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Zoltan Hawryluk
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Passionate, experienced web developer, accessibility specialist & calligrapher. Co-host of the Killer B Cinema series in Toronto, Canada. Former lead singer of Conflicting Plaid & ZX-81. He/him. Opinions expressed here represent me alone & not my employer.
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It looks like the predicted my look back in the day. #fashion #vintage #comic #comics
A vintage 1950s comic-book panel shows a confident man walking down a city street at sunset. He wears a wide-brimmed hat with a feather, a sleeveless red vest over a short-sleeved green shirt and yellow shorts. Several surprised or amused onlookers—men in suits and casual clothes—stare at him from the sidewalk. At the top of the panel, text reads: “In a few years, if designers have their way, the modern American male may dress like this on hot summer days.”
December 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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For the holiday season, we at Killer B Cinema are showing the gothic horror whodunnit from 1964: The Curse of the Living Corpse on November 7 at See Scape in Toronto.

#bmovie #bmovies #bhorrormovies #bhorrormovies #horrorfan #toronto #torontolife #gothichorror
Poster styled like a 1960s horror movie advertisement. Large bold text at the top alternates blue and white and reads: “WHEN THE WILL IS READ, HIS HEIRS TURN UP DEAD!!!”. Below, an image in black and white shows a terrified woman rising from an open coffin, reaching out with one hand. On the right is a circular white badge with distressed lettering that reads: “THE CURSE OF THE LIVING CORPSE – The classic gothic horror whodunnit from 1964.” The background is black, giving the composition a dramatic, eerie tone.
October 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Seven years with Lizzie seems like a blur. Love ya, Chère.
Lizzie & I posing outdoors in front of leafy trees. I am wearing a dark fedora, sunglasses, a pinstripe suit with a patterned tie and pocket square. Lizzie's on the left wears a floral dress with a pearl necklace and a flower in their hair.
October 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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The worst 90s boy band is now all grown up. Taken at our work party.
Four men striking exaggerated poses for the camera at what appears to be an outdoor patio. On the left, a grinning man wears an oversized black bucket hat, large square glasses, a pastel blue-and-lavender track jacket, and a chunky gold chain—looking like he just stepped out of a 1980s hip-hop video and is about to drop the least threatening diss track ever. Next to him, a bald man in a flannel shirt and wraparound sunglasses leans in with a smirk, channeling equal parts dad-at-a-barbecue and background extra in The Fast and the Mildly Agitated. In front, a man in a fedora, black sunglasses, and a Hawaiian-print shirt flashes a wide-fingered hand gesture—possibly repping either West Coast rap or his love for a five-piece chicken combo. At the back, a bearded man in a backward baseball cap and aviator shades throws up a peace sign with the relaxed confidence of someone who’s been day-drinking since brunch. Patio umbrellas, a brick wall, and hints of sunlight complete the scene of this squad clearly having way too much fun.
August 16, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Yesterday was my late mom's birthday. She was a force: strong, stubborn and often surprisingly funny. My dad was the artist; she was the analytical and logical one. (1 of 2)
Black-and-white 1960s photograph of an interracial couple posing indoors. On the left, a white man with short, neatly styled hair and a trimmed mustache wears a dark suit, white dress shirt, and narrow dark tie, standing with a neutral expression. On the right, a Japanese woman wears a traditional light-colored kimono decorated with a floral and bird motif, secured with an ornate obi belt. Her hair is styled in a voluminous updo with soft curls framing her face. She wears drop earrings and a ring, and holds a small white cloth in her hands. Behind them is an intricately patterned decorative folding screen.
August 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Dear @usweeklymag.bsky.social

