Archive for ‘May, 2008’

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The Blue Jays’ Rollercoaster Ride

By Stephen Johns May. 27th, 12:00 pm

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A Wee Bit of Help for Cyclists

By Kasandra Bracken May. 27th, 11:44 am

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Fairmont Royal York Puts Beatdown On Climate Change With Temporary Symbolic Gesture

By Patrick Metzger May. 27th, 11:00 am

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A Good Pac-Man Is Hard To Find: Spadina Bust

By David Topping May. 27th, 10:00 am

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Huge Roadwork Budget Announced, No More Plastic Wine Bags, RIP Sydney Pollack

By Christopher Bird May. 27th, 8:00 am

The Daily Photoist: May 27, 2008

By David Topping May. 27th, 7:30 am

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PhotoTO: Pedestrian Sunday

By Miles Storey May. 26th, 10:00 pm

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Sex and Our City: A Degree of Separation

By Jaime Woo May. 26th, 7:00 pm

Family Ecology

By Johnnie Walker May. 26th, 5:00 pm

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Streeter: Insecurity Edition

By Chris Tindal May. 26th, 4:00 pm

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Thanks, Grandma Grace!

By Catherine Kustanczy May. 26th, 3:00 pm

Portrait Project: Dr. Vink

By Sarah Lazarovic May. 26th, 2:00 pm

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A Good Pac-Man Is Hard To Find

By David Topping May. 26th, 12:10 pm

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Televisualist: Crichton, Bee, And Also Bugsy

By Christopher Bird May. 26th, 11:30 am

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Is Toronto’s Sign By-law Unconstitutional?

By Robin Rix May. 26th, 10:00 am

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Miller Getting Powerful, Wynne Getting Annoyed, Electronics Getting Pricier

By Patrick Metzger May. 26th, 8:00 am

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The Daily Photoist: May 26, 2008

By David Topping May. 26th, 7:30 am

Populist: May 19–25

By David Topping May. 25th, 11:31 pm

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Toronto the ______?

By Jonathan Goldsbie May. 25th, 6:00 pm

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Elsewhere in the Ist-A-Verse

By David Topping May. 25th, 3:00 pm

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Illustration Sunday: Patio Party

By Kevin McBride May. 25th, 12:00 pm

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Inside Out 2008: The Big Finish

By Johnnie Walker May. 25th, 11:00 am

Tourist: May 25, 2008

By Miles Storey May. 25th, 7:30 am

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Finland, Finland, Finland…

By Johnnie Walker May. 24th, 2:07 pm

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Tall Saint

By David Topping May. 24th, 12:00 pm

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Inside Out 2008: This Judith Light Of Mine (I’m Gonna Let Her Shine!)

By Johnnie Walker May. 24th, 11:00 am

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Historicist: The Tallest Building in the Commonwealth

By Kevin Plummer May. 24th, 10:00 am

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PhotoTO: FacesOf Toronto

By John Beebe May. 24th, 9:34 am

Tourist: May 24, 2008

By Miles Storey May. 24th, 7:30 am

Good News For People Who Like Writing Good News

By David Topping May. 24th, 1:02 am

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Toro Goes Electric

By Sarah Nicole Prickett May. 23rd, 5:00 pm

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Vandalist: Game Face, Gender Flip

By Posterchild May. 23rd, 4:00 pm

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Got Bell’s Number

By Anupa Mistry May. 23rd, 3:10 pm

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Supremes Order Delivery of Khadr-Log

By Christopher Bird May. 23rd, 2:30 pm

Film Friday: We Admit It, We Even Like Temple of Doom

By Mathew Kumar May. 23rd, 2:00 pm

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Becoming Bell Boxes Beautify Beaches

By Andrew Pulsifer May. 23rd, 1:00 pm

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That Underground Sound

By Maneesh Mohindra May. 23rd, 12:00 pm

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Inside Out 2008: Tragedy And Tap Shoes

By Johnnie Walker May. 23rd, 11:00 am

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The Song Is Still The Same, Baby Abandoners Found, and Tim Hortons Does Something Stupid (Again)

By Christopher Bird May. 23rd, 8:42 am

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The Daily Photoist: May 23, 2008

By David Topping May. 23rd, 7:30 am

HOT DOCS 2012

Reviews listed alphabetically:

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Detropia (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Herman’s House (★☆☆☆☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆) Legend of a Warrior (★★★☆☆) Life in Stills (★★½☆☆) Mom and Me (★★★☆☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Planet of Snail (★★½☆☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Revision (★☆☆☆☆) Sexy Baby (★★★½☆) She Said Boom: The Story Of Fifth Column (★★½☆☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) The Boxing Girls of Kabul (★★½☆☆) The Final Member (★★★★½) The Job (★★☆☆☆) The Mechanical Bride (★★★½☆) The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (★★☆☆☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) The World Before Her (★★★★☆)

Reviews by star rating:

China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) The Final Member (★★★★½) The World Before Her (★★★★☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) Who Cares? (★★★★☆) Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Detropia (★★★★☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Sexy Baby (★★★½☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) The Mechanical Bride (★★★½☆) Mom and Me (★★★☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Legend of a Warrior (★★★☆☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Planet of Snail (★★½☆☆) The Boxing Girls of Kabul (★★½☆☆) She Said Boom: The Story Of Fifth Column (★★½☆☆) Wadim (★★½☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) Life in Stills (★★½☆☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆) The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (★★☆☆☆)

TTC Service Alerts

• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Eglinton Stn has now cleared and full service has resumed on the Yonge University Spadina line. #TTC | 7:59 PM Apr 5
• Trains are currently holding southbound at Eglinton Stn due to a Passenger Assistance Alarm activated on a train. #TTC | 7:54 PM Apr 5
• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Spadina and Queen has now cleared and full service on the 510 Spadina Streetcar line has resumed. #TTC | 5:50 PM Apr 5

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