evan robins
@cust-punk.bsky.social
Editor @arthurnews.bsky.social | Cultural Studies MA @ Trent University
(She/it/elle) | Unnatural redhead; your girlfriend's favourite writer; d-list internet girl.
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(She/it/elle) | Unnatural redhead; your girlfriend's favourite writer; d-list internet girl.
trentarthur.ca/author/evan-robins
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evan robins
@cust-punk.bsky.social
· Mar 24
I'm told I need to pin some sort of intro post so here you go:
I write.
I've written at @arthurnews.bsky.social for four years.
I've almost won some awards. I've won some others.
Read my stuff: www.trentarthur.ca/author/evan-robins
My contract ends in one month.
Cool people please hire me.
I write.
I've written at @arthurnews.bsky.social for four years.
I've almost won some awards. I've won some others.
Read my stuff: www.trentarthur.ca/author/evan-robins
My contract ends in one month.
Cool people please hire me.
There can't be forever chemicals in Little Lake from GE's industrial runoff if there's no more Little Lake because we've used it to cool a datacentre!
Mayor Jeff Leal briefly raised the prospect of Peterborough being an attractive spot for an AI data centre to be built due to its proximity to so much available water in the area.
November 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
There can't be forever chemicals in Little Lake from GE's industrial runoff if there's no more Little Lake because we've used it to cool a datacentre!
Surest way to clock a gay person is if they're better at holding vinyl records than babies
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Surest way to clock a gay person is if they're better at holding vinyl records than babies
Adobe Acrobat is the worst program of all time; why do I need to pay to rotate a .pdf?
November 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Adobe Acrobat is the worst program of all time; why do I need to pay to rotate a .pdf?
this is the actual single worst piece of graphic design Microsoft has ever forced upon my desktop
October 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
this is the actual single worst piece of graphic design Microsoft has ever forced upon my desktop
Thinking about the surf dracula tweet because for as much as it cracks me up and describes a real problem with "prestige" television it's also beat-for-beat the structure of Madoka Magica and that is arguably even funnier.
October 20, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Thinking about the surf dracula tweet because for as much as it cracks me up and describes a real problem with "prestige" television it's also beat-for-beat the structure of Madoka Magica and that is arguably even funnier.
I Gave Myself a Massive Carpal Tunnel Flare-up and All I Wrote was This Review of #Hades2
open.substack.com/pub/cinevang...
open.substack.com/pub/cinevang...
Much ado about Hades 2
When it comes to this videogame, my talent is the destruction of art.
open.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I Gave Myself a Massive Carpal Tunnel Flare-up and All I Wrote was This Review of #Hades2
open.substack.com/pub/cinevang...
open.substack.com/pub/cinevang...
It's very curious that in all my time as a journalist the Conservative politicians touting themselves free speech warriors have always been the hardest to get to agree to an interview.
Pierre Poilievre cancelled a planned phone interview with The Examiner Sunday between planned stops in Oshawa and Peterborough because of a "schedule change" immediately after learning I'd be the one at doing it. Anyone know what this means?
September 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It's very curious that in all my time as a journalist the Conservative politicians touting themselves free speech warriors have always been the hardest to get to agree to an interview.
Sometimes you read a headline and it feels like you already have access to next week's @trashfuture.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
World's first AI minister will eliminate corruption, says Albania's PM
Named Diella, the new minister will help Albania "leapfrog" bigger, more advanced countries, says Edi Rama.
www.bbc.com
September 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Sometimes you read a headline and it feels like you already have access to next week's @trashfuture.bsky.social
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The problem with the term "NIMBY" gaining a foothold in the popular consciousness is the fact that people think they can excuse themselves of NIMBY rhetoric by saying "I'm not a NIMBY...BUT—" which is just not how these kinds of labels work.
September 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The problem with the term "NIMBY" gaining a foothold in the popular consciousness is the fact that people think they can excuse themselves of NIMBY rhetoric by saying "I'm not a NIMBY...BUT—" which is just not how these kinds of labels work.
