Culture
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On loving Toronto — memories of the Annex and discovering Scarborough
EDITORS NOTE: We’re pleased to publish this meditation on being from Toronto by Christina Wong. Christina recently got her PhD in Music...
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La Ville Reine — The French underground is all around us in Toronto
Last week I was driving along College enjoying a jazzy groove on 90.3 FM Espace Musique. When the song ended and the hosts returned to their banter, I...
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Started from the bottom now we’re here
The exhibition “Hands-On Urbanism: How to Make a Difference,” at Urbanspace Gallery until March 7th, showcases stories of groups of people — who aren’t...
By Dale Duncan -
Artists on the Underground: movie and panel discussion
I’ll be part of a panel discussion on Saturday night after a showing of the movie “Artists on the Underground” – a documentary...
By Dylan Reid -
EVENT: Public lecture on Race & Justice in Toronto
The Justice in Toronto lecture series will hold its first event of 2014 tomorrow (Thursday, January 30th) with a free lecture and discussion on Race &...
By Dale Duncan -
Frustrated by obstructive sidewalk condo ads, Toronto artists get creative
Toronto artists Sean Martindale, Adam Krawesky, and Martin Reis are tired of sandwich-board condo ads cluttering the city’s sidewalks, so they’ve used...
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EVENT — The Andrew Project book launch Saturday Oct 23
You may recall seeing posters around town of a hand drawn gentleman with the name “Andrew” underneath a few years ago. I took a photo one of...
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Event & exhibition: Telling — An audio survey of Parkdale
A new exhibition curated by Gallery 1313 has set site-specific audio art works throughout Parkdale until November 30th. Stop by the gallery on a Parkdale...
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Double Event: Toronto the Good party & a Detroit + Toronto Symposium Friday Oct 25
It’s Toronto the Good time again, the annual party that celebrates Toronto for the sake of Toronto. This time it’s a little more serious as...
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A Torontonian abroad: German tourism, first impressions and Canada’s Wonderland
I became familiar with a certain reality of tourism a month ago on a full-fledged ‘euro trip’. The reality was, it would impossible to comprehend the fine...
By Sheraz Khan -
FREE EVENT: Toronto Book Awards Wed Oct 9
WHAT: The Toronto Book Awards WHEN: Wed Oct 9/2013 6PM Reception & Cash Bar 7PM Awards hosted by CBC Metromorning’s Matt Galloway...
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Toronto Public Library’s Writer in Residence, Shawn Micallef, wants you walking and writing your city
This fall I’m honoured to be the Writer in Residence at the Toronto Public Library. One of the things we’re hoping to encourage is more...
By Shawn Micallef