The subtitle to David Eddie’s Damage Control tells you a lot about his particular approach to the genteel art of proffering advice to the desperate—after all, ”How to Tiptoe Away from the Smoking Wreckage of Your Latest Screw-Up with a Minimum of Harm to Your Reputation” is not a phrase most authors would want emblazoned on their book’s dust jacket. But Eddie, whose popular advice column of the same name runs weekly in the Globe and Mail, believes in cutting through the wishy-washy tone and moral judgements of the typical life-guide expert to get to the heart of the matter: people screw up–quite often actually—and having screwed up, they usually wish to make amends. That’s where Eddie steps in: he names the screw-up in bold-face letters, then talks the red-faced perpetrator back to earth with solid advice. Books@Torontoist editor James Grainger spoke with David Eddie about his book-length guide to wiping the egg off your face and making good with the people who matter.

Every Saturday morning Historicist looks back at the events, places, and characters—good and bad—that have shaped Toronto into the city we know today. Crowd looking over fence at wrecked automobile in ditch, south side of Dupont, east of Christie, c. 1910. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 61. Attention drivers intending to head out [...]

You may know Sasha van Bon Bon as the author of Eye Weekly‘s sex advice column, “Love Bites,” or maybe you’ve seen her perform with burlesque troupe The Scandelles. This Thursday, Sasha reveals yet another talent, as “The Continental Pasty,” an exhibition of her handmade pasties, goes on display at Paul Petro Multiples + Small [...]

Celebrate Ben Franklin’s 300th birthday with the Bikini Bandits and Phillyist! (NSFW). Speaking of Mr. Franklin, send in a picture of Ben (or Ed Rendell) with a red tongue and win a free t-shirt. And they might have the next YearlyKos in Philly. You know who’s going to be upset about those Bikini Bandits? The [...]