Cyclists are lecturered they need to hold the hand of drivers to get them inside. That’s been tried for years. In response is removal + these smug “silent majority smiling” opinions. So it’s on to other tactics. Like taking the entire lane. Group rides. Endless protest & fighting. “War”

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My top picks would be: Declare & Three Days to Never by Tim Powers The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson The Invisibles by Grant Morrison Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette Kowal MJ-12: Inception by Michael J. Martinez MIND MGMT by Matt Kindt Rasputin's Bastards by David Nickle

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I mentioned David Nickle in a previous post but just the strength of the Toronto horror scene alone. There's Gemma Files, Mike Kelley, Ian Rogers, Tony Burgess!!!, Simon Strantzas, Silvia Moreno Garcias...

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In both cases I think it's worth remembering that the industries as we know them haven't actually been around THAT long; ie they are not inevitable in their current form. Mid-sized city newspapers felt like unshakeable institutions when I was a kid and well, look at them now.

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In both cases there are incredibly talented hardworking people at most levels who care more about the quality of their work than anyone I have encountered anywhere else, and people at the very top who think quality is irrelevant.

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