com
Ash Parrish
www.ashparrish.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch!
www.ashparrish.com
www.ashparrish.com
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"I just need something, sometimes, and we deserve something sometimes. I know none of it is good, but it’s not always bad, and occasionally that’s enough. Sometimes it is better to feel bad than nothing at all."
Wrote a little newsletter about cutting back on coffee, and some music by @charlottecornfield.bsky.social , Ratboys, and Remember Sports. www.anxietyshark.ca/better-to-fe...
Better to feel bad than nothing at all
I have to trim down my coffee intake, and it is highlighting the grip of addiction in my brain. I currently drink an amount that is shocking to anyone not similarly afflicted with the same predisposit...
www.anxietyshark.ca
January 16, 2026 at 3:23 PM
"I just need something, sometimes, and we deserve something sometimes. I know none of it is good, but it’s not always bad, and occasionally that’s enough. Sometimes it is better to feel bad than nothing at all."
I published my newsletter too early and didn't have time to include this in the music roundup portion, but blessed be, it's Al Green covering Everybody Hurts
music.apple.com/ca/album/eve...
music.apple.com/ca/album/eve...
Everybody Hurts by Al Green on Apple Music
Song · 2024 · Duration 4:49
music.apple.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:52 PM
I published my newsletter too early and didn't have time to include this in the music roundup portion, but blessed be, it's Al Green covering Everybody Hurts
music.apple.com/ca/album/eve...
music.apple.com/ca/album/eve...
Wrote a little newsletter about cutting back on coffee, and some music by @charlottecornfield.bsky.social , Ratboys, and Remember Sports. www.anxietyshark.ca/better-to-fe...
Better to feel bad than nothing at all
I have to trim down my coffee intake, and it is highlighting the grip of addiction in my brain. I currently drink an amount that is shocking to anyone not similarly afflicted with the same predisposit...
www.anxietyshark.ca
January 16, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Wrote a little newsletter about cutting back on coffee, and some music by @charlottecornfield.bsky.social , Ratboys, and Remember Sports. www.anxietyshark.ca/better-to-fe...
every good pop punk must have three core elements: one cool tattoo guy, one cool dork guy, and the wild card.
January 16, 2026 at 12:20 PM
every good pop punk must have three core elements: one cool tattoo guy, one cool dork guy, and the wild card.
there should be a special Michelin star for restaurants that have a meal that you get for free if you eat the whole thing in under an hour that only killed one guy that one time
January 16, 2026 at 1:14 AM
there should be a special Michelin star for restaurants that have a meal that you get for free if you eat the whole thing in under an hour that only killed one guy that one time
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Welcome back, music lovers! We're trying something new in 2026: An (in)frequent open online hang for anyone curious about music journalism, co-ops, or what we’re building at New Feeling. A hot stove of sorts.
January 15, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Welcome back, music lovers! We're trying something new in 2026: An (in)frequent open online hang for anyone curious about music journalism, co-ops, or what we’re building at New Feeling. A hot stove of sorts.
ushering in a bold new era of dudes being super weird about the video game character Lara Croft Tomb Raider
January 15, 2026 at 3:17 PM
ushering in a bold new era of dudes being super weird about the video game character Lara Croft Tomb Raider
thinking about the heyday of the DSLR live music video series in the 2010s, and how Joanna Newsom came close but ultimately couldn't do the Black Cab Sessions because it turns out you can't fit and play a harp in the back of a cab no matter how hard you try.
January 15, 2026 at 2:51 PM
thinking about the heyday of the DSLR live music video series in the 2010s, and how Joanna Newsom came close but ultimately couldn't do the Black Cab Sessions because it turns out you can't fit and play a harp in the back of a cab no matter how hard you try.
"you get that theme song for the cartoon basketball movie?"
"yeah boss, goes real fucking hard, just like you wanted"
"....what?"
"yeah boss, goes real fucking hard, just like you wanted"
"....what?"
January 15, 2026 at 1:55 PM
"you get that theme song for the cartoon basketball movie?"
"yeah boss, goes real fucking hard, just like you wanted"
"....what?"
"yeah boss, goes real fucking hard, just like you wanted"
"....what?"
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1057!
cub
hear Kreative Kontrol ⬇️
🍎: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...
💰: www.patreon.com/posts/ep-105...
☁️: overcast.fm/+AA3_nve1SYk
vk: bit.ly/4jEjWG1
🌲: linktr.ee/vishkhanna
@mintrecords.bsky.social
cub
hear Kreative Kontrol ⬇️
🍎: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...
💰: www.patreon.com/posts/ep-105...
☁️: overcast.fm/+AA3_nve1SYk
vk: bit.ly/4jEjWG1
🌲: linktr.ee/vishkhanna
@mintrecords.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 1:45 PM
1057!
cub
hear Kreative Kontrol ⬇️
🍎: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...
💰: www.patreon.com/posts/ep-105...
☁️: overcast.fm/+AA3_nve1SYk
vk: bit.ly/4jEjWG1
🌲: linktr.ee/vishkhanna
@mintrecords.bsky.social
cub
hear Kreative Kontrol ⬇️
🍎: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...
