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CRKN - RCDR @crkn-rcdr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A connected PID ecosystem needs everyone’s participation. The Canadian PID Strategy outlines actions for researchers, publishers, funders, institutions, and infrastructure providers to support PID adoption, reduce administrative burden, and improve research connections. 🔗 bit.ly/4hqLjo1 #PIDs

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Randy Allain @bertrandallain.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Not only did I get to cover another season of #HouseoftheDragon, I got to work with my friend @lostcadence.bsky.social! Check out our final, conversational thoughts on S3! @thepopbreak.bsky.social

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CRKN - RCDR @crkn-rcdr.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Découvrez la Stratégie canadienne sur les PID ! Qu’est-ce qu’un PID et comment contribue-t-il à une recherche plus connectée et repérable ? Découvrez les objectifs, principes et piliers de la Stratégie ainsi que sa vision pour la recherche canadienne. 🔗 bit.ly/4zb0197 #PID #StrategieNationalePID

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CRKN - RCDR @crkn-rcdr.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Discover the Canadian PID Strategy! What is a PID, and how can it support a more connected, discoverable, and interoperable research ecosystem in Canada? Learn about the strategy’s goals, guiding principles, and strategic pillars. 🔗 bit.ly/4hqLjo1 #PIDs #CanadianPIDStrategy

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CRKN - RCDR @crkn-rcdr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

📢 Participez au premier webinaire de la série sur la Stratégie nationale sur les PID le 29 septembre à 13h (HE) ! Découvrez la vision, les priorités et les avantages de cette stratégie pour la communauté canadienne de la recherche, avec Jay Brodeur et l'équipe des PID du RCDR. 🔗 bit.ly/3Usnx1q

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CRKN - RCDR @crkn-rcdr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

📢 Join the first webinar in the National PID Strategy series on September 29 at 1:00 p.m. (ET)! Learn about the strategy’s vision, priorities, and benefits for Canada's research community with Jay Brodeur and CRKN's PID team. 🔗 bit.ly/3Usnx1q

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Media/Lit @media-lit.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Is it possible that Charles Xavier didn’t make our list of Top Twelve Mutants in X-Men ‘97!? #XMen97 📺 Full Episode: open.spotify.com/episode/0lmj... @lostcadence.bsky.social @kris-ingersoll.bsky.social

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John Aspler @lostcadence.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I always say I have so much fun chatting with the fine media savvy folk at Media/Lit, but this was a whole other level of fun! Collaborating, competitively, to draft a list of characters with the biggest story impact was a delight. Drama! Heartbreak! Consensus! It had everything. #Xmen97 #Xmen

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John Aspler @lostcadence.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I finally found the right episode of #HotD to be a launching pad for a discussion of #stigma #stereotypes and #disabilitystudies. The Game of Thrones universe has many extremely rich disabled portrayals, but HotD wields disability as a metaphor in problematic ways: open.substack.com/pub/serially...

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House of the Dragon - 3x07 - The Dragon In Winter

On Disability as a Metaphor for Villainy - or, while I could actually review this episode, why don't we almost exclusively discuss Aegon, Sunfyre, and Disability Studies instead?

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Randy Allain @bertrandallain.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I had an extra great vacation thanks to my good buddy, @lostcadence.bsky.social who stepped in for me and delivered an absolutely killer review of the latest episode of HOTD! Check it out! #houseofthedragon 📺

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John Aspler @lostcadence.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I was delighted to have been invited to help out. It's been a while since I've had a chance to write like this :)

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javier grillo-marxuach @okbjgm.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

i believe that the the entire "binge watch" model of releasing television series is based on a faulty premise, and that faulty premise has significantly devaluated television as an art form. stick with me on this one...

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John Aspler @lostcadence.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Ahead of S2, I stand by the idea that #Xmen97 is one of the most thought-provoking shows in recent memory. It was an absolute delight to discuss S1 with the folks at Meda/Lit - from the silliness of an X-Men Roadtrip Character Draft to the seriousness of Mutant Genocide tied to real-world politics!

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Amanda Rivas @reznorschic.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

You guys!! @kk8ly.bsky.social and @lostcadence.bsky.social crushed it this week as our guests talking all things Jace, Sheepstealer, and more!

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Media/Lit @media-lit.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

It's a nice day for the Red Wedding, It's a nice day to pod again! This isn't just a Game of Thrones draft, it's a bloody and brutal fight for the Iron Throne! Get hyped for the House of the Dragon S3 premiere wherever you get your podcasts! open.spotify.com/episode/0Ac7...

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 16/06/2026

Game failure? Layoffs Game success? Layoffs Game delayed? Layoffs Game delivered? Layoffs Game announced? Layoffs Game unannounced? Layoffs Game good? Layoffs Game bad? Layoffs Game AI? Layoffs Game no-AI? Layoffs Game hated? Layoffs Game beloved? Layoffs Money cares more for layoffs than games.