I know journalism is hard, but when you publish a story about a company scandal, is it too much to ask to get the company's product name, Apache Airflow, right? #youhadonejob
A screenshot from the Us Weekly website showing a quote attributed to Gwyneth Paltrow about Astronomer, a company tied to Apache Airflow. The quote reads: “Yes, Astronomer is the best place to run a patchy airflow…” The 3 word phrase “patchy airflow” is underlined in red, and the word “seriously?” is handwritten in bright red next to it. The humor comes from the awkward phrasing—“patchy airflow” unintentionally makes it sound like the product is unreliable, rather than referencing the product Apache Airflow, a popular data workflow tool. The post mocks bad writing in journalism today.
July 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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#RIP
Actual photo of Ozzy Osbourne wearing round sunglasses playfully pretends to bite Kermit the Frog's head off while grinning at the camera.
July 23, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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#irony
A flat black granite grave marker set in grass, engraved with the surname 'DEADMAN' at the top, flanked by illustrations of an old truck on the left and a motorcycle on the right. It commemorates two individuals: Duke Derek (1938–2008), described as a husband, father, and grandpa farmer; and Dean Derek (1976–2013), described as a son, brother, and uncle. An inscription at the bottom reads: 'We will miss and love you always.'
July 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Lizzie is convinced these look like the War of the Worlds Tripods. I don't get it. What do you think? #waroftheworlds #hgwelles #scifi #ontario #canada
A rural Ontario landscape with a wide green field in the foreground and several large wind turbines in the distance. The turbines rise above a line of trees under a partly cloudy blue sky. Power lines stretch horizontally across the image, dividing the sky and fields.
July 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Unnecessary quotes are unnecessary. #Wiarton #WiartonOntario #Canada
A sign for the inviting visitors with exaggerated and oddly placed quotation marks. It reads: Wiarton Legion (quote) Cordially (unquote) Invites You to Come and Enjoy Yourself at Branch 208. Entertainment Every Wed. and Sat. (quote) Afternoon (unquote)
July 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Blue Water Park at night. #Wiarton #WiartonOntario #Canada
A serene, pastel-hued evening scene at a harbor with calm water reflecting the soft purple and pink tones of the sky. A trio of ducks glides across the water in the foreground. In the distance, sailboats are docked near a tree-covered shoreline, and a small lighthouse with a glowing red beacon marks the end of a stone pier.
July 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Love this #Quasar sign in #Wiarton.
Me, wearing a white fedora, blue plaid shirt, khaki shorts, and sneakers sitting in a recessed doorway of a red wooden building. Above me is a retro “Quasar” sign that reads, “It all started with the ‘works in a drawer’.” The setting appears sunny, and I am looking upward trying to look thoughtful.
July 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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I have been wanting one of these since I was a wee lad. Works well, and *so* much fun. #pacman #coleco #80s #80svideogames #1980s #1980svideogames #namco
A tabletop Pac-Man arcade game made by Coleco, featuring a small LED screen showing a red maze. The console has two white joysticks labeled Player 1 and Player 2, a game mode switch, and Pac-Man graphics on the control panel. The cabinet is decorated with colorful artwork and a Pac-Man logo at the top.
July 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Kinda cool: The first few episodes of the 90s cult TV show VR.5 (with #LoriSinger and #AnthonyHead) on this Taiwanese Laserdisc. I think The Committee ensured it ever made it to any modern format. I highly recommend it (it's on the Internet Archive). #1990s #90s #90stv #90stelevision #culttv
A Taiwanese LaserDisc cover for the 1995 sci-fi TV series VR.5 is displayed upright on a stand. The artwork shows a blonde woman wearing virtual reality goggles and gloves, reaching out toward a computer monitor. On the screen, a digitized female face looks back at her, with beams of light radiating between them. The title is in large, colorful Traditional Chinese characters at the bottom, reading “驚魂檔案” (roughly “Terror Files”). Additional Chinese text and actor names appear across the top. In the background, vintage Atari 2600 game cartridges are visible on a shelf, including titles like Warlords, Phoenix, and Space Invaders.
July 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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I am aiming to play a game of Atari Video Chess once a week to improve my game. Here is today's (I'm white and in checkmate). I suck at chess & it's in my bucket list to at least be competent enough to beat this thing on level 1.

FEN notation:

r4k1N/ppp2Bpp/5n2/1N6/5qb1/2p5/PP6/3KR3 w - - 0 1
An Atari Video Chess board in grayscale. White is in a checkmate state. The game interface is minimalistic and pixelated, with no textual indicators of the current status.
June 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Toronto's newest condo development is breaking ground. Starting price per unit will be a million at least, I'm sure. #topoli #toronto #torontolife
A small patch of greenery is enclosed by red bricks and a short metal fence on a city sidewalk. Weeds or small plants grow in the square plot, which appears slightly neglected. The sidewalk is cracked and littered with trash, including a discarded plastic spoon and food packaging.
May 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Me to #ChatGPT: "What in God's blessed earth is this supposed to be?"

ChatGPT: "It could be a commentary on emotion, identity, or simply a creative exploration of form. Or it could just be someone's ceramic class final gone rogue."

