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Mapping Our Music: Before 1960

Music isn't just sound—it also informs our sense of place. And so, a look at some of the places that have shaped Toronto's music.

By Jamie Bradburn • Illustration by Chloe CushmanMay. 9th, 12:30 pm

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Prehistoric Toronto: The Terrain of Our City Through the Ages

What was happening here hundred of millions of years ago?

By Daniel Sellers • Illustrations by Chloe CushmanApr. 12th, 10:32 am

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Prehistoric Toronto: Glacial Lake Iroquois

As the last Ice Age glacier retreated from above Toronto, its meltwater, for a time, overwhelmed the city.

By Daniel Sellers • Illustration by Chloe CushmanMar. 28th, 4:15 pm

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Prehistoric Toronto: The Ice Age

Throughout the world, the Pleistocene epoch was known for its giant mammals. Toronto was no exception.

By Daniel Sellers • Illustrations by Chloe CushmanMar. 22nd, 10:30 am

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Prehistoric Toronto: The Missing Rock Record

All manner of fantastical creature populated the Earth for 450 million years between the mid-Paleozoic and late-Cenozoic eras. Unfortunately, placing any of them in Toronto is simply impossible.

By Daniel Sellers • Illustration by Chloe CushmanMar. 14th, 9:00 am

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Prehistoric Toronto: The Paleozoic Era

A brave creature crawls across a primeval seafloor that will one day be Toronto.

By Daniel Sellers • Illustration by Chloe CushmanMar. 7th, 1:30 pm

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Top Ten Degrassi Junior High T.O. Hangouts

By Kiva Reardon • Illustration by Chloe CushmanFeb. 16th, 7:20 pm

Ten Questions With: Atom Egoyan

At Torontoist we love Q&As and profiles, but sometimes asking a whole bunch of people the same set of questions can be even more revealing. So that’s what we decided to do.

By Carly Maga • Illustration by Chloe CushmanJan. 29th, 9:00 pm

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Torontoist vs. Torontoist in… Casinos

Some politicians are suggesting, as they do every so often, that perhaps Toronto might benefit from a casino. Revenue enhancement or social ill—and if it's both, should we take the plunge?

By Torontoist • Illustration by Chloe CushmanJan. 26th, 1:15 pm

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Ten Questions With: Eric Peterson

By Carly Maga • Illustration and layout by Chloe CushmanJan. 10th, 10:00 am

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Heroes and Villains 2011:
Superhero and Supervillain of the Year

The votes are in! See who you picked as the very best and very worst of Toronto this year.

By Torontoist • Illustrations by Chloe CushmanDec. 31st, 3:00 pm

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2011 Villain: Chain Store Creep

Nominated for: prioritizing convenience over character.

By Kelli Korducki • Illustrated by Chloe CushmanDec. 23rd, 11:00 am

2011 Hero: Jack Layton

Nominated for: giving us such great reasons to miss him.

By Christopher Bird • Illustration by Chloe CushmanDec. 22nd, 10:13 am

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2011 Hero: Margaret Atwood

Nominated for: exposing the idiocy of the Brothers Ford better than anyone else.

By Meg Campbell • Illustration by Chloe CushmanDec. 22nd, 9:55 am

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2011 Villain: Sun Media

Nominated for: appealing to the worst in human nature.

By Jamie Bradburn • Illustration by Chloe CushmanDec. 21st, 2:23 pm

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2011 Villain: Matthew McGuire and the Toronto Taxpayers Coalition

Nominated for: being a one-man show that claims to represent the interests of the city's taxpayers.

By Lindsay Lafreniere • Illustration by Chloe CushmanDec. 15th, 3:36 pm

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2011 Villain: Tim Hudak

Nominated for: resorting to divisions in the name of conservatism.

By Jaime Woo • Illustration by Chloe CushmanDec. 13th, 2:12 pm

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2011 Villain: Rob Ford

Nominated for: cowardice.

By Christopher Bird • Illustration by Chloe CushmanDec. 13th, 1:50 pm

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2011 Hero: Foodstock Organizers

Nominated for: throwing one of the best parties in support of one of the most important causes in southern Ontario.

By Jess Davidson • Illustration by Chloe CushmanDec. 6th, 3:35 pm

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City of the Setting Sun

A campaign aims to bring down the Toronto Sun by urging a boycott of companies that advertise in the paper.

By Lindsay Lafreniere • Illustration by Chloe CushmanDec. 6th, 12:00 pm

HOT DOCS 2012

Reviews listed alphabetically:

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Detropia (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Herman’s House (★☆☆☆☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆)

Reviews by star rating:

China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) The Final Member (★★★★½) The World Before Her (★★★★☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) Who Cares? (★★★★☆) Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Detropia (★★★★☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆)

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