Media
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Councillors say the darnedest things
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=z8EpSdyB0zY[/youtube] EDITOR’S NOTE: Video contains a lot of swear words. You’ve been warned. Ah...
By Matthew Blackett -
MTA trip planner wins award
As we wait for (and for some, worry about) work on the TTC’s web trip planner to start and finish, it might be useful to peek at this post on the...
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Cyclist awareness test
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47LCLoidJh4[/youtube] Keeping with today’s British theme, Transport for London has a great public service...
By Matthew Blackett -
CBC, 1954: “Toronto’s got itself a subway!”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxRRfHLq7Us[/youtube] The CBC gives us seven minutes of vintage Toronto during the construction of Canada’s...
By Matthew Blackett -
Fort York public art competition open house
Fort York’s formidable fortifications seem small and defenseless next to the great span of the Gardiner Expressway — but our favorite flying...
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Blogging the Blaze, part II
Back in 2002, Kevin Steele became the first Toronto photoblogger I followed with regularity. I’ve always enjoyed his series of photos that are...
By Matthew Blackett -
Blogging The Blaze: The Queen West Fire
photo by Johnny Madden I saw the movie Cloverfield the weekend it came out. I’m a bit of a sucker for movies that show major metropolitan cities...
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Stop Me — Mancunian Biking
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx6dHmYD6c8[/youtube] High and tight helmetless haircuts abound in this Smiths’ video of Stop Me If You...
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LRT’s greatest smash hits
I’ve often thought that Toronto streetcars should have some kind of camera attached to its front end to document the cars that whip past while...
By Matthew Blackett -
Frozen in Grand Central Station
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwMj3PJDxuo[/youtube] Back in June 2006, I wrote about the group Improv Everywhere. Their latest stunt in New...
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A “thriller” of a ride on London’s Tube
Its close to midnight and something evils lurking in the dark, Under the moonlight you see a sight that almost stops your heart, You try to scream but...
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Streetcars vs. Cars: December 16th blizzard
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTkcdLF1GPs[/youtube] Last month’s terriblewonderful Sunday blizzard threw the city into either a winter...
By Shawn Micallef