I tend to think the latter.

#AI
An ugly glazed ceramic sculpture displayed on a glass shelf in a vintage store, featuring a distorted human head with closed eyes and exaggerated facial features. The head appears to emerge from a twisted, cloak-like form atop a brown and beige base. A small orange price tag labeled "Pottery $90" hangs from the sculpture, as if someone would pay that much for this monstrous horror-show.
May 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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While voting today, I saw this painting of #TerryFox at the voting station and thought he's the Canadian icon we need right now. #Canada #a11y
Oil painting of Terry Fox running along a road, surrounded by tall green trees and grassy fields. He wears a white T-shirt with black trim that reads “MARATHON OF HOPE,” white shorts, socks, and blue running shoes. His left leg is a prosthetic, painted with realistic metal and wood textures. He appears determined and focused, mid-stride with both arms slightly bent. The road curves gently and has white dividing lines. The background suggests a warm, sunny day.
April 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Stolen from the keeping_up_cardassians Instagram account, but added alt text by ChatGPT. It is absoultely amazing how accurate it is.
A humorous meme featuring Gowron, a Klingon character from Star Trek, edited into a scene from the reality TV show Survivor. He's sitting on a beach in typical Survivor attire with a quote bubble that says, 'It would have been helpful, if they had been clearer about not killing other contestants.' Text on the image identifies him as 'Gowron, Chancellor of the Klingon Empire.' The Survivor logo is in the bottom right corner with the added caption 'by Daves.'
March 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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My mother loved orchids, so I decided to put some next to her urn in my Dad's apartment today.
A spiritual and decorative altar-like setup featuring various objects on a dark wooden shelf. A vibrant pink orchid plant sits in a black pot on the left. Above, a bronze-colored Buddha sculpture is mounted on the wall with golden decorative elements. Several framed photos are arranged around the space. On the shelf, there is a red urn, a white and green Buddha figurine, a wooden carving, and a framed black-and-white photograph of a formally dressed couple. Other items include peacock feathers, a horn, small vases, a candle, and incense-related objects. The floor is wooden, and a small trash bin is visible in the corner.
March 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Didn't Conrad Black renounce his citizenship because he wanted to be a British Lord, and only came back after he was disgraced? #canada
Screenshot of a National Post article headline, which reads: 'Conrad Black: We must throw Carney out of office at first chance.' Below it, a subheading states: 'Election must focus on failures of the Liberal government.'
March 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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A friend went to Bangladesh, and I asked for Bangla B-movies. Her mom asked a friend, who asked a friend… until a random person handed her these in her car. Now I have them! Are they as good as Machine Man? Who knows! I'll report back later.

#bfilms #bmovie #bangladesh
An open transparent plastic case containing six green DVD-R discs labeled 'ANGTE' is placed on a wooden surface. Behind the case, there is a torn brown paper envelope with handwritten text, with names of people blurred out after this photo was taken. The text reads 'From: A. F.' and 'To: M. Aunty' The envelope appears crumpled and slightly damaged at the top.
March 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Since I made the poster, I guess we'll have to show it soon at Killer B Cinema

#8man #anime #90scinema #japanesefilm #japanesemovie #japanesecinema
Movie poster for '8 Man.' The central character is described at the top as 'the cigarette-smoking cyborg cop from Tokyo', and is dressed in a black suit with a silver '8' emblem on his chest. He stands in front of a large, colorful '8' logo against a dark, neon-lit cityscape. At the bottom, additional text states: 'The 1990s live-action movie. Based on the 1960s anime. With 1940s film noir vibes.'
March 4, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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RIP Gene Hackman. The best Lex Luthor.

#genehackman #superman
A bald man with a serious expression is looking slightly upward. He is wearing a yellow jacket with a patterned scarf around his neck. The background is dark with blue lighting, giving a dramatic effect.
February 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Top: screenshot of a scene from the DVD release of 8-Man (1991). It's too dark to see a lot of the film.

Bottom: screenshot of the same scene from the Laserdisc release after adjusting with a RetroTink 5x. Can see a lot more detail, even if the footage is grainy.

#8man #8thman #anime #manga #japan
A split-screen comparison of two similar images featuring the robot 8-Man in a black futuristic armored suit with a helmet and visor. The top image has a darker, while the bottom image is grainier.
February 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM