Reely, Kathleen?
@reelykathleen.bsky.social
Film Projectionist.
I haunt projection booths on a professional basis in Canada's biggest city.
Will talk about running film reel to reel at length if you let me.
She/They
I haunt projection booths on a professional basis in Canada's biggest city.
Will talk about running film reel to reel at length if you let me.
She/They
One minute you're surfing along the net with the sun coming through the window and the next you look up and it's THE MIST outside.
February 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
One minute you're surfing along the net with the sun coming through the window and the next you look up and it's THE MIST outside.
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Reading this filled me with rage!!!
This is an insane story start to finish. $65k a year "AI school" heavily surveils students, generates nonsensical questions that "does more harm than good," scrapes from competitors. Stores hours of video of children insecurely. Lots more:
www.404media.co/students-are...
www.404media.co/students-are...
'Students Are Being Treated Like Guinea Pigs:' Inside an AI-Powered Private School
Leaked documents reveal the inner workings of Alpha School, which both the press and the Trump administration have applauded. The documents show Alpha School's AI is generating faulty lessons that som...
www.404media.co
February 17, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Reading this filled me with rage!!!
The guy that road rage followed me into a parking lot to threaten me made a big show of taking pics of my license plate & telling me he was friends with & cuts the hair of a lot of cops. Anecdotally, yeah this city has a big old cop issue if they're being invoked as a goon squad by random creeps.
February 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The guy that road rage followed me into a parking lot to threaten me made a big show of taking pics of my license plate & telling me he was friends with & cuts the hair of a lot of cops. Anecdotally, yeah this city has a big old cop issue if they're being invoked as a goon squad by random creeps.
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
February 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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"In lieu of flowers, the family and Zipporah Films kindly request that you support your local PBS affiliate or independent bookstore in Frederick Wiseman’s memory."
February 17, 2026 at 1:04 AM
"In lieu of flowers, the family and Zipporah Films kindly request that you support your local PBS affiliate or independent bookstore in Frederick Wiseman’s memory."
Love to have a man yell at me about respect after they FOLLOWED ME IN THEIR CAR INTO A PARKING LOT AND GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO YELL AT ME cause I flipped them off for honking at me to make a right on red with a pedestrian in the cross walk in front of me.
February 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Love to have a man yell at me about respect after they FOLLOWED ME IN THEIR CAR INTO A PARKING LOT AND GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO YELL AT ME cause I flipped them off for honking at me to make a right on red with a pedestrian in the cross walk in front of me.
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Happy Valentine's Day, lovebirds! projects.thenarwhal.ca/lovebirds-qu...
Valentine’s Day quiz: discover your Canadian lovebird | The Narwhal
Take our Valentine’s Day quiz to find the nest-mate of your dreams — and get a card to share
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February 14, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Happy Valentine's Day, lovebirds! projects.thenarwhal.ca/lovebirds-qu...
Hats off to @wereallylikeher.bsky.social & Serena for getting a print of Marie Antoinette for last nights screening. That movie is already a real feast for the eyes but on film?
*high pitched excited squealing*
Also the way the energy in the room turned along with the ending? That's cinema, baby!
*high pitched excited squealing*
Also the way the energy in the room turned along with the ending? That's cinema, baby!
February 14, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Hats off to @wereallylikeher.bsky.social & Serena for getting a print of Marie Antoinette for last nights screening. That movie is already a real feast for the eyes but on film?
*high pitched excited squealing*
Also the way the energy in the room turned along with the ending? That's cinema, baby!
*high pitched excited squealing*
Also the way the energy in the room turned along with the ending? That's cinema, baby!
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In the Toronto Star I write about Toronto Police's violent corruption scandal. Will it move the needle on police reform? It's a dramatic escalation in a long history of police intimidation, bullying their critics & broken trust. I argue 3 big things have to happen, including firing this chief.
Shawn Micallef: Toronto is facing its worst police corruption scandal in decades. Here are three things that need to happen soon
The corruption revealed by Project South undermines the public trust that is the foundation of policing.
www.thestar.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:26 PM
In the Toronto Star I write about Toronto Police's violent corruption scandal. Will it move the needle on police reform? It's a dramatic escalation in a long history of police intimidation, bullying their critics & broken trust. I argue 3 big things have to happen, including firing this chief.
