Matt Cahill
@mattcahill.bsky.social
Novelist (Radioland, The Society of Experience) / short fiction / essays.
Agent: Kelvin Kong, K2 Literary
Former film/TV post supervisor, currently Registered Psychotherapist in private practice
Haunting the margins
Agent: Kelvin Kong, K2 Literary
Former film/TV post supervisor, currently Registered Psychotherapist in private practice
Haunting the margins
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Matt Cahill
@mattcahill.bsky.social
· Feb 23
I don't promote my writing very often (ironically because I'm usually busy writing in my spare time), but I'd like to feature my two novels today, THE SOCIETY OF EXPERIENCE and most recently RADIOLAND.
Both are mind-bendy urban literary fiction with generous doses of dark spec blended in.
Both are mind-bendy urban literary fiction with generous doses of dark spec blended in.
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Dozens of Canadian photographers and curators announced today they are boycotting the Scotiabank Photography Award to protest the bank’s continued investment in Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer.
Organizers Launch Boycott Scotiabank Photography Award
At least 70 photographers and curators will withdraw from participating in the prestigious award over Scotiabank’s ties to an Israeli weapons manufacturer.
www.thegrindmag.ca
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Dozens of Canadian photographers and curators announced today they are boycotting the Scotiabank Photography Award to protest the bank’s continued investment in Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer.
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finally found the difference between truth and beauty
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
finally found the difference between truth and beauty
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Either every CPL final should be played in a blizzard or none of them should
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Either every CPL final should be played in a blizzard or none of them should
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Reminder that there are nearly 150 episodes of the WHAT HAPPENED NEXT podcast out there. In-depth + fun interviews with Canadian authors about their weird careers and what happens long before and long after a book comes out.
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
Spoiler for tomorrow’s episode.
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by
@thewalrus.ca
Find it at all the podcast places.
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by
@thewalrus.ca
Find it at all the podcast places.
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
November 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Reminder that there are nearly 150 episodes of the WHAT HAPPENED NEXT podcast out there. In-depth + fun interviews with Canadian authors about their weird careers and what happens long before and long after a book comes out.
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
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November 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Op de Amerikaanse begraafplaats in Margraten is het opeens stil geworden rond de zwarte Amerikanen die hielpen Nederland bevrijden. Twee panelen die hun bijdrage herdachten – én wezen op hun strijd tegen racisme binnen het leger – werden zonder toelichting verwijderd.
www.nrc.nl
November 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
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the first person who cut an umbilical cord was wild
October 31, 2025 at 2:47 AM
the first person who cut an umbilical cord was wild
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All those people who think they can dodge the effects of the climate crisis because they live in a nice developed country are about to get punched in the face. It’s coming in hard everywhere.
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
All those people who think they can dodge the effects of the climate crisis because they live in a nice developed country are about to get punched in the face. It’s coming in hard everywhere.
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Hahahahahah well played, Chia Pet team.
November 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Hahahahahah well played, Chia Pet team.
The Star asked notable Torontonians what they would choose to make the city better (sadly I was not asked). My idea: residents' associations should be licensed, based upon having a board of directors and a measurable/auditable list of members. 1/
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Star asked notable Torontonians what they would choose to make the city better (sadly I was not asked). My idea: residents' associations should be licensed, based upon having a board of directors and a measurable/auditable list of members. 1/
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If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
June 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
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This is most revealing part of @matthewcobb.bsky.social's piece on Rosalind Franklin: "Franklin did not succeed, partly because she was working on her own without a peer with whom to swap ideas. She was also excluded from the world of informal exchanges in which Watson and Crick were immersed."
If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This is most revealing part of @matthewcobb.bsky.social's piece on Rosalind Franklin: "Franklin did not succeed, partly because she was working on her own without a peer with whom to swap ideas. She was also excluded from the world of informal exchanges in which Watson and Crick were immersed."
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Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
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Important thread
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Important thread
My day just got exponentially better.
Ajax suspends John Heitinga with immediate effect
Ajax has suspended John Heitinga with immediate effect. The head coach’s contract was due to run until June 30, 2027, but will now be terminated.
english.ajax.nl
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
My day just got exponentially better.
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Johan Cruijff met hoofddoek en Rinus Michels aan de shisha, ooit genomen naar aanleiding van wedstrijden tegen Besiktas in de jaren ‘60. Waanzinnige foto.
November 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Johan Cruijff met hoofddoek en Rinus Michels aan de shisha, ooit genomen naar aanleiding van wedstrijden tegen Besiktas in de jaren ‘60. Waanzinnige foto.
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