{"id":41132,"date":"2013-01-24T10:26:19","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T15:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=41132"},"modified":"2013-01-24T13:37:45","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T18:37:45","slug":"event-some-great-idea-book-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2013\/01\/24\/event-some-great-idea-book-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"EVENT: Some Great Idea Book Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2013\/01\/24\/event-some-great-idea-book-launch\/image-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-41133\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-41133 alignright\" style=\"border: 20px solid white\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/01\/Image.jpeg\" width=\"176\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8220;I\u2019m writing here about Toronto, an interesting case and a city that\u2019s sometimes de\ufb01ned as much by the brevity of its backstory and its hazy character traits as by its pre-eminence among Canadian urban areas or its agreeable nature. It\u2019s a Gatsby among municipalities. And I\u2019m writing about a time \u2013 the decade and a half following the 1998 creation of the Toronto \u2018megacity\u2019 \u2013 in which the stories Toronto tells itself, and the various subplots lived by the people in it, have refused to converge into a coherent narrative.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211; Edward Keenan,\u00a0<em>Some Great Idea<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You\u2019ve probably read and appreciated Edward Keenan\u2019s analysis of Toronto politics in <em>The Grid<\/em>. Nominated eight times for a National Magazine award, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thekeenanwire\">Keenan<\/a> is a voice of reason, an advocate for transit, accountability, and a more thoughtful citizenry.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, Keenan launches his new book, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chbooks.com\/catalogue\/some-great-idea\"><i>Some Great Idea: Good Neighbourhoods, Crazy Politics, and the Invention of Toronto<\/i><\/a> at Lee\u2019s Palace (529 Bloor St. W). The evening will start off with a one-on-one discussion between Keenan and former Toronto mayor David Crombie, and DJs Track Meet will make sure it doesn\u2019t end too soon (see full event details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/314173942021830\/\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The event is free, and doors open at 8:30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I\u2019m writing here about Toronto, an interesting case and a city that\u2019s sometimes de\ufb01ned as much by the brevity of its backstory and its hazy character traits as by its pre-eminence among Canadian urban areas or its agreeable nature. It\u2019s a Gatsby among municipalities. 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