Kawai Shen
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Free Tampopo screening at the JFT 🍜🥚👄📽️ deets in 🔗 tr.jpf.go.jp/event/tampopo/
Tampopo (film screening)
Join us for a screening of the "ramen Western" TAMPOPO (1985), on Tuesday Nov 25, 5:30 PM, at the JFT Event Hall.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Free Tampopo screening at the JFT 🍜🥚👄📽️ deets in 🔗 tr.jpf.go.jp/event/tampopo/
After the initial shock of ❄️ in Toronto, we're back to our regular 🌧️ - sharing a list of seasonal stormy films to enjoy while you shelter from the rain ☔ inthemoodmag.substack.com/p/are-you-st...
#15: Are You Still Watching? Movies for a rainy day 🌧️
Wallow in the year's moodiest month with a curated watchlist by In The Mood contributor Kawai Shen
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November 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
After the initial shock of ❄️ in Toronto, we're back to our regular 🌧️ - sharing a list of seasonal stormy films to enjoy while you shelter from the rain ☔ inthemoodmag.substack.com/p/are-you-st...
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I am wearing my finest velvets. I am rich and plush to thr touch like a great, luxurious teddy bear. If you don't come out you will be missing out on a once in a lifetime tactile experience
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I am wearing my finest velvets. I am rich and plush to thr touch like a great, luxurious teddy bear. If you don't come out you will be missing out on a once in a lifetime tactile experience
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🪩🪩 tomorrow, in fact 🪩🪩
💿 join us on the auspicious date of 11/11 for the next TRACK CHANGES ft. a very auspicious lineup:
@ginabird.bsky.social (Philly) + Ryan Skrabalak (Kingston, NY)!
it’s giving cosmic alignment, it’s giving big admiration, it’s giving we do not dream of labor
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@ginabird.bsky.social (Philly) + Ryan Skrabalak (Kingston, NY)!
it’s giving cosmic alignment, it’s giving big admiration, it’s giving we do not dream of labor
🎟️ track-changes-november.eventbrite.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
🪩🪩 tomorrow, in fact 🪩🪩
The next issue of The Whitney Review is launching this Saturday, details in 🔗
Whitney Mallett on Instagram: "Launching issue 006 of @thewhitneyreview at the @performanyc Hub 424 Broadway with performances by @abdu__ali @canal_street_research @tardigrade_inc who are all in the n...
Get immersed in a dynamic night of new writing and performance at the Performa Hub in New York City. abdu ali, Shanzhai Lyric, and Tardigrade Inc. come together to push the boundaries of creative expr...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The next issue of The Whitney Review is launching this Saturday, details in 🔗
Finally picked up Deciem's Avestan (conceived by the late founder of The Ordinary, Brandon Truaxe). So many have compared this to the CdGs (it's woody, earthy, spicy, starchy so fair) - to me it's also like a pre-Othertopia Aesop. Excellent projection and quality for the price. #fragrancesky #sotd
November 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Finally picked up Deciem's Avestan (conceived by the late founder of The Ordinary, Brandon Truaxe). So many have compared this to the CdGs (it's woody, earthy, spicy, starchy so fair) - to me it's also like a pre-Othertopia Aesop. Excellent projection and quality for the price. #fragrancesky #sotd
Scene report: Zine Dump was larger I expected (probably bc it was mostly 1/2 tables), a good mix of dif zine types, lots of Gaza fundraising, most ppl still 😷 after end of mandatory mask hour. Venue is accessible - it was crowded but looked roomy enough to navigate with mobility aids.
November 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Scene report: Zine Dump was larger I expected (probably bc it was mostly 1/2 tables), a good mix of dif zine types, lots of Gaza fundraising, most ppl still 😷 after end of mandatory mask hour. Venue is accessible - it was crowded but looked roomy enough to navigate with mobility aids.
Iran is one of the world's most water stressed nations. Shortages have driven protests for years; now there are talks of evacuating cities, relocating the capital.
Below, photos of Zayandeh Rood, the "life-giver" river of Esfahan.
No words for this level of loss.
Below, photos of Zayandeh Rood, the "life-giver" river of Esfahan.
No words for this level of loss.
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Iran is one of the world's most water stressed nations. Shortages have driven protests for years; now there are talks of evacuating cities, relocating the capital.
Below, photos of Zayandeh Rood, the "life-giver" river of Esfahan.
No words for this level of loss.
Below, photos of Zayandeh Rood, the "life-giver" river of Esfahan.
No words for this level of loss.
