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Creative technologist exploring the intersection of music, visual art, and emerging technology

📍 Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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World · BBC News · 2026-09-14

Africa's richest man launches continent's biggest share sale

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote says he wants ordinary people to share in the success of his oil refinery.

Toronto · Google News · 2026-09-14

Closure: Location of decades-old popular pastry shop shutting down in Toronto - INsauga

Closure: Location of decades-old popular pastry shop shutting down in TorontoINsauga

Good news · Good News Network · 2026-09-14

Feather Preserved in Dinosaur Dung Could Explain Why Birds Survived Mass Extinction

A feather preserved inside dinosaur dung could help explain why birds survived the mass extinction that wiped out most life on Earth. Specifically, it could explain whether it prepared a certain linea…

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music · Pitchfork · 2026-09-14

Macklemore Kicked Off Ed Sheeran Tour for Pro-Palestine Comments

“Ed was in a fucked up position,” the rapper said in a statement alleging Sheeran bowed to pressure from Robert Kraft

music · Pitchfork · 2026-09-14

Oasis Announce 2027 Tour

The brothers Gallagher have set a slew of new dates in the U.S. and Europe, including a historic return to Knebworth Park

video · No Film School · 2026-09-14

The 1982 Horror That Inspired Tarantino's 'Hateful Eight'

Imagine you're watching a movie where Kurt Russell plays a morose man in a snow-covered landscape, bundled up in a big coat, with impressive hair and a bushy beard. He's in an isolated location where…

video · PetaPixel · 2026-09-14

Beyond Golden Hour: How to Take Better Landscape Photos All Day

Shortly after sunset, the viewpoint parking lot at Grand Teton National Park begins to empty. The traffic moves on to the highway while photographer Matt Suess stays at the viewpoint. He keeps his att…

data · TechCrunch · 2026-09-14

Fashion app Daydream uses Apple Intelligence to help you shop the outfits in your camera roll

Thanks to the launch of iOS 27, Daydream's app now includes features that can turn saved outfit photos into shoppable results and search for products through Siri without opening the app.

data · The Verge · 2026-09-14

The Steam Frame is made for irresponsible hardware nerds like me

For nearly three weeks, I've been testing the limits of Valve's Steam Frame, the company's new wearable PC. At first glance, it's easy to write it off as a pricey headset that missed the VR craze. At…

art · Hyperallergic · 2026-09-14

Europe’s Art Theft Problem Is Much Bigger Than the Louvre

A wave of museum thefts is exposing the vulnerabilities of institutions struggling to protect irreplaceable collections after years of underfunding.

art · Colossal · 2026-09-14

Art History and Pop Culture Converge in Frederich Kunath’s ‘The Nearest Faraway Place’

The artist describes that he aims to make his paintings “feel like songs.” Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as…