03: Winter 2005

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Slipping through the spectacle

People in Toronto like to drag their parties out onto the streets. It gives the rest of us a chance to sneak in and crash them, or participate, or just...

Camera shy?

Ever get the feeling you're being...

Playing in public space

It’s a late afternoon in early autumn at Christie Pits: it’s the weekend and the air is comfortable, though the sun is slouching towards the...

Working in public space

I have a day job. I have my own little spot in the corner of the office on the fifth floor of a building, and I have my own desk. If I was the sort of...

The city as a playground

In April 2004, students in New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications program converted a large chunk of Greenwich Village into a game...

Navigate the streets playfully

By Matthew Blackett

Young revolutionaries

I was a 10-year-old...

On a wing and a prayer

Dead birds: four. Hurt birds: one. Today is a good day for Michael Mesure. It’s 7 a.m. on a clear September morning and Mesure is patrolling...

The sidewalk blues

Walk down any main street in Toronto and you’re bound to encounter at least a couple of people trying to entertain the pedestrians scurrying past...