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Media/Lit @media-lit.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Draft for the Iron Throne: It's not just a draft, it's a board game come to life. Dropping this week! #GameofThrones #HouseoftheDragon #AKnightoftheSevenKingdoms 📺 @kris-ingersoll.bsky.social @lostcadence.bsky.social

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javier grillo-marxuach @okbjgm.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

among the biggest problems with television today, the lack of economic or logistical pressure to actually make shows is among the greatest. (1/14)

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Jason Mittell @jmittell.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

The FCC demanding early renewal hearings for 8 stations (all owned by ABC) over late night jokes is by far the most extreme instance of government overreach & attempt of censorship in US media history that I know of! While the actual licenses will almost certainly be renewed (it'll take years), (5/)

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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

"Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that the parents have disappeared.” - Anne Frank, 13 January 1943

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

ugh why is everybody calling my masked armed death squads who kidnap kindergartners the gestapo

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.

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Stephanie Zacharek @szacharek.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

In light of Vanity Fair's recent idiotic decision, WaPo's offering its veteran critic a buyout, the NYT's "reassigning" three arts writers critics, etc., a lot of us are talking about the public's (and thus publications') lack of interest in criticism. It's part of a larger pattern of a war...

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Randy Allain @bertrandallain.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Help a great cause and get some killer merch from your favorite fandom! #lost #mcu #marvel #dc #severance #wicked #taylorswift #agathaallalong #aubreyplaza 📺📽️

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Media/Lit @media-lit.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Jo Garfein helps us hype the @cancergetslost.bsky.social 2025 Auction to support the Lymphoma Research Foundation. Jo previews some items and we play fandom-inspired games! Auction runs August 15-23. Registration begins August 3. @jopinionated.bsky.social Full Episode: youtu.be/FZTPhS1YW4Q?...

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Wow, his brand of socialism is harsh but fair

A TV Kyron that says Zohran Mamdani’s socialist promises. Underneath that it says maximum one year between TV seasons. No exceptions.

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John Aspler @lostcadence.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Absolutely delighted to be back with the Media/Lit crew to chat about #LOST and #TheWizardOfOz. It was an absolute pleasure to meet @iamkarenmauro.bsky.social, what a great conversation!

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Karen Mauro @iamkarenmauro.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

LOSTies, I had a great conversation with the fellas discussing this fantastic season finale, as well as some wonderful in-depth conversations about the importance of this piece of art that is LOST. #Lost #4815162342 #wehavetogoback

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Media/Lit @media-lit.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

LOST & LIT is back with superfan @iamkarenmauro.bsky.social & our resident #LOST doctor @lostcadence.bsky.social. We talk about Karen's fandom, her contributions to @gettinglostdoc.com, and the show's super-sized S4 finale! #NoPlaceLikeHome Full Episode: open.spotify.com/episode/2XqQ...

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Media/Lit @media-lit.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

We've been teasing this for ages, but tomorrow we finally get to share our incredible "LOST & Lit" chat with @iamkarenmauro.bsky.social and @lostcadence.bsky.social about the #LOST S4 Finale, There's No Place Like Home, and our love for @gettinglostdoc.com! #WizardofOz #Dorothy

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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

If, my fellow Canadians, you need any further inspiration to continue to boycott all things American, and that includes actual America, it is vital that we, as a nation, collectively say “Fuck this guy.”

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Media/Lit @media-lit.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Karen practices what she preaches. We can't wait for you to hear our #LOST chat about "There's No Place Like Home" next month! She is the absolute best, and it was also fun to introduce Karen to our resident LOST doctor, @lostcadence.bsky.social!

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John Aspler @lostcadence.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

NANA is a huge part of why I care about complex storytelling and feminist media analysis. I think the author nails something about Shoujo/Josei specifically, but that also applies broadly to the big male anti hero shows (think Skyler hate on Breaking Bad). Nana and Hachi are both the best!

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Media/Lit @media-lit.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

We just recorded an awesome episode of LOST & Lit with #LOST superfan @iamkarenmauro.bsky.social and our resident LOST Doctor, @lostcadence.bsky.social. We celebrated the season four finale, our love for the @gettinglostdoc.com documentary, and of course, The Wizard of Oz! Can't wait to share it!

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a woman with a blue bow in her hair is singing a song from the wizard of oz .

Alt: Dorothy closes her eyes and chants, "There's no place like home," as Glinda waves a wand in the background.

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Randy Allain @bertrandallain.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

@media-lit.bsky.social is back with another "LOST & Lit" episode featuring James and @lostcadence.bsky.social from our LOST: Draft & Pitch event. We cover two legendary meet-cutes: Desmond & Penny and Jin & camping! #LOST #Catch22 📺 Full Episode: open.spotify.com/episode/2qrB...

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Media/Lit @media-lit.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

"LOST & Lit" is back with a deep dive into Catch-22, its literary connections, and the meet-cute heard round the world. We welcome returning guests James and @lostcadence.bsky.social to celebrate a very important episode. #LOST #Catch22 #MeetCute 📺 Full Episode: open.spotify.com/episode/2qrB...

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Now more than ever.

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John Aspler @lostcadence.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Okay, dragging this guy is absolutely making my day, so please enjoy the funniest use of Twitter Community Notes I've ever seen.

A tweet in which some sad little guy name Jack Miladin says "Had Canada been treating us fairly, this would never have happened. So, buckle up Canada, you're taking on Goliath. Readers added the following context: "Goliath died in that story."

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