For film lovers, In the Mood is hosting a soiree with games and readings on November 18, deets in 🔗 www.instagram.com/inthemood.ma... 📽️📺💖
In The Mood Magazine • film, TV, pop culture criticism on Instagram: "YOU'RE INVITED 💃🏻 Join us for a night of readings, performances, and games to celebrate our love of film and another year of In th...
Experience a night of film readings, performances, and games with a community of film enthusiasts at the Society Clubhouse on November 18th. Join us for a fun-filled evening of entertainment and conne...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
For film lovers, In the Mood is hosting a soiree with games and readings on November 18, deets in 🔗 www.instagram.com/inthemood.ma... 📽️📺💖
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We are launching the 2025 edition of the ZINE COOP Virtual Party in December, and we are looking for zine friends who want to exhibit their zines and participate. Whether you are a first-time zine maker or a veteran artist collective, all are welcome to apply! 🥰
Apply: airtable.com/appxoXiTT0nn...
Apply: airtable.com/appxoXiTT0nn...
November 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
We are launching the 2025 edition of the ZINE COOP Virtual Party in December, and we are looking for zine friends who want to exhibit their zines and participate. Whether you are a first-time zine maker or a veteran artist collective, all are welcome to apply! 🥰
Apply: airtable.com/appxoXiTT0nn...
Apply: airtable.com/appxoXiTT0nn...
"After a decade inside this industry, I no longer see the goal as survival within it. The goal is transformation—building structures that mirror the ethics of the art we publish."
The Quiet Collapse: On the End of Literary Infrastructure
As strikes, censorship, and corporate monopolies reshape how words move through the world, what remains of publishing when even imagination is being privatized?
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November 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
"After a decade inside this industry, I no longer see the goal as survival within it. The goal is transformation—building structures that mirror the ethics of the art we publish."
Nimbys can't keep us down lol 🍕🍕🍕
November 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Nimbys can't keep us down lol 🍕🍕🍕
Spent some of last month in a remote cabin, watching stars and telling tall tales by the fire while coyotes around us laughed in the dark
November 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Spent some of last month in a remote cabin, watching stars and telling tall tales by the fire while coyotes around us laughed in the dark
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Welcome November guest editor - C.C. O’HANLON!!! @ccohanlon.bsky.social
JOURNEYS
Physical, Psychological, and Imaginary, embracing words and images, in all forms, as well as complexity, resisting the superficial, algorithmic narratives of social media.
Sendx
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JOURNEYS
Physical, Psychological, and Imaginary, embracing words and images, in all forms, as well as complexity, resisting the superficial, algorithmic narratives of social media.
Sendx
burninghousepress.com/2025/11/01/n...
NOVEMBER 2025 Guest Editor Is C.C. O’HANLON!!! THEME/S: JOURNEYS
Burning House Press are excited to welcome C.C. O’HANLON as the fifth BHP guest editor of our return series of special editions! As of today C.C. will take over editorship of Burning House Pre…
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November 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Welcome November guest editor - C.C. O’HANLON!!! @ccohanlon.bsky.social
JOURNEYS
Physical, Psychological, and Imaginary, embracing words and images, in all forms, as well as complexity, resisting the superficial, algorithmic narratives of social media.
Sendx
burninghousepress.com/2025/11/01/n...
JOURNEYS
Physical, Psychological, and Imaginary, embracing words and images, in all forms, as well as complexity, resisting the superficial, algorithmic narratives of social media.
Sendx
burninghousepress.com/2025/11/01/n...
Hoping someone translates this timely book into English 👀 www.full-stop.net/2025/08/18/r...
The Porno President – Bruna Kalil Othero
“Tits or ass?” Othero’s novel urges us to consider this question in today’s political landscape
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November 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Hoping someone translates this timely book into English 👀 www.full-stop.net/2025/08/18/r...
Wishing you a spirited Halloween 🎃👻🦇 from the Rose Books hotline 🥀☎️
HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Kawai Shen -
Reading series by Rose Books.
Call 1-844-300-ROSE.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Wishing you a spirited Halloween 🎃👻🦇 from the Rose Books hotline 🥀☎️
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Great Worm Express Distro (aka me, François) is also a co-organizer for this event! Come visit the fair at Cecil Street in Chinatown, accessible by the Spadina streetcar from Spadina station, or the College streetcar from either St. Patrick or Dundas stations.
Poster for ZINEDUMP, a new Toronto zine fair! I'm one of the organizers for the event, and we are having our inaugural event on November 9th! We hope to see you there!
