By Shawn Micallef
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OCAD Cities for People vs. Spacing
Consistent Spacing Toronto readers will recall last June students in my then-brand-new 3rd year Cities for People workshop/course at OCAD University...
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The diplomacy and politics of biking in Toronto
The following is a reprint of my recent psychogeography column in Eye Weekly on cycling in Toronto. As columns go, it was near the top in terms of the...
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Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue for your Toronto morning
This may be a cliche, but I’ve always loved Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue because it sounds like a city. Well, it sounds like New York, or some...
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Event: Neighbourhood Watch exhibit at AWOL Gallery
ED: You may remember at the Fort York Toronto the Good party the Soft City exhibit in one of the Block Houses (a stuffed and sewed together skyline). Part...
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Will Munro, 1975-2010: Toronto has lost a great city builder
Very sad news today. After a long illness that he fought longer and harder than any doctor expected, Toronto has lost Will Munro. Will was a cultural...
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EVENT: NFB turns camera on Toronto’s high-rises
The following is a reprint of my recent Psychogeography column in Eye Weekly on the NFB’s Highrise project. This spring, the participants of The...
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Toronto vs. Manchester at the FutureEverything Festival
Next week I’m on a panel called Shaping the City at FutureEverything, an art-music-conference-festival in Manchester, England. FutureEverything, in...
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You will walk all over Toronto this weekend like it’s some kind of Jane Jacobs welcome mat
The following is a reprint of my recent Psychogeography column in Eye Weekly — a reminder that this is Jane’s Walk weekend. Exploring Toronto...
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Obscenity on the streets — spring days in Toronto
The following is a reprint of my recent Psychogeography column in Eye Weekly. Inspired by the unseasonably early warm Easter Weekend, the column was...
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Event Guide: Keep Toronto Reading book exchange
Our friends at the Toronto Public Library, with whom we’ve partnered again this month on One Book, are holding a book exchange tomorrow at the Toronto...
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Oh The Gardiner The Gardiner The Gardiner The Gardiner The Gardiner The Gardiner The Gardiner The Gardiner The Gardiner
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7_a2wa2dd4[/youtube] The following is a reprint of my recent Psychogeography column in Eye Weekly. The Gardiner...
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Uxbridge Ontario: Deco vs. Gothic
As part of a continuing mission to know-one’s-hinterland a zig-zaggy country drive through deep Ontario hill-country yesterday (on the finest of...