💰: www.patreon.com/posts/ep-105...
☁️: overcast.fm/+AA3_nve1SYk
vk: bit.ly/4jEjWG1
🌲: linktr.ee/vishkhanna
@mintrecords.bsky.social
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Whats this film about.... batman? Cool let's get that song where seal sings this devastating yearnful poetic ballad with all these baroque elements in the production.
youtu.be/hDd2G_V1rzc?...
youtu.be/hDd2G_V1rzc?...
January 15, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Whats this film about.... batman? Cool let's get that song where seal sings this devastating yearnful poetic ballad with all these baroque elements in the production.
youtu.be/hDd2G_V1rzc?...
youtu.be/hDd2G_V1rzc?...
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NEW EPISODE! Du Jour means crash positions! In which @raxkingisdead.bsky.social, @nikostratis.com and Alex unpack the heaping package of glory that is Josie and the Pussycats.
THERE IS AN EXTENDED CUT OFTHIS EPISODE ON PATREON AND APPLE PODCASTS!
THERE IS AN EXTENDED CUT OFTHIS EPISODE ON PATREON AND APPLE PODCASTS!
January 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
NEW EPISODE! Du Jour means crash positions! In which @raxkingisdead.bsky.social, @nikostratis.com and Alex unpack the heaping package of glory that is Josie and the Pussycats.
THERE IS AN EXTENDED CUT OFTHIS EPISODE ON PATREON AND APPLE PODCASTS!
THERE IS AN EXTENDED CUT OFTHIS EPISODE ON PATREON AND APPLE PODCASTS!
This should be so easy for every platform in every creative medium to do.
January 14, 2026 at 1:19 PM
This should be so easy for every platform in every creative medium to do.
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i'm barely on bluesky except to follow breaking news but we put out ANTICS' issue #5, a recap of 2025! it has two covers, nourished by time and nation of language, and features jeff tweedy (!!!), elias rønnenfelt, skullcrusher, rocket, liquid mike, fatboi sharif, the beaches, mckinley dixon + more!
January 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
i'm barely on bluesky except to follow breaking news but we put out ANTICS' issue #5, a recap of 2025! it has two covers, nourished by time and nation of language, and features jeff tweedy (!!!), elias rønnenfelt, skullcrusher, rocket, liquid mike, fatboi sharif, the beaches, mckinley dixon + more!
If you die in Dilbert you die in real life
January 13, 2026 at 4:56 PM
If you die in Dilbert you die in real life
Hi new people. If you like my work that you've read online or whatever, you'll like my book, The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman, published by @utexaspress.bsky.social
I worked very hard on it, am immensely proud of it, and supporting it helps ensure I can do more
utpress.utexas.edu/9781477331484/
I worked very hard on it, am immensely proud of it, and supporting it helps ensure I can do more
utpress.utexas.edu/9781477331484/
January 13, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Hi new people. If you like my work that you've read online or whatever, you'll like my book, The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman, published by @utexaspress.bsky.social
I worked very hard on it, am immensely proud of it, and supporting it helps ensure I can do more
utpress.utexas.edu/9781477331484/
I worked very hard on it, am immensely proud of it, and supporting it helps ensure I can do more
utpress.utexas.edu/9781477331484/
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WATCH: cis comedian DESTROYS transphobes by using TRANS PEOPLE as a POLITICAL FOOTBALL
January 12, 2026 at 7:26 PM
WATCH: cis comedian DESTROYS transphobes by using TRANS PEOPLE as a POLITICAL FOOTBALL
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In a new anthology, contributors muse: What if the scraps of LGBTQ+ rep in ‘Sex and the City’ were a lot meatier? Today, we’re running an excerpt in which Ozzy Llinas Goodman counts the many ways the show’s characters fall just shy of achieving queer apotheosis. www.coyotemedia.org/carrie-brads...
Carrie Bradshaw, Transition Already!
When the show is at its most queer, it’s also at its most entertaining. It’s too bad the characters themselves don’t seem to see it.
www.coyotemedia.org
January 12, 2026 at 6:52 PM
In a new anthology, contributors muse: What if the scraps of LGBTQ+ rep in ‘Sex and the City’ were a lot meatier? Today, we’re running an excerpt in which Ozzy Llinas Goodman counts the many ways the show’s characters fall just shy of achieving queer apotheosis. www.coyotemedia.org/carrie-brads...
If you live in Toronto, I'm curating a series of music docs at @hotdocs.bsky.social this year, starting with The Devil and Daniel Johnson at the end of the month! See you there?
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
The Devil and Daniel Johnston | Hot Docs
New monthly series from Niko Stratis launches with the captivating 2005 doc portrait of a beloved artist
hotdocs.ca
January 12, 2026 at 4:56 PM
If you live in Toronto, I'm curating a series of music docs at @hotdocs.bsky.social this year, starting with The Devil and Daniel Johnson at the end of the month! See you there?
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...