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September 4, 2008
Last night's town hall meeting was an auspicious birth ceremony for the week-old Department of Culture. Speaker Naomi Klein termed it a “movement moment” and member Darren O'Donnell could only say “Holy fuck!” to the attendance, as more than triple the expected number of people crowded into the AC-less Theatre Centre. Leaflets were used by every member of the crowd to cool themselves while community leaders stirred existing anger at the Harper government. “You...
Continue Reading "Hot and Bothered"September 3, 2008
One of the most ignominious streaks in Canadian sports history is finally—finally—over. As we mentioned on Monday, the University of Toronto men's football team snapped its frankly mind-boggling forty-nine game losing skid. It was their first victory since October 13, 2001. The last-minute, come-from-behind 18-17 win over the Waterloo Warriors likely wasn't aesthetically pleasing, but no one associated with the long-suffering program is going to care. And while we thought about dwelling on the...
Continue Reading "The Streak is Dead! Long Live the Streak!"September 2, 2008
With the public’s attention focused on enjoying the last of the warm summer air, the Big Six Canadian banks reported their third-quarter earnings last week. Typically disregarded for the summer memories replaying in Canadians’ minds, this quarter's results hold some weight because Ontario’s economy is in limbo. The past twelve months have shone a light on the province’s ailing economy: both manufacturing and financial services—two important industries—have seen a reduction in profits and number...
Continue Reading "From Bay Street to Main Street"Go ahead. Add "post-almost-bike crash traumatic disorder" to the list of things for which we are suing the manufacturers of Crocs (you know, the molded rubber-substitute monstrosities reluctantly categorized as "shoes"). That's after, of course, "severe aesthetic distress," "acute depression in regards to the future, as in, what could possibly be the next craze? Styrofoam sneaker-pumps?" and "recurring nightmares caused by the sight of a pylon-orange, perforated pair on the feet of the hitherto...
Continue Reading "Acrocalypse Now"September 1, 2008
The announcement is a few days old, but you can blame the Labour Day weekend. The CBC is reporting that Rogers has unveiled new data plans for all smartphones (including the iPhone) and is extending the $30 6 GB data deal till the end of September. Under Rogers' new plans, 500 MB of data will go for $25 a month and 1 GB for $30—so long as you plop them on top of a voice...
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September 1, 2008
According to data compiled by the Ottawa-based Canadian Council on Learning (CCL), and published in Maclean's, Toronto is Canada's 18th smartest, 23rd most cultured, and 21st most caring city. If you doubt the methodology, consider that Ottawa, Kitchener, Barrie, Guelph, London, Kingston, Oshawa, and Peterborough placed higher than Toronto on all three lists. Oh boy. [via CanCult.]...
Continue Reading "Toronto: Almost As Good As Barrie!"

