James Bow. Transit Toronto Editor. Blogger. Yonge Street dream-dasher. Fantasy novel writer. Anti–Harry Potter activist. In what may be the best indie literary publicity stunt in some time, Bow will stage a half-serious one-man picket beside the midnight line-up of Potter fans waiting outside Another Story Bookshop (315 Roncesvalles Avenue) this Friday night. The fans, of course, will be there to get their hands on a copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the......

Despite loud public complaints, Toronto City Council has begrudgingly approved Astral Media's street furniture bid with a few conditions: reduce the total amount of per square foot advertising, guarantee that all billboards follow city bylaws, estimate how much energy will be used illuminating advertisements, and ensure there is no loophole in the contract which would allow Astral to screw the city over. The council was more enthusiastic about endorsing a $159.5 million taxpayer-financed office......

Eye weekly ran a huge article on NDPer Peter Tabuns, who's running to fill Marilyn Churley's vacant Queen's Park seat in Toronto Danforth. So we thought we'd even up the score a little bit by mentioning the Liberal candidate, Ben Chin. After getting axed at Toronto1 the former CBCer became the PR guy for the premier, but Chin, a long-time prominent journalist, car lover and son of political refugees is arguably a star candidate. But......

- Toronto Blogger is the New Toronto Blogger. - Cybill Shepherd may be the New Martha Stewart (for the second time), when shooting begins next week for the Martha MOW here in TO. - LOTR megamusical is the New Mamma Mia. - 'A Channel' is the New CHUM, because brand indentity is important. - New Toronto Life redesign is the old, pre-redesigned New York, with a dash of 1994 Sun Sentinel.......

All these Mixtapes and you barely even know me! So here I've cut-and-paste my Blogger Profile for you. Name: Torontoist Josh Location: Canada Mood: Dumb Now Playing: NaS, "You Know My Style" Fave Movies: Withnail and I, Do the Right Thing, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Fave Books: Straight From the Heart, the Autobiography of Jean Chretien Fave Music: Townes Van Zandt, Moldy Peaches, Cold Crush, that one Culture Club song Likes: Pizza, sleepovers, dissing people......

Depuis quelque temps, les journaux écrivent sur eux, on en entend parler à la radio et même dans les émissions de télévision. C’est un phénomène en pleine effervescence. Le Torontoist en est un. Le dictionnaire Robert ne le cite toujours pas. Mais quoi de mieux qu’un petit historique pour bien comprendre ce qu’est le phénomène du blogue ? En 1997, James Garrett, éditeur de l’Infosift, compilait sur le net une liste de sites Internet qui......

The remarkable people over at BoingBoing have been going all kinds of nuts over a possible Internet levy right here in Canada, and they're not even Canadian. We won't even deign to rephrase the argument that Cory Doctorow so eloquently puts forth (read all three BB posts if you have the time). Let us just say we agree, and we recommend signing the petition to make Canadian Heritage listen up! There's also an online petition......