Tara-Michelle Ziniuk
@therealrealTMZ
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Writer, editor, media-maker, farmers market go-er, mama. Tired radical. Reader of menus & comics. Diligent TV watcher often mistaken for ironic. Paid in books.
Toronto
Joined November 2010
Getting new followers is mildly terrifying. A quick intro if you're new here: this account is anti-cop, anti-prison, and pro-sex work. I like reality TV and get really publicly depressed. If I wanted to argue with someone I'd call my brother.
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I AM NOMINATED FOR A NATIONAL NEWSPAPER AWARD FOR EDITORIAL CARTOONING! I think (?) that I’m the first woman to be nominated in the award’s 76 year history!
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Very important! I’ve been trying to figure out how to say this because I’m grateful for the allyship but in moments like this allies are often heard more than actual trans folks and the focus shifts in a way that forgets us.
Yes, anti-trans sentiments do hurt all women, but the focus should always be on trans people they are the ones who are materially harmed the most when it comes to transphobia we must keep them centered
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Job alert: The @globeandmail is hiring nine (9!) new full-time, permanent digital editors. Happy to chat with anyone interested in applying, I've worked on this team before and still work closely with them. https://t.co/ndkVGYxfk7
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For @TIME, I wrote a little love note about voice messaging. Getting to hear a loved one's voice is always a treat but my takeaway is that it is a small act of love to reach out and want to talk to your pals, however you do it. Give it a read:
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"It’s a small act of love, I think, to want to talk to someone—however you choose to do it," writes Rainesford Stauffer.
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Ever wanted to write a 33 1/3 book? Now's your chance! We're accepting proposals until March 31st 👇
The next 33 1/3 open call for proposals is officially OPEN! If you’re a 33 1/3 fan, writer, or music lover now is your chance to submit to the series. The deadline for proposals is March 31st 2025 at 11:59 PM EST. Guidance on how to submit on our blog: https://t.co/UTsfPP39wP
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I have been interviewed in the paper of record! Thank you so much for this interview @KevinHurren!
I’ve loved @hausofdecline comics for years, so finally speaking to the legend herself for @XtraMagazine was such a treat. Check out our conversation 👇🏻 https://t.co/lqYugVoz5O
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Wrote about Sook-Yin Lee's latest movie @xtramagazine, bringing together some of my areas of interest: Montreal comics, Toronto of the past, sex work in media, the confusion of romantic relationships:
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REVIEW: “Paying for It” explores relationships that are romantic, platonic and transactional
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Happy update to the Annex location of magazine emporium Presse Internationale that was supposed to close last Nov. The owners found a new storefront just a few metres away. Current spot closing Jan 20, new spot reopening end of Jan/beginning of Feb. https://t.co/Vf26FdmOoH.
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Presse Internationale at Bloor and Bathurst originally announced that it will be closing for good at the end of November.
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genuinely thrilled to say that in a couple weeks I’ll be starting as Culture Editor at Defector. dream gig, can’t wait 😌
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I chatted with 10 LGBTQ2S+ community leaders about the threat of a Conservative government. Here’s what they had to say ⬇️ via @XtraMagazine #cdnpoli
https://t.co/jeA79EPEgP
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Anti-trans legislation, rising hate crimes and hateful political rhetoric are some of the most pressing issues impacting queer and trans Canadians
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New interview in @xtramagazine about Love in a F*cked Up World, which comes out today. Thanks to Misha Pensato for this conversation.
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What’s funny (or irritating) about the conversation around whether EMILIA PEREZ should be critic proof because “at least a trans film is getting attention” is that, in 2024, we got at least three other films released *by trans directors* that aren’t being discussed or awarded.
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RIP Pippa Garner. A real one. Glad to have briefly met digitally and written about her twice and get a tattoo of her work.
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my final music room column is now online - closed it out with a review of @Drewmcleod9's Heaven Hang Over Me, a colicky testament to trying. in 4.5 years as maisonneuve's music critic i reviewed 70+ canadian albums. grateful to the mag for giving my adjectives a home.
"In my four years writing the Music Room column, I’ve tried to champion music that avoids the straight-ahead—artists that dig into the muck of life and grasp at possibility." Our winter issue features @rosielongdecter's final reviews for the Music Room: https://t.co/ILKgT1XcVl
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Man quotes James Baldwin but also refuses to use a condom and thinks woman's energy is "too much" because she is stressed with work/school and PMSing, calls off marriage. Season is wild. Leftist men are still men.
Jaw on the floor watching Love Is Blind cuz a dude on the show told his partner that if she ever rejoined the military he would instantly divorce her because he stands with people who suffer under “the hammer of US imperialism” and cited Palestine as an example
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I am looking for short stories to place in some 2025 issues of This Mag! Send me your best short fiction, 2500 words max, and spread the word.
From the Fiction Editor, H Felix Chau Bradley: Fiction submissions are now open at This Magazine! Fiction editor H Felix Chau Bradley is accepting stories for publication in 2025 (summer, fall, and winter issues).
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