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Historicist: Patriarch of the Police Court

Every Saturday at noon, Historicist looks back at the events, places, and characters—good and bad—that have shaped Toronto into the city we know today. Court Room, Old City Hall, c. 1908–1910, from the City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 637. Between the time Colonel George Taylor Denison III took the bench in 1877 and [...]

Historicist: Holiday Misdemeanours

Every Saturday at noon, Historicist looks back at the events, places, and characters—good and bad—that have shaped Toronto into the city we know today. Crime knows no vacation. While many of us look to the holiday season for peace and good cheer, others find themselves on the wrong side of the law. For as long [...]

An Electrifying Year

Photo by roland. On January 17, 2008, Thomas Smith, chairman and co-founder of Taser International, began what amounted to a marketing pitch for his electrifying gadget before an assembly of community activists, journalists, and law enforcement at Toronto Police Services headquarters on College Street. With the previous October’s death-by-Taser tragedy at Vancouver International Airport, you’ve [...]

Fashion Week Fall 2008: Day Two

Preloved. Photo by Sagittarius_Canada on Flickr. Music is to fashion what cigarettes are to vodka: one makes you want more of the other. The right song elevates a runway show, heightening moments of desire and brightening the snapshots in memory. Opening the second day of L’Oreal Fashion Week, the Preloved show gave a perfect example [...]

So Me Ready To Ignite

Fans of the French electro scene are having the best week ever. First, DJ duo Justice arrived in Toronto to play a sold-out concert at The Sound Academy on Monday, and now their friend/artistic collaborator So Me is opening an exhibition, Portraits, this Friday, March 21 at Studio Gallery (294 College Street, above the Savannah [...]

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 [...]

Strangers And The City

It’s often refreshing to hear an outsider’s point of view of your city. Sometimes they offer a new perspective on something so commonplace that you take it for granted. Or they can simply offer the expected platitudes. One writer, Olga Bonfiglio, who visited Toronto for the first time this holiday season, recently offered her take. [...]