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Historicist: Stone Free

That time Jimi Hendrix mistook heroin for Bromo Seltzer and got arrested in Toronto.

By Kevin Plummer May. 5th, 12:00 pm

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“There Are Opium Dens in Toronto”

Inspired by Giorgio Mammoliti's claims about present-day opium dens, we look back at a newspaper exposé from the "Naughty Nineties."

By Jamie Bradburn Nov. 30th, 1:00 pm

Hot Docs: Rock Star Bob Forrest Quells His Monsters

By John Semley May. 3rd, 11:30 am

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Pizza Parlour Bust Brings Out City’s Inner Ray Romano

By John Semley Feb. 15th, 4:50 pm

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Looking for Affordable Toronto Real Estate? Buy a Former Grow-op!

By Kelli Korducki Apr. 9th, 12:15 pm

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Paradise City

By Johnnie Walker Jan. 13th, 12:00 pm

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Bills, Bills, Bills

By Marc Lostracco May. 16th, 10:00 pm

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Taxes Due, Ontario Getting Poorer, We’re #51!

By Patrick Metzger Apr. 30th, 8:00 am

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Get Out And Byelect Somebody, Sucks To Be Tibet, U.S. Economic Collapse Accelerates

By Patrick Metzger Mar. 17th, 8:00 am

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Ford Never Sorry, Sikh Refused Constitutional Right To Brain Injury, UN Must Not Be On Crack

By Patrick Metzger Mar. 7th, 8:00 am

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Snappy Answers: In Which We Get a Little Blunt

By Sarah Nicole Prickett Jan. 26th, 3:00 pm

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Stocks Stagger, Stelmach Stretches, Star Staff Striking

By Patrick Metzger Jan. 17th, 8:50 am

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Illustration Sunday: “Coffee” Time

By Kevin McBride Jan. 13th, 1:20 pm

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Real Guitar Heroes Don’t Smoke Weed

By Maneesh Mohindra Dec. 8th, 3:00 am

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Crumbling Infrastructure, Higher Drug Sentences, And Wii Want To Catch You Committing An Infidelity

By Jonathan Goldsbie Nov. 21st, 9:28 am

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Misguided Relief

By Kevin Kennedy Nov. 18th, 6:45 pm

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Slash Up Your Reading Time

By Jamie Bradburn Nov. 16th, 9:35 am

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Hello, Guv’nor, Another Damn Election, Ontario Change-Averse

By Patrick Metzger Oct. 5th, 8:00 am

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The Real Toronto

By David Topping Aug. 27th, 12:40 pm

More Free Film Screenings at Brunswick Theatre

By Jenelle DaSilva-Rupchand Jul. 9th, 4:40 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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