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Event Guide: John M. Lyle book launches Thursday
A new book a long time in the making on Architect John M. Lyle is launching this Thursday at the Eric Arthur Gallery. Published by our friends over at...
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Hot Docs: Invisible City
The street-length rush line awaiting my arrival outside the Royal testified to the amount of buzz Hubert Davis’ “Invisible City†has been...
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Politics in Reykjavik’s streets
Spacing publisher Matthew Blackett is travelling through Iceland, Denmark, Sweden and Germany and will occasionally post his observations about all things...
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Hot Docs: A Back-breakingly Good Time
I caught one of the NFB 70th Anniversary retrospectives Saturday afternoon that featured three short films from the NFB vault — “Streetrailway...
By Max Ritts -
EVENT: Town Hall on Reining in the Billboard Industry, May 5
What would you say if I told you that Toronto could adopt some of the toughest rules for billboards in Canada, then put a charge on all of the remaining...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Al Purdy Memorial
The “Alfred Purdy Memorial” was created by Edwin and Veronica Dam de Nogales, and is located at the North-East corner of Queen’s Park...
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Meandering the Metroplex
My visit to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex began on November 5, 2008 about 15 hours after Barack Obama had been declared President-Elect and Texas had...
By Jason Paris -
Jarvis Street — overdue justice for planning crimes
Top photo by Bitpicture. My recent Psychogeography column in Eye Weekly had me walking down Jarvis Street from Bloor to the St. Lawrence Market. I cross...
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Memorial to Commemorate the Chinese Railroad Workers in Canada
The “Memorial to Commemorate the Chinese Railroad Workers in Canada” was created by Eldon Garnet and Franicis LeBouthillier. It is located at...
By Shaun Merritt -
Out of the Blue
“Out of the Blue” by Shayne Dark, is located on Queen Street West in front of the Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art. It is made of wood and...
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Lead a Jane’s Walk
• What: Jane’s Walk 2009 • When: May 2 and 3, 2009 • Where: your neighbourhood, hopefully! Bring Jane’s Walk to your...
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Toronto’s fictional insecurity
My psychogeography column in Eye Weekly this week explores the strange civic fiction that maintains Toronto has an insecurity complex. I admit my position...
By Shawn Micallef