Posts Filed Under: Olympics

Dispatches from Vancouver: Here Comes Twenty-Four Hours of National Insomnia!

By Stephen Johns Feb. 27th, 1:31 am

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Dispatches from Vancouver: The Curious Case of General Motors Place

By Stephen Johns Feb. 20th, 3:30 pm

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Dispatches from Vancouver: The Good Ol’ International Hockey Game

By Stephen Johns Feb. 18th, 11:00 am

Televisualist: Reality Possibly Superior To Olympics

By Christopher Bird Feb. 8th, 11:30 am

The Daily Photoist: December 21, 2009

By David Topping Dec. 21st, 6:00 am

Carry On, Our Wayward Torch

By David Topping Dec. 18th, 11:15 am

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Olympic Spirit Extinguished by Protests

By Alixandra Gould Dec. 18th, 9:42 am

Dive Toronto Trying To Make A Splash

By Jaime Woo Aug. 26th, 6:00 pm

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Maple Leaf Recall Extended, Olympics Wind Down, TTC Increases Fines

By Maneesh Mohindra Aug. 25th, 8:00 am

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You know all that cut arts funding?

By David Topping Aug. 22nd, 2:44 pm

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TTC Not Essential, Plastics Recycling Somewhat Essential, Chinese Athletes Essentially Cheating

By Christopher Bird Aug. 22nd, 8:19 am

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Yes We Canoe

By David Topping Aug. 21st, 3:00 pm

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More Medals For Canada, Some Victims For Scammers, Less Musharraf For Pakistan

By Maneesh Mohindra Aug. 19th, 8:30 am

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Televisualist: Biking, Rants, And Explodin’ Pants

By Christopher Bird Aug. 18th, 11:30 am

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Theft-Proof Bikes, Don Valley West By-Election, And Canada Sucks Slightly Less At International Sports

By Christopher Bird Aug. 18th, 8:15 am

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Long Road to Comedy Gold

By Kevin Plummer Aug. 14th, 11:30 am

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Burning Tires Retired, U of T Gets Very Own Skynet, We Still Suck In Beijing

By Christopher Bird Aug. 14th, 8:35 am

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José Calderon Begga Fohgivaness, Preeze

By David Topping Aug. 13th, 1:12 pm

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Propane’s Gonna Get Ya, Air Canada’s Gonna Charge Ya, China’s Gonna Cheat Ya

By Christopher Bird Aug. 13th, 8:16 am

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Televisualist: Harlem, Greek, and Olympic Week

By Christopher Bird Aug. 11th, 11:30 am

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☆)

TTC Service Alerts

• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Eglinton Stn has now cleared and full service has resumed on the Yonge University Spadina line. #TTC | 7:59 PM Apr 5
• Trains are currently holding southbound at Eglinton Stn due to a Passenger Assistance Alarm activated on a train. #TTC | 7:54 PM Apr 5
• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Spadina and Queen has now cleared and full service on the 510 Spadina Streetcar line has resumed. #TTC | 5:50 PM Apr 5

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