Kurchak: The Night Stalker

I appear to have gained a few hundred followers as a result of being part of an autism starter pack, so maybe now is a good time to do some kind of introduction to my life and work in that realm. Hi! I'm an autistic writer who covers autism, pop culture and the middle of that Venn diagram.

One of the many, many issues with BradBrad's campaign is that anyone who lives in and actually interacts with the city is fully aware that almost everything he and his supporters said and alleged about Toronto was a bunch of dog whistling bullshit.

Beyond RFK being wrong on everything… it’s striking how his anti-Arab talking points are basically the same as his anti-autistic ones. Not sure what to take away from that, except he must really hate this guy:

I saw Herman's Hermits and won a small but exciting sum of money at a casino on Wednesday afternoon. I'm terrible at most things in life, but I might have some skill in the field of being an old lady.

DEAD MAN'S BONES BACK???

One of the bars at the Fallsview casino has a cocktail called The drink from U.N.C.L.E. I’m assuming it was named by a fan of the movie, but I’ve decided to claim it for the show.

Today is the 21st anniversary of Daisuke Sasaki’s pro wrestling debut. Earlier today, Tetsuya Endo posted that everyone should eat Dan Dan noodles. (They’re Sasaki’s favourite. He goes on about this dish quite frequently.)

Shoko Nakajima stuns in the Reverse Fisk.

Do you think the architect of the new restaurant at Wynn Las Vegas is a Thunderbirds fan?

Everyone had diarrhea on the set of The Magnificent Seven.

That's my great grandmother's shirt, by the way. I also have a number of her mcm cocktail glasses

I’ll never give up on the 60s talented amateur dream, but it is becoming increasingly clear to me that I am more suited to looking like I got hit by a car and woke up in 1970s Manchester.

RIP Nona, the nonagenarian who was always scolding us in extensive and expressive Italian and whose soul could only be soothed by singing Happy Birthday.

I love him so much.

The woman who was working at Mount Pleasant station yesterday afternoon must fucking love her job. It was actually jarring at first, because I'm not used to TTC employees being that nice. But once I got over the initial shock, it was kind of infectious.

And now everyone's doing similar looking GRWM videos sponsored by a skincare company.

This. AND FRANKLY. if the PHOTOGRAPHER got compensated for the amount of times their work was fucking stolen for social media clout, the same rules apply.

The most interesting thing I learned today is that they're playing a Butlin's weekender in January!

Continuing my efforts to dress like my dream girl.

If you've never tried a log roll as an adult and you're physically capable, I recommend finding some mats or soft ground and giving it a go. A fascinating and humbling experience.

I don't understand how smug people get when they point out that Mizuki gets a boost in the Whirling Candy. Do they not realize how much core strength and control you need to rotate your body that quickly and precisely? No one can help you with that part.

If they're not working under a strange autistic man who just happens to be a ninja in his spare time, I don't want any part of it.

I’m surprised by how many “Frank Carter’s woke now?” responses I’ve seen to this Sex Pistols pit thing. Was I listening to a different Grey Britain from the rest of these people 17 years ago?

It's like an itch I need to scratch on a semi-regular basis.

The new film Masc follows a biracial queer autistic man's self-exploration—& is "beautifully messy & complicated, in a way that autism has rarely been seen on screen." @fodderfigure.bsky.social talks with the Masc team about sharing stories onscreen, at TPGA: thinkingautismguide.com/2026/10/masc...

I interviewed the director and star of Masc for @thinkingautism.com: