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Reel Toronto: Three to Tango

Toronto’s extensive work on the silver screen reveals that, while we have the chameleonic ability to look like anywhere from New York City to Moscow, the disguise doesn’t always hold up to scrutiny. Reel Toronto revels in digging up and displaying the films that attempt to mask, hide, or—in rare cases—proudly display our city. Remember [...]

Things We Learned on a Toronto Hippo Tour

Photo by Jonathan Goldsbie. You would assume that headline to be ironic and for some of the items listed herein to begin with “That Americans think that…” And indeed that’s the post we hoped to write when we decided to take a Hippo Tour. But this being the end of the season (tours run from [...]

Reel Toronto: Distill This!

More To Love Than Timbits And Ketchup Chips

If you happen upon a group of tourists decked out in Chicago Bears regalia (with or without helmets) on your daily commute to work in the next few days, we think we may know the reason why. The Chicago Tribune recently informed its readers that a visit to Toronto would be well worth their while. [...]

The Rump Shaker: March 13–19

Photo by Caesar Sebastian. Justice brings their gigantic glowing cross and their hot electro-house beats to the city on Monday. While the Sound Academy (ex-The Docks) is usually an awkward place to see music, it’s well suited for this show. There will be plenty of space for people to “D.A.N.C.E.” and the duo has a [...]

Reel Toronto: Undercover Brother!

Was That a Hate Crime?

Photo by Joe Lee (London, via Londonist). A spokesperson for the Church of Scientology labelled Sunday’s protest outside its office at Yonge & St Mary—part of a worldwide series of protests—a “religious hate crime” and said that the “hate crimes of Anonymous should be condemned,” as reported in Torontoist, CTV and the Toronto Sun, among [...]

Vintage Toronto Ads: Hockey Night in the 1930s

The rumour mill is swirling around the Maple Leafs this week, as a less-than-stellar season and mixed signals from club ownership lead to daily reports about the fate of the team’s management and captain. With all signs pointing to a third straight early vacation at season’s end, the team’s followers are steamed. Fans 70 years [...]

The Rump Shaker: January 10–16

Photo from Monolith Festival. One of Chicago’s finest, Kid Sister makes her return to Toronto at Wrongbar this Friday. Ever since landing the cover of Urb’s Next 1000 issue, Kid Sister’s career has been moving firmly in the fast lane. She landed a Kanye cameo for her debut video Pro Nails and she’s already proven [...]

Elsewhere in the Ist-a-Verse

Torontoist is one of fourteen cities in the worldwide Gothamist network. Each Sunday, the editors of every site—from LAist to Londonist—choose their most interesting article, a list which is compiled into the network-wide feature Elsewhere In The Ist-A-Verse. A towering bench mysteriously appeared in Manhattan, and New York City officials are baffled. Chicago tragically lost [...]

The Rump Shaker: December 14–19

Photo by Jeremy Farmer from Flickr. It’s an end of an era as the popular indie night Easy Tiger shuts it down on Friday after a 14 month-run. A hipster haven, Easy Tiger is responsible for introducing hundreds of people to the booze can downstairs of College Street Diner that is Tiger Bar. Midland’s finest, [...]

Reel Toronto: Toronto Sings!

Toronto's extensive work on the silver screen reveals that, while we have the chameleonic ability to look like anywhere from New York City to Moscow, the disguise doesn't always hold up to scrutiny. Reel Toronto revels in digging up and displaying the films that attempt to mask, hide, or—in rare cases—proudly display our city. Mississauga scores a little slice of cinema history in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. From lame futuristic thrillers to Oscar-nominated period...