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still can't believe ontario keeps voting for a guy whose idea of making things better for its residents is "force way more debt on university students," "build spa literally no one wanted," and "dig underground car tunnel literally no one asked for" like how are we this masochistic
February 13, 2026 at 8:15 PM
still can't believe ontario keeps voting for a guy whose idea of making things better for its residents is "force way more debt on university students," "build spa literally no one wanted," and "dig underground car tunnel literally no one asked for" like how are we this masochistic
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For this week’s Downtown Theatre newsletter, a look at the legendary, very-missed Rio Theatre on Yonge Street, which includes a chat with Mark Ulster, heir to the Rio legacy. thedowntowntheatre.substack.com/p/the-rio-th...
The Rio Theatre: Part One
The enduring legacy of a fascinating Yonge Street grind-house
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February 12, 2026 at 4:24 PM
For this week’s Downtown Theatre newsletter, a look at the legendary, very-missed Rio Theatre on Yonge Street, which includes a chat with Mark Ulster, heir to the Rio legacy. thedowntowntheatre.substack.com/p/the-rio-th...
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Tech executives have finally amassed their ultimate, long dreamed-of power: to summarily fire anyone who speaks ill of their desire to have sex with robots
OpenAI fired one of its top safety execs, on the grounds of sexual discrimination, after she voiced opposition to the controversial rollout of AI erotica in its ChatGPT product.
OpenAI told her the term was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
OpenAI told her the term was related to her sexual discrimination against a male colleague.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/open...
Exclusive | OpenAI Executive Who Opposed ‘Adult Mode’ Fired for Sexual Discrimination
Ryan Beiermeister, who served as the vice president leading OpenAI’s product policy team, had raised concerns about the upcoming launch of erotic content.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Tech executives have finally amassed their ultimate, long dreamed-of power: to summarily fire anyone who speaks ill of their desire to have sex with robots
On Wednesday nights without fail you could find me posted up in my bedroom, eyed glued to my rabbit eared tv watching Dawson's Creek.
All the way from grade 7 right through grade 12.
All the way from grade 7 right through grade 12.
February 11, 2026 at 8:01 PM
On Wednesday nights without fail you could find me posted up in my bedroom, eyed glued to my rabbit eared tv watching Dawson's Creek.
All the way from grade 7 right through grade 12.
All the way from grade 7 right through grade 12.
I'm at this point in my unemployment. I show up, I'm pleasant & you can leave me alone and the work still gets done well. You can put me in front of clients & my years of Zellers training from when I was a teen activates & I become a smiling customer service person. That's rare in the AV realm.
You should be able to find jobs by searching "guy who shows up on time and generally does what he's supposed to"
February 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I'm at this point in my unemployment. I show up, I'm pleasant & you can leave me alone and the work still gets done well. You can put me in front of clients & my years of Zellers training from when I was a teen activates & I become a smiling customer service person. That's rare in the AV realm.
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The Toronto police union getting mad that the Inspector General is ordering a province-wide review of policing is very funny to me. Why? You don't have anything to hide, do you? Just comply! If you haven't done anything wrong, there won't be trouble!
February 10, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The Toronto police union getting mad that the Inspector General is ordering a province-wide review of policing is very funny to me. Why? You don't have anything to hide, do you? Just comply! If you haven't done anything wrong, there won't be trouble!
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For CBC Arts, I pop into the history of the cinema snack bar. Once protested —“We are sorry to see our favourite movie house so undignified after many pleasant years,” someone once wrote in the Toronto Star— popcorn has since become a lifeline for a precarious industry.
www.cbc.ca/arts/movie-s...
www.cbc.ca/arts/movie-s...
Movie snack stands were once protested. Now they’re keeping the lights on | CBC Arts
During the Great Depression, film exhibitors were desperate for sales and started selling ‘carnival snacks’ like popcorn. Concessions have since become integral to the culture — and commerce — of cine...
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February 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM
For CBC Arts, I pop into the history of the cinema snack bar. Once protested —“We are sorry to see our favourite movie house so undignified after many pleasant years,” someone once wrote in the Toronto Star— popcorn has since become a lifeline for a precarious industry.
www.cbc.ca/arts/movie-s...
www.cbc.ca/arts/movie-s...
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We have a new date for our Pop-Up Cinematheque screening of Attenberg! We will now present Athina Rachel Tsangari's brilliant film on March 16! The film will screen on glorious 35mm & will be introduced by CSI prof Corinn Columpar! See go.utlib.ca/popup2 to register for your free ticket!
