D'Arcy Briggs
darcyska.bsky.social
D'Arcy Briggs
@darcyska.bsky.social
Music, improv, videos games, social justice, disability rights.
Burger & Briggs | The Bakery
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj74NvAit5Huq42i-8CIUFQ
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GIL MOORE Says TRIUMPH's Full Surprise 2019 Three-Song Performance Could See Light Of Day
GIL MOORE Says TRIUMPH's Full Surprise 2019 Three-Song Performance Could See Light Of Day
In a new interview with George Dionne of KNAC.COM, TRIUMPH drummer Gil Moore was asked about the possibility of new music from the band. Gil responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, in t...
blabbermouth.net
June 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Severance is just Dilbert as directed by Kubrick.

Thanks, I'll see you next month.
May 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Sumo Fighter: Some Good Ideas Gone Wrong – Peter Plevritis

Pete Plevritis critiques Sumo Fighter's obnoxious minigames.

yokoikids.wordpress.com/2025/05/04/s...

Illustration by @itsmerickv.com
Sumo Fighter: Some Good Ideas Gone Wrong – Peter Plevritis
Big thanks to Rick, Nolen, Ian, and the rest of the YK for allowing me to select another game. In the past, I had selected games which I had a personal connection to from my youth. This time around…
yokoikids.wordpress.com
May 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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new gender neutral greeting just dropped
May 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Theory of Water

Join @biidaasamose.bsky.social for a conversation with Sarah Haley to celebrate the release of her new book Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead.

Tuesday, April 22nd at 5:00 pm ET

RSVP to attend: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
April 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Improv photo dump (Burger & Briggs, Bakery, BB at the Paper Street Improv Festival, a lovely cast for the 50hr improvathon)
April 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Elizabeth May says she was shocked that another candidate insulted her off mic during an all candidates meeting on Monday afternoon.
‘She just called me a cow’: Saanich-Gulf Islands all candidates event derailed during verbal spat
Elizabeth May says she was shocked that another candidate insulted her off mic during an all candidates meeting on Monday afternoon.
cheknews.ca
April 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I wanna talk about retro gaming, improv, sci fi and fantasy, music, and Corning Ware. In any order.
April 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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During inspections conducted between 2017 and 2023, regulator inspectors quietly noted thousands of potential violations of laws and regulations, according to records released through freedom of information legislation. 
17 government inspectors, 170 companies and more than 9,000 potential infractions: inside B.C.’s oversight of the oil and gas sector
During inspections conducted between 2017 and 2023, regulator inspectors quietly noted thousands of potential violations of laws and regulations, according to records released through freedom of information legislation. 
cheknews.ca
April 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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The Mars Volta Plot North American Tour
The Mars Volta Plot North American Tour
The Mars Volta have released their new album 'Lucro sucio; Los ojos del vacio' today after performing the record in its entirety on tour
dlvr.it
April 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Ribbon Skirt's 'Bite Down' Is Irresistible Indigenous Futurism
Ribbon Skirt's 'Bite Down' Is Irresistible Indigenous Futurism
"They want 2000s Buffy Marie / They want my status, but they're getting my teeth," Tashiina Buswa intones, talk-singing so deadpan you can
dlvr.it
April 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Pulp Announce First New Album in Almost 24 Years, 'More'
Pulp Announce First New Album in Almost 24 Years, 'More'
If Stereolab announcing their first album in 15 years wasn't enough for you this week, Britpop icons Pulp have now announced their first new
dlvr.it
April 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Yokoi Kids volume 2 just arrived! If you're a fan of the GameBoy, you should check out this zine and/or follow @yokoikids.bsky.social which has a featured game of the month and it's kind of like a book club for GameBoy games. I can't wait to dig into this!
April 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Me talking to CBC about theft of writers’ work to train AI (video version linked below):

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Meta is using pirated books to train AI — including those by N.L. authors | CBC News
Artificial intelligence can’t do the dishes or the laundry, but it can replicate the writing style of just about any author, including those from Newfoundland and Labrador.
www.cbc.ca
April 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The best part about being in an improv duo is that you share so much - thoughts, feelings, attitudes, respiratory infections...
April 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Nightdive Studios says they're 'ready' to start remastering Xbox 360 and PS3 games 🎮

(via VGC News)
April 2, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Get an early look at the Royal BC Museum's new PARC Campus in Colwood, which is under construction in the Royal Bay area.
Sneak peek inside Royal BC Museum’s new PARC Campus in Colwood
Get an early look at the Royal BC Museum's new PARC Campus in Colwood, which is under construction in the Royal Bay area.
cheknews.ca
March 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Before the summer wave of music festivals hits Vancouver Island, Garden City Grooves gets there first — three nights of funk, soul, hip-hop, Afrobeat, and electronic grooves, all happening from March 28 to 30 at First Metropolitan Hall in Victoria.
Victoria’s festival season starts here: Garden City Grooves brings the beat early
Before the summer wave of music festivals hits Vancouver Island, Garden City Grooves gets there first — three nights of funk, soul, hip-hop, Afrobeat, and electronic grooves, all happening from March 28 to 30 at First Metropolitan Hall in Victoria.
cheknews.ca
March 23, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Feeling very grateful for all of the amazing people in my life
March 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Campaigning for more bus lanes, and funding for more buses, makes life better for transit operators *and* riders! Thanks @movementyvr.bsky.social

Happy Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day everyone! #ThanksTransit #yyj #bclab #climatejustice
We appreciate the people who keep our buses running as much as we love buses!

Today, March 18, is Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day. Let's thank our bus drivers and celebrate worker solidarity by showing gratitude to all who keep our communities moving and connected.
March 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Coming into the weekend hot with this one!
We've released a new SiriusXM Polaris Cover Session featuring NOBRO taking on @puptheband.bsky.social's "Reservoir." It's wicked. Watch the full video at youtu.be/0gRv-AZGIuE
March 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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We’re back! I’ll know my shift time in a week or two, but so excited to be organizing this again and working through all the hard, but fun, work of putting this together!
Our relay in the fight against multiple sclerosis returns!
March 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Welcome to the public domain, A FAREWELL TO ARMS (1929) by Ernest Hemingway. 💔📖 This classic novel of love and loss is set against t#PublicDomain:#PublicDomainDaylue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">he backdrop of World War I.

Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/w...

#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay <a href="/hashtag/InternetArchive" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#InternetArchive
March 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM