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Erin MacLeod @touchofallright

I teach teens about lit. Wish I spoke más español y plis kreyòl. Author of Visions of Zion: Ethiopians & Rastafari (NYU Press). Portrait by Becca Meek. She/her

Joined February 2009
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Erin MacLeod@touchofallright
17 Jun 2021
Gen X people - do you remember how you found out about cool stuff pre-internet? Was it all magazines, MTV/MuchMusic and older siblings?
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I learned so much writing this!
The Walrus
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28 Nov 2025
“With the US vocalizing threats to Canada’s sovereignty, cheering for Canadian music is less about hoping for our favourite artists to break through in America—it’s direct engagement in resistance,” writes @touchofallright. thewalrus.ca/amid-buy-canadi…
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I’m listening to Erin Explains ♫ @iHeartRadio iheart.com/podcast/308266530…
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Me explaining my #aphantasia to my friend: youtube.com/watch?v=bdPtPhX8…

Erin Explains: Why She Can’t Visualize Anything

Are You Aphantasic? Take the test: https://aphantasia.com/study/vvi...

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Andrew Jackson: Little Burgundy - Evolving Montreal. McCord- Stewart Mus... youtu.be/T2eJ3Ya5RNQ?si=cgUc… via @YouTube

Andrew Jackson: Little Burgundy - Evolving Montreal. McCord- Stewart...

👉 Andrew Jackson is a British-Canadian photographer and educator ba...

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Why McDonald’s Was Better In The 90’s youtu.be/jJz4PH-HMmg?si=S8ra… via @YouTube

Was McDonald’s Better In The 90’s?

Erin and Ryan compare the McDonald’s of their youth with the McDona...

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All my people right here right now #Oasis open.substack.com/pub/toucho…

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Monday Reprint: The Only Good System is a Sound System open.substack.com/pub/toucho…
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Erin Explains: ALONE (and How to Win it!) youtu.be/8T527xkcN7M?si=_WtK… via @YouTube

Erin Explains: ALONE (and How to Win it!)

This week Erin Explains the History Channel Reality Series ALONE, w...

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Interesting: reddit.com/r/Alonetv/comment…

From the Alonetv community on Reddit: Thinking about Alone and loneliness

Explore this post and more from the Alonetv community

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I just created my estate planning docs at LegalWills.ca! Get 10% off with code TWEET. legalwills.ca via @LegalWills

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I'm here now: bsky.app/profile/touchofallr…
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The Walrus
@thewalrus
9 Nov 2024
Through letters and visits to WWII sites, @touchofallright set out to piece together the story of her grandfather, a Canadian bomber pilot who died in 1945. In this deeply personal piece, MacLeod uncovers both his heroism and the haunting cost of war: thewalrus.ca/bomber-pilot-ww…

Finding My Grandfather, a Pilot in the Bomber Command | The Walrus

Mackie’s plane was shot down in 1945. My family is still coming to terms with the loss

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Wrote a little something
Northern Trans@northerntrans
5 Aug 2024
Osheaga 2024 Closes On A High Note. Read Erin MacLeod and Stewart Wiseman's coverageof the Montreal festival's final day @stewartwiseman @touchofallright @Jack_Bass_ northerntransmissions.com/os…… #Osheaga2024
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Northern Trans@northerntrans
3 Aug 2024
Osheaga 2024 begins on a high note. Read Erin MacLeod and Stewart Wiseman's 1st day coverage @touchofallright @stewartwiseman northerntransmissions.com/os… #Osheaga2024
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Thank you for this analysis.
Ori Goldberg
@ori_goldberg
18 Apr 2024
1/ This tweet by a prominent Israeli intellectual and scholar of religion has made me think rethink my position on whether Israel's crimes in Gaza should be considered Genocide. The clip of Gazans at the beach is accompanied by one word - Genocide. --->
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groundsound.music@groundsoundup
4 Apr 2024
BIG big ups to @touchofallright for chatting with us 🌱 for @SPIN. It's true, we do want you to listen to these drums 😎... spin.com/2024/04/groundsound…

groundsound Wants You to Listen to These Drums - SPIN

Live at Pop Montreal, in the waning days of the sticky 2023 summer heat, long before their debut album was available, the duo known as groundsound took

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Haven't been around here for a bit, but I wrote this and wanted to share because everyone should listen to groundsound. spin.com/2024/04/groundsound…

groundsound Wants You to Listen to These Drums - SPIN

Live at Pop Montreal, in the waning days of the sticky 2023 summer heat, long before their debut album was available, the duo known as groundsound took

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sarah
@sahouraxo
16 Feb 2024
Don’t stop talking about Rafah. Don’t stop talking about Gaza. Don’t stop talking about Palestine.
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Just because it doesn't work out and ends with sadness, doesn't make it any less of a love song. In fact, it might make it MORE of a love song.
Janel Comeau 🍁@VeryBadLlama
5 Feb 2024
finding out today that a truly alarming number of you think that Fast Car is a love song
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Effno Montreal@FNoMTL
14 Dec 2023
Short-sighted, petty, unrealistic, cruel, and doesn’t address the fact that Quebec high schools consistently have the highest drop out rates in the country.
Montreal Gazette
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14 Dec 2023
Quebec moves ahead with tuition hike, French requirements at English universities montrealgazette.com/news/loc…
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