Writes about music, books and politics. https://linktr.ee/richieassalyhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mlc32xpt2c2eThe New York Times clearly doesn’t know how much journalists in Canada get paid https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorktimes/jobs/467687900507 May 2026 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlc32xpt2c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mlbalnlzms2fExtraordinary essay on friendship and AI by Thea Lim. Don’t skip https://thewalrus.ca/i-spent-months-with-an-ai-companion-it-was-worse-than-being-alone/07 May 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbalnlzms2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3ml2qlkyga22oSome of the photos taken by Saher Alghorra, who just won a Pulitzer for his work documenting Israel’s genocide in Gaza. https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/saher-alghorra-contributor-new-york-times04 May 2026 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2qlkyga22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mkv3fr74ek2uPowerful story on the health impacts of Canada's mining boom by @ghadaa.bsky.social Miners face elevated risks of cancer and chronic illness from exposure to carcinogens like diesel exhaust and silica dust. Those harms will likely deepen as the industry grows. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/41-years-in-the-mines-terminal-cancer-and-a-hard-choice-to-keep-working-what-his-story-and-new-data-reveal-about-the-costs-of-ontarios-mining-boom/article_85fcbcf5-e445-4a7b-a623-48e6c4c2d201.html02 May 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv3fr74ek2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mksmpac5m22pReviewed 'House of Hope,' a quietly devastating documentary about a Palestinian couple who struggle to run a progressive school for young children in the West Bank in the aftermath of Oct. 7. The film made its international debut at Hot Docs last night. https://www.thegrindmag.ca/west-bank-school-struggles-under-tightening-israeli-occupation-in-house-of-hope/01 May 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksmpac5m22phttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mkl6rbz2ok2o'Myspace' is less a documentary than a vehicle for cringey millennial nostalgia. My review of the excruciatingly boring new film, which premiered at Hot Docs last night, for @thegrindto.bsky.social https://www.thegrindmag.ca/myspace-doc-is-a-boring-and-cringey-attempt-to-capitalize-on-millennial-nostalgia/28 Apr 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl6rbz2ok2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mke6cfnhds23Still buzzing from The Grind’s blowout birthday bash last night. Incredible show of support from the community, and amazing performances from Charlotte Cornfield, Austra and Witch Prophet. Support indie media! @thegrindto.bsky.social (Photos by Joshua Best)25 Apr 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mke6cfnhds23https://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mkb2trngj22oReviewed the new Foo Fighters album for @exclaimdotca.bsky.social. Not for me, Dave! https://exclaim.ca/music/article/foo-fighters-your-favorite-toy-album-review?&utm_source=TwitterEDC&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=EDCTwitter24 Apr 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb2trngj22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mk6jycnct22h"A War on Women," a new documentary about the history of the feminist resistance in Iran, debuts at Hot Docs Festival this Sunday. I spoke to @smohyeddin.bsky.social, who co-wrote the film, about the evolution of the movement and how it's been co-opted in the West. https://www.thegrindmag.ca/a-war-on-women-is-an-inspiring-film-about-irans-evolving-feminist-movement/23 Apr 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6jycnct22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mjxnzswals2uIt’s time20 Apr 2026 23:52 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxnzswals2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mjx277e2fk2uOn April 4, TPS entered the lobby of Comedy Bar moments before the start of a fundraising event for Gaza. That same night, cops entered a theatre at TIFF Lightbox midway through a screening of 'Palestine 36.' I dug into this concerning trend for @thegrindto.bsky.social. https://www.thegrindmag.ca/cops-keep-showing-up-to-arts-events-about-palestine-what-can-organizers-do/20 Apr 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx277e2fk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/rdassaly.bsky.social/post/3mjsett7bj22vGrowing rally (and lots of honking) outside of The Crossways following the founding convention of the @tenantsunionto.bsky.social — the first city-wide union aimed at building collective tenant power. Protesters calling out bad landlords, pest problems and above guideline rent increases.18 Apr 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:lfn2ztey2o7rr537s3jqg7a2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsett7bj22v