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December 18, 2007

'Tis the season for gift certificates. Whether you're scratching your head trying to figure out what to give to an impossible recipient or selecting your loved one's favourite store or service, the selection of certificates, cards and vouchers seems...

Continue Reading "Vintage Toronto Ads: Give the Gift of Baseball"

Once upon a time, we would hear the word "dodgeball" and be swept back to a simpler time, when colours were flourescent, New Kids on the Block were popular and dodgeball was little more than an excuse to work up...

Continue Reading "If You Can Dodge a Wrench, You Can Dodge a Ball"

December 4, 2007

Say what you will about the Toronto Maple Leafs, but they’re not boring. Incompetent, sure, but definitely not boring—not even during their recent, well-publicized losing streak. The Leafs are a middling 3–4–3 in their last ten games, yet they're oddly compelling to watch: they’re tied for third in league scoring (this, despite the inability of some of its key players to put the puck in the net) and they’re by far and away the......

Continue Reading "Disorder in the House"

December 2, 2007

Though Torontoist wasn’t there on the big day, Evel Knievel’s motorcycle jump over thirteen Mack trucks at the 1974 CNE is the stuff of legend. Throughout his career, he broke a record forty bones in numerous crashes, and thrilled audiences around the world. After a life spent cheating death, the legendary daredevil passed away this week. Illustration by Kevin McBride.......

Continue Reading "Illustration Sunday: Evel Knievel"

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