Funniest part of this delegation was that Muir purposely neglected to include Town Ward in his fear mongering because we already have dense high rises here and are demonstrably doing just fine.
"It's coming to other neighbourhoods. This is going to change everything ... It starts here, but it doesn't end here." - Gavin Muir - kawarthanow.com/2025/09/04/p...
Peterborough city council votes 7-4 to approve a 17-storey high-rise in East City | kawarthaNOW
By Bruce Head. Despite intense community opposition, no councillors changed their vote from the August 25 public meeting on the TVM Group development.
kawarthanow.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Funniest part of this delegation was that Muir purposely neglected to include Town Ward in his fear mongering because we already have dense high rises here and are demonstrably doing just fine.
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Watching ptbo’s public planning meeting to relive some trauma LOLOL
August 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Watching ptbo’s public planning meeting to relive some trauma LOLOL
Setting up a new computer and am increasingly convinced that every part of this process is designed to turn you into the Joker.
August 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Setting up a new computer and am increasingly convinced that every part of this process is designed to turn you into the Joker.
"The Domain of True Leadership" is my favourite Cleric subclass in D&D
Is it possible to become an Authentic Taskmaster without working for the City of Peterborough? Asking for a friend.
June 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"The Domain of True Leadership" is my favourite Cleric subclass in D&D
Currently reading "Distrust That Particular Flavour"; wonder what William Gibson thinks of Hatsune Miku.
June 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Currently reading "Distrust That Particular Flavour"; wonder what William Gibson thinks of Hatsune Miku.
Semantic drift is frustrating cause people today say they're hyperfixating when they really mean they just like something.
Like believe me sister I would not be explaining the entire history of X-Men comics to my coworker in line at the deli if I actually possessed the ability to not do so.
Like believe me sister I would not be explaining the entire history of X-Men comics to my coworker in line at the deli if I actually possessed the ability to not do so.
June 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Semantic drift is frustrating cause people today say they're hyperfixating when they really mean they just like something.
Like believe me sister I would not be explaining the entire history of X-Men comics to my coworker in line at the deli if I actually possessed the ability to not do so.
Like believe me sister I would not be explaining the entire history of X-Men comics to my coworker in line at the deli if I actually possessed the ability to not do so.
Watched Human Traffic with the @arthurnews.bsky.social crew and spent the whole time being really annoying soypointing at random Cardiff locations on the tv like "Been there!"
Good film or wtv
Good film or wtv
June 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Watched Human Traffic with the @arthurnews.bsky.social crew and spent the whole time being really annoying soypointing at random Cardiff locations on the tv like "Been there!"
Good film or wtv
Good film or wtv
Reposted by evan robins
watching the cabinet announcements, and a reporter interrupted herself to say “oh jean Chrétien just arrived”…he has a huge crowd of reporters following him around…it’s like watching domesticated animals presuming their natural predator will be their friend
May 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
watching the cabinet announcements, and a reporter interrupted herself to say “oh jean Chrétien just arrived”…he has a huge crowd of reporters following him around…it’s like watching domesticated animals presuming their natural predator will be their friend
I was covering the rally tonight and noted the same thing.
For reference, the city did not do this during the November budget protests (which I also covered).
There were significantly fewer protesters today. The only major difference was what they were protesting and the colour of their skin.
For reference, the city did not do this during the November budget protests (which I also covered).
There were significantly fewer protesters today. The only major difference was what they were protesting and the colour of their skin.
Went to the rally outside city hall in protest of Mayor Leal’s racism, then attended the council meeting. 6 cops watching the rally and the doors to city hall were locked, requiring security guards to let us in. I have not seen City Hall do that before, even in response to much larger rallies. #ptbo
April 29, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I was covering the rally tonight and noted the same thing.
For reference, the city did not do this during the November budget protests (which I also covered).
