Dory Kornfeld

When trying to solve the problem of the lack of affordable housing, the thinkers and planners and innovators and design enthusiasts come up with some pretty creative ideas. Like the IKEA House, for example, or the notion of shipping container architecture. A group of Toronto activists are proposing a... continue reading on Torontoist

October 16 is the day that the Walt Disney Company was founded (1923), the day that Trudeau invoked the War Measures Act in response to the October Crisis terrorist kidnapping (1970), and the day that President Bush signed into law the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq... continue reading on Torontoist

The Scarborough Arts Council and The Centre for Creative Communications at Centennial College are doing something neat—they're recording podcasts about technology in front of a live studio audience. The lecture series being recorded is called OPEN SPACE, and the upcoming two-part event, entitled The Future is Now, features two smart... continue reading on Torontoist

The Monkey's Paw, Torontoist's favourite place to purchase odd out-of-print books and small creatures encased in resin, is hosting a contest: the Monkey's Paw Detournement Tournament. Inspired by the 1950s French artistic practice of detournement ("the re-use of pre-existing cultural elements in a new ensemble"), the challenge is to combine... continue reading on Torontoist

Hey kids! Do you like to share files? Do you believe in the public domain? Do you think that mashups and Photoshop contests and having Torontoist publish your Flickr photos are an important or worthwhile part of our media-immersed culture? Would you like to talk about these sorts of... continue reading on Torontoist