Culture
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EVENT: Land|Slide: Possible Futures — massive public art installation in Markham until Oct 14
WHAT: Over 30 works of public art, outdoors and indoors WHEN: Until Oct 14 Tues, Wed, Sun: 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. Thurs, Fri, Sat: 12:00 – 10:00...
By Shawn Micallef -
Toronto-itis: How I dealt with that uneasy feeling returning home to an adolescent city
I had traveled in Europe for a month, taking in the sights and rubbing elbows with fellow city-enthusiasts (also known as tourists). It was my first time...
By Sheraz Khan -
Event: The Bridging Festival this weekend in Scarborough
If you’ve ever wanted to get to know Scarborough better, but didn’t exactly know how, head to the Bridging Festival this weekend in the...
By Shawn Micallef -
New project — Track. listen.local. — set to collect and map songs about Toronto with your help
There’s a neat project in the works called Track. listen.local. that’s looking for your Toronto contributions. Here’s more infomation on...
By Shawn Micallef -
Ford Fest Scarborough — Revisiting Bendale circa 2004
Tonight is the Ford Brother’s Scarborough “Ford Fest” at Thomson Park in the Bendale neighbourhood. If the party is anything like the...
By Shawn Micallef -
Toronto Pride 1988 — new archival video of an earlier version of Pride and Toronto
Toronto editor and videographer/artist James Leahy has been mining his archive of late and just put together this fantastic 22 minute document of the 1988...
By Shawn Micallef -
Spacing’s next issue released on June 25th!
WHAT: Release party for Spacing’s summer 2013 (Toronto edition) WHEN: Tuesday, June 25th, 7:30pm-2:00am WHERE: The 3030 Bar, 3030 Dundas St. West (...
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Yarn Bombing Day pt 2: Brenna MacDonald of Lettuce Knit
“Is it okay if I knit here?” Under a shady tree outside a cafe in Kensington Market, Brenna MacDonald smiled as she pulled out her pastel blue fabric and...
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Yarn Bombing Day pt 1: An introduction to yarn bombing
Now that winter’s woolen socks and handmade scarfs are back in their closets, urban knitters have started using public space as their summer medium...
By Kayla-Jane Barrie -
NO MEAN CITY: The hidden hands – Edward Lam, 1958-2013
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture I recently had the sad assignment of writing an obituary for Edward Lam. Along...
By Alex Bozikovic -
Hot Docs: Special Ed
With his wild hair, child-like grin, and obsession with letters, words, and their etymology, Ed Ackerman is special. An award-winning animator who’s...
By Jacqueline Whyte Appleby -
Hot Docs: Tiny: A Story About Living Small
Most of us have lived small at one point or another. University dorms, basement bachelor pads, first homes—we’ve all felt space-compromised. But, barring...
By Jacqueline Whyte Appleby