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December 19, 2007
"Read a Book" The words, it should be noted, were not written on the outer glass, but rather on the interior panel of the ad caisson. Photo of the shelter on the south side of Queen at Ossington taken...
Continue Reading "A Nice Change From "Buy Shit""December 13, 2007
For reasons that were surely thoroughly considered, York Mills was not a stop on the recent Type & Tile Tour of the Yonge-University-Spadina line. Nevertheless, due largely to escalator maintenance that has been ongoing for over a year, it...
Continue Reading "In A Joe Clark Minute"December 7, 2007
Most of the bronze plaques bolted to the city's historically designated sites and monuments commemorate some virtually forgotten piece of minor Toronto history—but take a stroll along Queen Street West and some familiar round medallions might particularly pique your interest. The strange plaques were part of the grand Gestures installation by the 640 480 Video Collective, which aimed to memorialize inconsequential events captured on video at ten spots around the city. Each marker was......
Continue Reading "Banal Events Memorialized In Bronze"

