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Noel Ransome’s Biography

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Noel Ransome has been a writer for Urbanology, a nationally recognized and internationally distributed urban lifestyle & culture magazine for the hip-hop generation. Since October 2009 he has specialized in tech features. He describes himself as a tech nerd without an ounce of shame because technology and passion are one in the same for him. While he’s had the pleasure of attending and covering almost every geek event known to Toronto, it’s his general love for writing that has enabled him to g…

Noel Ransome’s Journalist Portfolio

Actor David Ramsey on superheroes, John Diggle and being Black in Hollywood

Actor David Ramsey on superheroes, John Diggle and being Black in Hollywood

David Ramsey showed very few leanings towards becoming an actor back in 1987. "Don't believe everything you s…

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Technology and Hope: The Blind See

Technology and Hope: The Blind See

For a long time now I've been struggling with the tedium of writing about technology. It was never for a lack…

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Esports Most Hated

Esports Most Hated

Wasif Khan doesn't sound like your typical villain. The man known as CombatEX has made enemies through his ca…

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Finding his way - Noel Jeremiah Ransome

Finding his way - Noel Jeremiah Ransome

"My life has been affected by politics and the politics is what [tore] my country to hell," Emmanuel Jal says…

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A Fresh Look at Toronto's 'Jungle'

A Fresh Look at Toronto's 'Jungle'

"I remember sitting in the staff meeting where the principal told Michael what was going to happen and I star…

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TIDAL: A Saviour For The Few

TIDAL: A Saviour For The Few

Despite it being 25 years since the birth of the MP3, the conversation over music distribution remains just a…

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Articles

Misty Green’s Hollywood satire is familiar. Rosalind Eleazar’s messy Black heroine isn’t

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Arts·Review Rosalind Eleazar makes Chris Rock’s Hollywood satire worth watching, even if its ideas about race, sexism and the industry feel dated. Her performance makes Chris Rock's new film worth watching, despite some dated ideas Noel Ransome · CBC Arts · Posted: Sep 23, 2026 4:45 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago Listen to this article Estimated 7 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur.
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‘How We Stand’ Flattens a Painful History into Familiar Lessons

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| The Grind Magazine
Early in Marie Clements’ How We Stand, a group of men, women and children are gathered beneath 1950s Los Angeles, singing and dancing together in a space meant to be hidden from the rest of the city. Then, right on cue, the police arrive, and a gun goes off. Angela (Cara Jade Myers), mother to three daughters, is shot by police and killed, and whatever refuge the gathering offered disappears with her.
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Inside a lost gathering of Black cultural icons

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| CBC Arts Verified
Arts Decades after filmmaker William Greaves gathered the architects of the Harlem Renaissance in one room, his son and granddaughter have completed the film. At the beginning was Canada’s National Film Board. It took 54 years to bring Once Upon a Time in Harlem to the big screen Noel Ransome · CBC Arts · Posted: Sep 18, 2026 12:01 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was tasked with interviewing the developers of behind a game called Forza Motorsport 3.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes I have, during a desperate moment in middle school involving a broken computer, a paper that was due, and a relic of my mother's.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Being able to speak with really interesting people, minus the tedious small talk. Telling stories, in the most revealing and accurate form.