The public service announcement on the left is courtesy of the TTC. The public service announcement on the right is courtesy of the MTA. On Friday morning, Accordion Guy Joey deVilla juxtaposed the two on his blog, along with the question "who plagiarized whom?" Well, presuming that plagiarism is defined as the lack of attribution for an idea, then fortunately neither. This particular TTC poster, like a number of others (and even some of......

At first we assumed it was Scientology. After all, who else has the money to produce and purchase space for such glossy anti-pharmaceutical ads, which have been popping up all over transit shelters and buses in Ontario and Montreal? Google wasn't much help, and their Blog Search just pointed us to other people as perplexed as we were. And poor spellers with domination fantasies. Searches of domain registrations weren't particularly fruitful, especially after the......

Mark Renton knew what the ideal bathroom would be like: "Brilliant gold taps, virginal white marble, a seat carved from ebony, a cistern full of Chanel No. 5, and a flunky handing me pieces of raw silk toilet roll." Of course, like the rest of us, under the circumstances he'd settle for anywhere. Now, thanks to MizPee, you won't wind up in "The Worst Toilet in Hogtown" again. Just type in your location and......

Accordion Guy caught a Best Of Craigslist entry by someone ("Mary Fucking Sunshine") who just plain loves our city. Yipee! Hoorah! We share the sentiment, of course, but there are a few big holes in "Mary"'s pro-Toronto slant that need addressing. So, bear with us, and allow us to open up the debate. Read on. Photo ("venus") from nikky in the Torontoist + Flickr pool.......

Everyone has seen the snazzy buttons put out by the fine people at Spacing. And most people have seen the TTC Subway Rider Efficiency guide, put together by our own Sean Lerner. But has anyone seen the TTC's own efforts at marketing themselves? Earlier this week, Joey "The Accordion Guy" Devilla pointed out the finer points of the TTC vs TTC fans saga. This is why we "HEART" TTC fanboys and girls.......

It’s not news that blogging and work can be a dangerous combination. That said, every so often a cheeky reminder on the importance of smart blogging is a good thing. Last June Accordion Guy posted to his blog looking for Toronto movers. Seems one of the comments was pretty critical of Quick Boys: “Held her stuff hostage at this end until we paid for the full move. Damaged a substantial percentage of the furniture......

The temperature rises, and the city goes crazy. A small smattering of interesting things that happened this weekend: - Sally McKay made some neato gif animations that make us want to go camping asap. - Accordion Guy went to the 'Filipino Idol' competition, which we did not know existed. - Booklust enjoyed the loveliness of a lazy stroll, and was told to read Safran Foer's latest. egads. - And For the Records checked out the......

Incongruous things are afoot in this town. Parking tickets are down and Ralph Benmergui is up! It must be Spring! Here are the links: - Gene Wilder will be interviewed by Jazz FM nasal nebbish Ralph Benmergui on Tuesday. Wilder's new book is Kiss Me Like a Stranger, and he'll tout it at the Bloor Cinema tomorrow at 8. - Parking ticket totals will go down this year, and Toronto Police Supt. Gary Ellis says......

Where other kids dotted their parents' mantles with piles of softball trophies and best bowler awards, TOist, being about as athletic as a doorknob, never got into the whole awards thing. In fact, we'll cross to the other side of the street to avoid an award ceremony and accompanying drippy speeches, and women 'wearing' things. Luckily, the Bloggies haven't yet booked a night at the Shrine Center. That said, today's the last day to vote......

- Accordion Guy writes a truth to power post on Russell Smith, fashion columnist (mostly, these days!), and alerts to a metafilter discussion of his latest, where people, surprisingly, tend to agree with him. - TO blogger, intern, writer and bon vivant's mom sends her first email. Bloody cute that. - CBC3 has a cool photo essay on Canadians and their social clubs. And next week marks their hundreth issue. - Shameless editrix Nicole Cohen,......

The Accordion Guy, Toronto's loveable and long blogging Joey de Villa, has been written about twice in a month in the Globe. The first time round, blogger Ryan Bigge wrote about deVilla's impending marriage, and now, Globe Careers has a piece on blogs that net jobs, complete with sidebar on using one to get you a gig. Torontoist likes the attention being paid to the city's deserving bloggers, but it's hard not to feel that......