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
We have a new date for our Pop-Up Cinematheque screening of Attenberg! We will now present Athina Rachel Tsangari's brilliant film on March 16! The film will screen on glorious 35mm & will be introduced by CSI prof Corinn Columpar! See go.utlib.ca/popup2 to register for your free ticket!
I haven't written anything in a long, long time but when I did I was doing it just for the hell of it. Sometimes to explore relationships or feelings or themes and sometimes just because I wanted to see if I could write in different ways and styles.
February 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I haven't written anything in a long, long time but when I did I was doing it just for the hell of it. Sometimes to explore relationships or feelings or themes and sometimes just because I wanted to see if I could write in different ways and styles.
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I cannot say this enough: there is NO middle ground when it comes to writing and AI. Anyone who uses AI to write and admits it should be loudly shamed, hideously embarrassed, paraded through the streets of shun until they flee writing forever
The whole article is repulsive but this passage is at the core of it. She has no interest in writing books, she wants to win some kind of competition that nobody entered
February 8, 2026 at 4:11 PM
I cannot say this enough: there is NO middle ground when it comes to writing and AI. Anyone who uses AI to write and admits it should be loudly shamed, hideously embarrassed, paraded through the streets of shun until they flee writing forever
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In my experience, talent is a *detriment* to learning.
I didn't have to practice early on so I *didn't know how*. I didn't start to learn how to practice until my 30s! (When much of my life was taken up with parenting, so I didn't have time!)
I didn't start to improve as a musician until my 40s!
I didn't have to practice early on so I *didn't know how*. I didn't start to learn how to practice until my 30s! (When much of my life was taken up with parenting, so I didn't have time!)
I didn't start to improve as a musician until my 40s!
I'm going to say this again in case you haven't heard this one: I was a talented writer and it did *nothing whatsoever* because I hadn't put in the work, and I put in the work for ten years (subtracting the bit where I had to quit for my mental health) to write Witchmark
talent alone could *never*
talent alone could *never*
February 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
In my experience, talent is a *detriment* to learning.
I didn't have to practice early on so I *didn't know how*. I didn't start to learn how to practice until my 30s! (When much of my life was taken up with parenting, so I didn't have time!)
I didn't start to improve as a musician until my 40s!
I didn't have to practice early on so I *didn't know how*. I didn't start to learn how to practice until my 30s! (When much of my life was taken up with parenting, so I didn't have time!)
I didn't start to improve as a musician until my 40s!
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Some thoughts on Catherine O’Hara’s comedy, and her ability to straddle the line between madness and vacuity. For @thestar.com. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
John Semley: Catherine O’Hara based her characters on family members and people she saw riding the bus
Catherine O'Hara took a character that was a little one-note on the page and breathed new dimensions into it.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Some thoughts on Catherine O’Hara’s comedy, and her ability to straddle the line between madness and vacuity. For @thestar.com. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Sometimes I see such bad faith, no good, nasty stuff on here from people who should know better AND YET!
Like, if you're a journalist or published author getting the pitchforks out over a years old out of context screenshot? Put down the phone, get some water and eat a snack.
Like, if you're a journalist or published author getting the pitchforks out over a years old out of context screenshot? Put down the phone, get some water and eat a snack.
February 7, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Sometimes I see such bad faith, no good, nasty stuff on here from people who should know better AND YET!
Like, if you're a journalist or published author getting the pitchforks out over a years old out of context screenshot? Put down the phone, get some water and eat a snack.
Like, if you're a journalist or published author getting the pitchforks out over a years old out of context screenshot? Put down the phone, get some water and eat a snack.
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Doing art badly is good and sacred
February 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Doing art badly is good and sacred
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In a few weeks, if you're in Toronto, stop on by... This is different from the other two talks I've given at U of T this year on stray thinking...
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Le temps de chien: Stray exposures in shadow of Vesuvius
In 1870 Giuseppe Fiorelli and his team of archaeologists produced a plaster cast of a bubble in the earth in the ruins of Pompeii, revealed to be a dog, which they designated watchdog of the House of ...
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February 6, 2026 at 4:52 PM
In a few weeks, if you're in Toronto, stop on by... This is different from the other two talks I've given at U of T this year on stray thinking...
www.cinema.utoronto.ca/events/le-te...
www.cinema.utoronto.ca/events/le-te...