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@lapanique.bsky.social
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Oh hi it's me your pal Panic.

Strident literary feminist. Publishing desk job. Ran one marathon one time.

"Worryingly erotic." "Disagreeable, quite shouty." "Alienating, dangerous, and perverse."

#Toronto
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I'm about almost done and it really feels different than I thought it would. I was suspicious, thought "oh please don't ask me to care about some dude's awkward sexuality/relationships/masculinity crisis," especially given all we've been reading about men's sexuality in the past few days.
Flesh by David Szalay sits on a bath tray beside a beer.
November 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Eating all the paneer before it can get in the saag: a love story.
A bowl of small cubes of fried cheese
November 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Um, is it THIS pub cat? (I believe his name is The Commander and I know he lives at Seven Stars Holborn because I met him!)
A black cat wearing an Elizabethan ruff in a pub
November 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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I was radicalized by Susan Faludi.
The cover of Backlash. Title in big red letters. Subtitle: The Undeclared War Against American Women
November 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Hahahahahah well played, Chia Pet team.
It's the Homer Simpson backing up into a hedge meme but the hedge is the chia part
November 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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I was wondering about this!
CBC funding One of the surprising details in the budget was the announcement that the government is "working with CBC/Radio Canada to explore participation in Eurovision." That wasn't a specific campaign promise, but in the spring the Liberals did pledge an immediate $150 million in new funding for the CBC. It also said it would insist on better governance and accountability from the corporation, in return for more stable overall funding. Aside from Eurovision, the government did include that $150 million in the budget, and made a vague nod to the campaign promise by saying it would explore the idea of strengthening CBC's independence.
November 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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😹
Neil and Chris of the Pet Shop Boys on the cover of Arena Homme + magazine (?) both wearing "Armani, Armani, Ah ah, Armani"
November 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Grimshaw is a recent favourite of mine. He gets late autumn light just perfect.
Painting of an autumn evening with leafless trees and a large brick building.
October 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Rosedale Valley Road: nicest 2.5km you can run in this city. Best in autumn, spooky vibes going past the cemetery. Bonus for vampire episode of @badbooksbadppl.bsky.social in my ear holes. Another very pleasant day!
Sun shining through trees. You can see the graveyard in the background Many tall trees in autumn leaf surround a two-lane road and paved trail Many tall trees in autumn leaf surround a two-lane road and paved trail
October 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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What a nice couple hours riding around the city, over the Valley seeing the foliage, to Spooky Booksale where I bought Saxe Rohmer's Golden Dawn silliness & a film crit mentioned in Johanna Hedva, then took myself for my favourite lunch.
A table of scary tomes at Scribe Bookstore's Halloween sale House of Psychotic Women by Kier-La Janisse Sax Rohmer's The Romance of Sorcery sits on a momento mori themed coffee mug Lurid photo of okonomayaki
October 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Phew.
A Bickford Dog Park ale and a book of Poe stories
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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This is also very bad!
The bill would also scrap the need for a landlord to offer a tenant compensation if they would like to take their property back for their own use, as long as they give 120 days notice. If the landlord gives less than that, they would still be required to provide one months rent or offer a comparable unit as compensation. As well, the province wants to shorten the grace period to issue an eviction notice after rent non-payment, from 14 days to seven, and shorten the time to request a review of a final hearing order from 30 to 15 days.
October 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Flashlight was great. Just the kind of multi-generational American saga I like. For enjoyers of Anne Patchett or Min Jin Lee.
Flashlight by Susan Choi sits on a bath tray with a can of Oast House Country Bumpkin beer.
October 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Picture of a TV. On the show Chandler is in his cubicle blowing away cigarette smoke with a small handheld fan. Behind him are some binders and a voodoo doll (?) and a Blue Jays cap
October 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Every drop of vitamin D I can get.
A pint of Bickford Brewery beer sits in a shaft of sunlight with Lilli Is Crying by Hélène Bessette
October 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Thinking about the Heavy Load Bearing Body today for some related reason. (Funnily enough I think the ground in Berlin and DC is pretty similar. Swampy.)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwerb...
Erected between 1941 and 1942 it was meant to test the ground for a massive triumphal arch on a nearby plot.[1] The arch, in the style of the Nazi architectural movement, was to be about three times as large as the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. It was one component of a plan to redesign the center of Berlin as an imposing, monumental capital reflecting the spirit of Nazi Germany as envisioned by Hitler.[2]
October 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Oooh this is interesting. I had to run to my kitchen to see which I had and how lucky I may have been to not have it explode when I put it directly on the gas burner to melt butter (before I had a microwave). Turns out I have the good one.
A PYREX (not pyrex) two cup measuring cup
October 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Screenshot of a pre-order for Persona by Aoife Josie Clements
October 12, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Hell House: Angry sex ghosts will fuck you to death. O_o
Hell House by Richard Matheson
October 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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This is clearly the College St cop shop. Note the "... Child and Family Services" sign. (Can't see the first word in either photo clearly.)
A Google Streetview screenshot showing the address 29 College Street
October 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Wind just kicked up. Guess the cold front is coming in. Spooky season can truly commence. Lambrusco on the fire escape.
A glass of red wine and Ancient Sorceries by Algernon Blackwood sit on metal slats
October 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Finished my favourite horror writer's non fic. Most appreciated explanation of the Highgate vampire incident, which I'd been curious about since our tour guide gave it a passing reference. A nice one to dip in & out. Also, we both love Suede.

Had some molten tofu soup to try and cure my cold.
Soon tofu with dumplings and egg. Kimchi. Someone Is Walking on Your Grave by Mariana Enriquez.
October 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Still going.
A hand holding a slurpee aloft. In the background is a garage door mural of a sunset and a goose
September 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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I've had this weird anxiety ever since I moved to Toronto about missing the "last nice day" and I don't know what that is but it's worse now. Anyway, summer is out. I'm on a patio.
Evenings and Weekends by Oisín McKenna and a pint on a patio table.
September 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Helpful for the weather to play nice on my little long weekend staycation thing.
A latte, a pastel de nata, and The Director by Daniel Kehlmann sit on a patio table in the sun.
September 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM