Culture
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Reclaiming parks, one nap at a time
After weeks of protest about anything and everything G20, this weekend a more quiet form of civic disobedience will come to a public space in Toronto, but...
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City shying away from shared street on John
Last fall, I took part in a walkabout along and around John Street with an urban planner who was working on a master plan for the Entertainment District...
By Dylan Reid -
STREET SCENE: Harley Valentine Explaining Art and Photography on the Terrace
The Street Scene comes up to the Balcony. (in the way of real people) Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist...
By Jerry Waese -
Rock and reflection at the CN Tower
Toronto writer Helen Spitzer was at the pre-NXNE show at the CN Tower, where she met musicians and music fans who see Toronto in new and surprising ways...
By Spacing -
MuchMusic’s big downtown campout
In a clear case of hero worship gone haywire, hundreds of people are presently camped out on sidewalks surrounding MuchMusic’s headquarters at Queen and...
By Todd Harrison -
Art in our parks: Benches and a mural by students
Coming soon to a park near you: Nature inspired picnic tables in 27 parks throughout the downtown core and a mural at June Rowlands Park aimed at not only...
By Nicole McIsaac -
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...
By Shawn Micallef -
HotDocs: Soundtracker
Soundtracker, a portrait of audio preservationist Gordon Hempton, is a well timed piece of work. For the past few decades, Hempton’s self-appointed quest...
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Hot Docs: Our House
In Our House we are introduced to Dan, fresh out of jail and newly sober. Homeless and no longer in touch with his family, Dan is taken in by Derek, a...
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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...
By Shawn Micallef -
Hot Docs: Disorder
Population density inevitably increases turmoil. Although the size of a municipality is often directly linked to the amount of regulation and...
By Jacqueline Whyte Appleby -
Hot Docs: Osadné & The Mirror
More and more we live in cities; more and more human stories are urban stories. But, of course, lots of charming, witty, and eager-to-talk people still...
By Jacqueline Whyte Appleby