Will Straw

@wstraw.bsky.social

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James McGill Emeritus Professor of Urban Media Studies at McGill University. Scholar of cities, media, night Follow news of night culture at https://theurbannight.com/ or visit my research site at https://willstraw.com/ .. more

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William David John Straw CBE works in the charitable sector. He worked as a civil servant, founded the political blog Left Foot Forward, was an associate director of the think-tank Institute for Public Policy Research, specialising in climate change, energy and transport, and was chief operating officer of Clearly, a charity in the eye care sector. He now works as the chief executive officer of The King's Trust International. .. more

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Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · 7d

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Talk and Book Launch: Nights in Fairland by Will Straw - Milieux

Join the Media History Research Centre for the launch of Nights in Fairland, the latest publication by Will Straw. In its time (the 1920s and 1930s), the New York-based periodical […]

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Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · 13d

Good investigative report on Live Nation and event-ticket monopoloies in Quebec. ici.radio-canada.ca/recit-numeri...

Voler le show : la culture québécoise au temps du big business

L'association du géant américain Live Nation à evenko, au Québec, menace-t-elle les petits joueurs du monde des spectacles de musique?

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Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · 17d

Congratulations Andy!

Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · 26d

The little boy from Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island, who became "The Wolf of Broadway" in the 1920s. One focus of my new book, out now. www.mqup.ca/Books/N/Nigh...

Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · 29d

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Entre cenas, reuniones clandestinas y crímenes violentos: así era la vida nocturna en la antigua Roma

Un estudio arroja información sobre cómo los peligros de la noche influían en la vida cotidiana de la sociedad romana

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Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Jan 14

Yes indeed!

Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Jan 14

Congratulations! I just checked and mine seems to be there too. Wow. I only sent in some corrections two days ago.

Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Jan 9

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Books I read in 2025

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · Jan 5

In his recent essay for @ccc-journal.bsky.social, @victorpickard.bsky.social analyzes the capitalist logics at the root of many media-related issues and provides a framework for shifting to a less capitalist, more democratic media system.

Read here: buff.ly/AYvibor

Eroding the market’s hidden hand: toward a Post-Capitalist media system

Abstract. Media-related problems facing democratic societies around the world today often stem from various kinds of market failures and structural limitat

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Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Dec 16

Yesterday, I received advance copies of my new book, a contribution to magazine history, LGBTQ+ studies and the history of gossip. www.mqup.ca/Books/N/Nigh...

Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Dec 8

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Paris la nuit : entre fête et voisinage

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Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Nov 29

J’y serai!

Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Nov 26

Publication date moved up to January 13th! Pre-ordernow. Nights in Fairyland www.mqup.ca/Books/N/Nigh...

Nights in Fairyland

In 1925 the publishers of Broadway Brevities were tried for running an extortion operation targeting New York’s social and cultural elites. While the first version of the magazine whispered gossip in ...

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Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Nov 5

What?!

Start the presses! New York Post will expand to LA with launch of The California Post - Editor and Publisher

The New York Post is going Hollywood.. The nation’s most popular tabloid will launch The California Post early next year — delivering its brand of fearless, common-sense journalism and legendary headl...

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Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Nov 5

This is published today, with my article on spaces of collective sleeping in the cinema.

Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Nov 5

People I know keep telling me it's a happening place now - I still can't shake off the prejudice that it's for people looking for work (which I'm clearly not!)

Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Oct 25

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Métro à Paris 24h/24 : révolution ou folie ?

Métro toute la nuit à Paris : une promesse de mobilité ou un défi logistique ?

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Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Oct 20

Sorry you can't make it to Montreal, but the University of Ottawa is in Ottawa!

Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Oct 6

This explains Montreal's complicated system of municipal politics better than anything else I've read or seen.
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The Weird Political System That Built a Better City

YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!

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Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Sep 30

1965 - Scopitone machines come to Des Moines, Iowa.

Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Sep 22

Kind of interesting article on the success of newspaper inserts offering information on television programming. The secret, it seems, is getting rid of the old programming grid.

Behind the screen: How NTVB Media helps publishers engage readers and grow revenue - Editor and Publisher

When The Villages Daily Sun launched a nostalgia-driven insert called Classics, they sold out ad space for the entire year and signed up 46 brand-new advertisers. At Lee Enterprises, a partnership wit...

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Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Sep 20

The dinner of Oct 20th would work fine! Where are you staying?

Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Sep 20

HI Tom. I'd love to, but am available only on the 20th. I have a thesis defense on line running over lunch on the 21st, then am in Sherbrooke for a conference 22-25th. It's my busiest week of the term (though I'm retired.) Will you be here at lunch on the 20th? Would be great to see you.

Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Sep 20

Last week, I acquired a collection of 175 Canadian restaurant and hospitality industry magazines from the years 1952-1971. I'll donate them to a food studies research centre, but, in the meantime, I did a quick gallery of the covers.
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Canadian food and hospitality industry magazines (1952-1971)

Click image to enlarge. Issue date is in image file name.

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Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Sep 19

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Échecs et Soft Clubbing : La nouvelle nuit européenne entre jeu et bien-être

Découvrez comment les échecs révolutionnent le soft clubbing en Europe : du Knight Club aux Pieces Chess, des événements hybrides avec DJ set et des matchs pour une sociabilité inclusive. Un boom de +...

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Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Sep 11

oh, very sorry to hear this

Will Straw @wstraw.bsky.social · Sep 5

Very happy about this special issue of the Revue internationale des francophonies (on « Les scènes culturelles à l’ère de la découvrabilité numérique") with an interview with me by Hela Zahar and translation of my "Scenes and Sensibilities" from 2001!
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