For updates, please check our website or follow our instagram at zinedump.fyi
For updates, please check our website or follow our instagram at zinedump.fyi
October 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Great Worm Express Distro (aka me, François) is also a co-organizer for this event! Come visit the fair at Cecil Street in Chinatown, accessible by the Spadina streetcar from Spadina station, or the College streetcar from either St. Patrick or Dundas stations.
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In 7 days, our next submission period opens, with the theme: Revolutions.
We're looking for bold, subversive fiction exploring cycles of revolution, counter-revolution, quiet resistance, and more.
⏰ Submissions open Nov 1. Full details on what we're looking for: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
We're looking for bold, subversive fiction exploring cycles of revolution, counter-revolution, quiet resistance, and more.
⏰ Submissions open Nov 1. Full details on what we're looking for: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
October 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
In 7 days, our next submission period opens, with the theme: Revolutions.
We're looking for bold, subversive fiction exploring cycles of revolution, counter-revolution, quiet resistance, and more.
⏰ Submissions open Nov 1. Full details on what we're looking for: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
We're looking for bold, subversive fiction exploring cycles of revolution, counter-revolution, quiet resistance, and more.
⏰ Submissions open Nov 1. Full details on what we're looking for: www.khoreomag.com/submissions-...
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Our founder and managing editor is writing a series of essays on the state of indie publishing in Canada that we recommend reading. Tea ☕️
You can find parts 1-3 below:
You can find parts 1-3 below:
October 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Our founder and managing editor is writing a series of essays on the state of indie publishing in Canada that we recommend reading. Tea ☕️
You can find parts 1-3 below:
You can find parts 1-3 below:
My lovely former editors, Rachelle Toarmino of Peach Mag 🍑 and Sennah Yee of In the Mood 🎞️, will be reading at Toarmino's launch for her second collection of poems, Hell Yeah @ Type Books (Queen), Nov 9, 6:30PM ✨ www.instagram.com/rchlltrmn/p/...
rachelle toarmino on Instagram: "my baby’s hearing will be developed just in time for tour ❤️🔥
UPDATES:
10/16: columbus—postponed to 11/06!
11/06: pittsburgh—moved to 11/05!
12/05: seattle—new!
12/0...
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UPDATES:
10/16: columbus—postponed to 11/06!
11/06: pittsburgh—moved to 11/05...
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October 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
My lovely former editors, Rachelle Toarmino of Peach Mag 🍑 and Sennah Yee of In the Mood 🎞️, will be reading at Toarmino's launch for her second collection of poems, Hell Yeah @ Type Books (Queen), Nov 9, 6:30PM ✨ www.instagram.com/rchlltrmn/p/...
Save the date for a Pack Animal x @thewalrus.ca reading Nov 6 at Standard Time, deets in 🔗
Pack Animal on Instagram: "Pack Animal presents: 🩵⭐️THE WALRUS FALL BOOKS PARTY⭐️🩵
💋📚Join us on THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6TH at STANDARD TIME (165 Geary Ave.) for an evening of readings and performances cel...
Experience an evening of autumn-inspired readings and performances celebrating magazines and literature at The Walrus Fall Books Party. Meet authors, enjoy live performances, and subscribe to The Walr...
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October 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Save the date for a Pack Animal x @thewalrus.ca reading Nov 6 at Standard Time, deets in 🔗
Feels like we've entered the fast fashion era of information. The analogy isn't perfect but like high quality clothing, high quality, well organized, vetted info is labour intensive and very expensive. Now we're awash in cheap, convenient, crappy, full-o-labour-exploitation, enviro-harming info 🧵
October 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Feels like we've entered the fast fashion era of information. The analogy isn't perfect but like high quality clothing, high quality, well organized, vetted info is labour intensive and very expensive. Now we're awash in cheap, convenient, crappy, full-o-labour-exploitation, enviro-harming info 🧵
I love how in BL manga, members of the freaking yakuza always look like pretty boy pop stars lol. It's like reverse nunsploitation.
October 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I love how in BL manga, members of the freaking yakuza always look like pretty boy pop stars lol. It's like reverse nunsploitation.
Call for feminist horror subs, details in 🔗
Bloodletter Magazine on Instagram: "A reminder that issue six is OPEN for submissions and the theme is PLAY!
Send us your best short stories, poetry, experimental prose, film analysis, memoirs, and n...
Get published in Blood Letter Magazine's issue six, themed around PLAY! We're excited to receive your submissions of short stories, poetry, experimental prose, film analysis, memoirs, and non-fiction....
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October 15, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Call for feminist horror subs, details in 🔗