There were significantly fewer protesters today. The only major difference was what they were protesting and the colour of their skin.
For reference, the city did not do this during the November budget protests (which I also covered).
There were significantly fewer protesters today. The only major difference was what they were protesting and the colour of their skin.
La musée canadienne du canot supporte le wokisme
Thank you to the anonymous employee here and friend of the free press who supplied this steaming Americano to me on the down low. You're a life saver!
April 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
La musée canadienne du canot supporte le wokisme
It's really interesting whenever a television series tries to do metacommentary about its own fanbase because 9/10 times it comes off as a tacit revelation that the people writing the show do not fundamentally understand WHY their fans like the show they are writing.
April 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It's really interesting whenever a television series tries to do metacommentary about its own fanbase because 9/10 times it comes off as a tacit revelation that the people writing the show do not fundamentally understand WHY their fans like the show they are writing.
Broke this story today.
Huge thanks to the students who came to us with this information, and really glad I was able to get it to press!
Huge thanks to the students who came to us with this information, and really glad I was able to get it to press!
Here's a more in-depth account of the mayor's comments from last month from @cust-punk.bsky.social of @arthurnews.bsky.social
www.trentarthur.ca/news/inexcus...
www.trentarthur.ca/news/inexcus...
“Inexcusable and Wrong”: Trent Students Respond to Racial Slur Used by Peterborough Mayor in Business Lecture
Apr 09, 2025, by Evan Robins - - Trent students are speaking out following a statement from Peterborough Mayor Jeff Leal which apologized for using “a racial slur that is deeply offensive and hurtful...
www.trentarthur.ca
April 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Broke this story today.
Huge thanks to the students who came to us with this information, and really glad I was able to get it to press!
Huge thanks to the students who came to us with this information, and really glad I was able to get it to press!
I'm at Peterborough City Hall this afternoon covering the General Committee/City Council double-header after GC got cancelled last week on account of ice storm.
If I post from here it'll be on @arthurnews.bsky.social
Otherwise @joellekovach.bsky.social's got you covered!
If I post from here it'll be on @arthurnews.bsky.social
Otherwise @joellekovach.bsky.social's got you covered!
April 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I'm at Peterborough City Hall this afternoon covering the General Committee/City Council double-header after GC got cancelled last week on account of ice storm.
If I post from here it'll be on @arthurnews.bsky.social
Otherwise @joellekovach.bsky.social's got you covered!
If I post from here it'll be on @arthurnews.bsky.social
Otherwise @joellekovach.bsky.social's got you covered!
I'm sorry but if your controller has back paddles or you claw that is a lesbian controller configuration.
March 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I'm sorry but if your controller has back paddles or you claw that is a lesbian controller configuration.
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If I was the richest guy on earth and an Ubisoft brand account ethered me this hard I know what I would have to do.
March 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
If I was the richest guy on earth and an Ubisoft brand account ethered me this hard I know what I would have to do.
I'm told I need to pin some sort of intro post so here you go:
I write.
I've written at @arthurnews.bsky.social for four years.
I've almost won some awards. I've won some others.
Read my stuff: www.trentarthur.ca/author/evan-robins
My contract ends in one month.
Cool people please hire me.
I write.
I've written at @arthurnews.bsky.social for four years.
I've almost won some awards. I've won some others.
Read my stuff: www.trentarthur.ca/author/evan-robins
My contract ends in one month.
Cool people please hire me.
March 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I'm told I need to pin some sort of intro post so here you go:
I write.
I've written at @arthurnews.bsky.social for four years.
I've almost won some awards. I've won some others.
Read my stuff: www.trentarthur.ca/author/evan-robins
My contract ends in one month.
Cool people please hire me.
I write.
I've written at @arthurnews.bsky.social for four years.
I've almost won some awards. I've won some others.
Read my stuff: www.trentarthur.ca/author/evan-robins
My contract ends in one month.
Cool people please hire me.