Benjamin Rayner

This was fun. I was pretty down yesterday but this cheered me up.

Who needs to drop $140 an hour on therapy when they've got a pal like @torontomike? torontomike.com/2025/09/ben-ra…

The response to this piece has been overwhelming. Thank you for still reading my dumb shit. thestar.com/opinion/contri… via @torontostar

Apparently the phrase "big gay dance party" was deemed to offensive for the general public coz it was repeatedly excised from my original copy. But I'll take their money.

Kylie! Kylie! Kylie! thestar.com/entertainment/… via @torontostar

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@torontomike @TokyoPoliceClub @TorontoStar I am so dead to the 'socials' but ... noted.

@IhateBenRayner @TokyoPoliceClub @TorontoStar please take your talents to Bluesky

Tonight! Tonight! Tonight! And for the next three nights! Godspeed, @TokyoPoliceClub. You are loved. thestar.com/entertainment/… via @torontostar

"No one else's joy will ever match the satisfaction I get from my impenetrable Jandek collection."

Also I never read the "comments" appended to stuff I write but the wanker who posted "local band with one good song calls it quits" can go fuck himself. Or share with us the catalogue of timeless hits he's contributed to pop history over the past 20 years.

Last night was AMAAAAZING. We looooove @sofitukker. Just a beautiful big gay dance party.

Tonight! Tonight! Tonight! thestar.com/entertainment/… via @torontostar

Yeah,I'll force myself to write when old pals like Stars are involved. See y'all at Friday's show... thestar.com/entertainment/… via @torontostar

@Hank_E_Tonkman That will require a sit-down and a long think when I have a rare moment to myself. But, in the meantime, I have to confess that the new Billie Eilish album has become an utterly overriding personal obsession of late.

@IhateBenRayner Would you put together a list of the 10 current bands we should check out? Please.

That was a pretty hot show last night, @METZtheband. thestar.com/entertainment/…

@markAcorn They are friends but they are also one of my absolute favourite live bands.

@IhateBenRayner I talked with them just before they warmed up Tsushimamire at the Rivoli. Instant fan. Love Ichi-Bons.

Ichi-Bons at the ROM is fuckin surreal on a number of levels.

@anniehennessey Christ, Annie, I don't look at much on this platform since the ... errrr ... 'takeover.' But I'm trying to get back into the fray. A little bit.

@IhateBenRayner look at your DMs pls sir

@ryanghinds @DiscussingFilm I mean, the man has conducted himself quite respectably in his past dealings with UFOs...

@DiscussingFilm Attn @IhateBenRayner 🛸

Steven Spielberg’s next film will release on May 15, 2026 in theaters. • Will likely be his untitled UFO film • Script written by ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘War of the Worlds’ writer David Koepp

Donald Sutherland. Cool customers don't come much cooler than that cool customer. But cool customers from Saint John, NB, are EXTRA-cool customers. What a legit bummer. Godspeed.

Saturday! Saturday! Saturday! Looooove the Sophie! Very excited. thestar.com/entertainment/…