WHAT: Seems that all of us—even superheroes—can feel glum from time to time. Reports Kirby: "He was posing for pictures with some tourists when I came out of the mall, I waited until the tourists were done with their photos before I took mine... Maybe he didn't want his picture taken again? Maybe it was just to [sic] hot and humid out to be in his costume? Who knows. Batman has always been moody like that."

From left to right, Pat Thornton, Bob Banks, and Jason DeRosse are PB & J. Detail of a photo by Richard Young. “Sketch promises laughs, whereas improv doesn’t promise anything, because it’s a theatrical experiment—you can have a very successful improv scene that isn’t particularly funny. We can’t.” Both Pat Thornton and Bob Banks laugh [...]

Believe it or not, music videos still exist. Sound Tracks trolls the internet to find the best and the worst of local artists’ new singles and the good, bad, or otherwise noteworthy visuals that accompany them. According to their MySpace bio, local pop punks Junior Battles pride themselves on “connecting with the tiny, enthusiastic, sober [...]

In today's Urban Planner, it's all cinematic! A film premiere (with valet bicycle parking) at the Royal; an open air screening with a musical performance from Allie Hughes; a Q&A with the Batman; a Western-inspired Fake Prom; and shadowcast shows accompany Repo:The Genetic Opera and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

In today's Urban Planner, you could spend eight dollars on the first day of the Ex, or the last day of a longtime host and player at Catch 23 Improv, or the first blockbuster Batman film, or the last day for an all-girl cover band that comes Rivers Cuomo–approved.

You know what sucks? Burning significant quantities of helicopter fuel for the purpose of towing around an ad. You know what’s cool? Seeing the Batman logo flying across the sky. Life is complicated sometimes. So, yes, The Dark Knight comes out today. Well, actually it came out about fourteen hours ago, with midnight screenings that [...]

Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist. Monday You’ll have your choice of networks airing the State of the Union address—the very last chance for George W. Bush to tell us how awesome America [...]

It snowed a whole lot. Of course, you probably didn’t need Torontoist to tell you this, unless you’ve been on a serious World of Warcraft run all weekend. In which case you are probably trapped inside your home, and soon will perish—which probably gives you just enough time to make it to level sixty! Panel [...]