Central & Remote: May 18th – 20th
A round up of the best/weirdest things to do this weekend in Toronto… Friday May 18th DESIGN ON DUNDAS | Yonge & Dundas Square and Ryerson Quad This Friday Ryerson University is hosting the first annual Design on Dundas. An event that will see high school students compete in engineering and design competitions. Sure, the...
The Great War For Civilization
The meeting takes place in a room. The malignant stench of misunderstanding was palpable. There is no reasoning with “these” people. After all, they are not even really “people” to begin with. These “fuckers” are so low on the evolutionary scale that even the Animal Rights people have nothing but contempt for their pathetic, wretched...
The Day
It’s coming. When I stepped outside a for my morning coffee a couple of days ago, I thought for a moment that it had already arrived. But we were a few degrees short of the mark. Nevertheless, I basked in the glorious sun, forgetting for a fleeting moment that it was early March in Canada....
Leave Your Phone at Home Day (LYP@HD) – April 14th, 2012
Go on a digital diet. Parents won’t stop bugging you? Is your boss sending e-mails until 11pm every night with ridiculous demands? Tired of the non-stop, needy texts from your significant other(s)? You are not alone. Smartphones and other portable digital devices keep us more connected than ever before, but they also prevent us from...
A Quick Remark About Generalizations
The other day I found myself arguing with a comrade about the conduct of the police during the G20. The argument was prompted by the 10-month prison sentence handed out to Leah Henderson, an organizer and activist scapegoated as the mastermind behind the violence and mayhem of that fateful weekend. How one, overweight-Canadian woman was...
How to enjoy Art Battle from a self-professed addict
Art Battle is live competitive painting. The audience watches, cheers, votes, and bids in support of the artists and their paintings. Rounds are 20 minutes in length. 2 winners from each round will advance to the final and compete for a cash prize and the title of AB20 Champion, and a spot in their Tournament...
The Good Folk of Meanwood
Often associated with cowboys and hillbillies, country music was an energetic form of folksy expression through most of the 20th century. Subsequently trampled on by the likes of Garth Brooks and Shania Twain in the 1990s, some people may have been left to feel as if the best of country had hung its hat in...
No Good News – Vol. XXVI (Rob Ford: Season II)
So the new season of Rob Ford: Mayor started! You may remember that at the end of last season, we were left with about 30 badrillion questions: Well, Commissioner Lewis has stepped in to say that the call went like Chief Blair said it did. That is, no “bitches”, no “I’m Rob Fucking Ford” but...
Because we’d be liars if we said this wasn’t a great show…
(Pic via Forget The Box) When I was younger I stayed up all night finishing my grade 5 American history assignment. It took my hours of cutting, pasting, typing and glitter glue but I had finally finished it 2 hours past my bedtime. My dog at the time, “Scrapples” was a chewer, and true to...
GRTTWaK – Real Sharing for the Socially Saturated
For a whole generation of digital natives, who have known and used the Internet since we were at least teenagers, the concept of sharing our thoughts, ideas, and experiences and getting immediate feedback holds little wonder. But does someone ‘liking’ our Facebook status or ‘@ replying’ to Twitter updates actually give us the feeling we...
Getting Jigy-Jigy with Jumple
Jumple is the kind of band that can take the art of rock music and blend it seamlessly into a world of fun. This past Friday’s release party for their new EP Jigy-Jigy was a prime example. Dozens packed the narrow stage area at the back of Rasputin Vodka Lounge and let loose to the...
Occupy Whose Space?