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. Anyway, now that’s over, we can say that we didn’t get a chance to see it at TIFF but everyone liked it a lot then and everyone likes it a lot now. NOW give it the cover feature, and Barrett Hooper notes it has “a perversely appealing mix of romance, humour and bestiality that will have you laughing hard and nodding knowingly even as it leaves the occasional bad taste in your mouth”.

Eucan's Megabins (previously written about on Torontoist here) are like those zombies in the horror movies: when you think they're dead they come back to life again and try to gnaw off your arm or nibble on your brain. Well, we're happy to learn that the bins are dead for good. Council voted to give individual councillors final say on whether they want the bins removed in their ward.

The last time a vote was this close the Supreme Court had to be called in. Last night's Downtown and East York final for City Idol went to three ballots and a run-off before Desmond Cole (shown here in between Boy Reporter and fellow finalist Karen Sun) was picked by a raucous crowd at Lula Lounge to be downtown Toronto's first City Idol.

Dylan Reid over at Spacing Wire is slowly fanning the flames sparked by a Kenneth Kidd article in the Star over why about half of Toronto cyclists don't wear helmets. We enjoy a good comment thread so we're going to try to help Mr. Reid out a bit.

Last month Torontoist posted about Brian Joseph Davis' Yesterduh project. Tonight, Davis wraps up the project with a CD release party. He's layered 60 individual recordings (Boy Reporter is one of them) of the Lennon-McCartney classic "Yesterday", gathered over a month, into one giant polyphonic Beatles extravaganza. Samples are available here.

Mayor Miller wants a citizen panel to review a proposed 8.9% pay raise. Currently Toronto City Councillors make significantly less than other southern Ontario city councillors. That being said, good luck with getting that raise during an election year.

Frank over at OMG Blog passed along this ludicrous looking poster that he spotted along Queen West. It's yet another condo development with yet another silly marketing slogan, this time the Bohemian Embassy. Frank goes on to critique the co-option of the word bohemian by various things including Broadway musicals, and now really really inept condo marketers.

The City Idol opening night has come and gone and Boy Reporter is happy to report that he's going to be making it to the second round. The Star writes about the festivities here and the Sun introduces us to Mike Noble and his idea for "Randomcracy."

Spacing is launching their Transit issue tommorow tomorrow night at the Gladstone Hotel doors at 8 ($10, includes a mag).

Fellow Torontoist contributor Alison Broverman is currently in Australia which has made the rest of us here at Torontoist HQ a little bummed out and on days like today, very jealous. Fortunately we get a bit of a consolation prize. The Australian Trade Commission has organized the first Australian Film Weekend. Australia's film scene, blessed by distance from the US and a supportive government has had a history of creating good work and of creating even better talent (Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, Geoffrey Rush, Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Eric Bana and then some). Sadly none of those big names will be around this weekend.

Have you looked at City Council lately? Rob Ford? Denzil Minnan-Wong?! Frances Nunziata?!! Surely there must be better people out there, people that won't make us roll our eyes everytime we watch council by debating the merits of peanuts in city vending machines, or name calling fellow councillors.

A few reasons why you should check out In Transit, opening tonight at the Toronto Free Gallery (660 Queen St. E.)

at the Gladstone. We hosted a marshmallow-and-toothpick building contest (because we're actually about five-years-old) and we got some fabulous entries from aspiring alternative architects of all ages - all eager to recreate their favourite Toronto landmarks in marshmallow. And then we all got tummy-aches from eating too much of the building material.

It was R. Kelly who once sang, "I'm like so what I'm drunk / It's the freaking weekend, baby / I'm about to have me some fun." And in that same vein, we offer several ways Torontoist readers can give us that "toot toot," and of course we Torontoist writers can give you that "beep beep." Here's a quick rundown of where we'll be and when:

Since we're not going to get a mounted award that we can hang in our storefront, we'll have to just tell you straight-up: NOW Magazine has named Torontoist the Best Blog in Toronto. Party on! The short description of our site, along with a nod to Spacing's Photoblog, is probably one of the nicest short descriptions ever written about us. Except, what is this about giving 'shout-outs' on the site? Whatever, it's still very nice. And, just for kicks, a special shout-out goes to Sean Lerner, Chromewaves, and Boy Reporter.

Watching The Most Serene Republic this summer was like watching a wino eat grapes - it might make sense in time, but not quite yet (thank-you to Mitch Hedberg). That is to say, Most Annoying Republic was the Arts&Crafts buzz band that never really buzzed outside Toronto, or even in Toronto depending on who you read. From a broader perspective, they were A&C's first real disappointment, and first real reason to be disappointed in the A&C. Rushing out that band and subsequent album showed poor artist and repertoire judgment on behalf of the label; just because the Most Serene Republic guy sang songs in his U of T dorm room didn't necessarily mean he was ready to release an album. That band, along with the Arts&Crafts merch department (who fold up/crease posters by sending them in envelopes rather than using poster tubes), seemed enough reason to seriously doubt or even avoid New Buffalo, the latest A&C signee from Australia. But then it occurred to us that ignoring new talent for those reasons was irrational and slightly vindictive. As an artist that has been allowed to develop on her own, through EP releases and a reasonable amount of touring, New Buffalo has a much better chance at success than her Serene A&C predecessors. And, not coincidently, she does succeed.

Frank Yang. Is there anything you can say about the guy that hasn't already been said? Well, how about this: He does a damn fine weekly gig guide. Let's see if we can pick up where he usually picks up...

Sadly, Torontoist has learnt through comments on this here blog, stille post and a not working website that the Ear to the Ground Fest won't be happening.

As the Boy Reporter reported last week, The Scream Literary Festival is in our parks and hearts right now. Though a lot of good reads are still to come, roving Torontoist contributor Stephanie Silverman pokes us with this review of last Saturday night at the Press Club:

Can I call you Jens? Thank you for playing one of the best Wavelength shows I've ever seen. You and your ukelele charmed us all. Soldiering on despite a high fever, that's dedication and we hope that you feel appreciated. You mentioned that you wanted to stay in Toronto, well we'd love to have you. We seem to lose musicians to bigger glitzier places like New York, and Paris and Berlin. Think of it as a musical brain drain, maybe not as critical as doctors, nurses and engineers leaving but still important.

Forget what all those bleeding hearts tell you about the evils and soullessness of rampant capitalism. What capitalism really gives you is the freedom to choose. Take this weekend's music offerings.

Those wise sages at Loverboy know what they're talking about! Torontoist spent a good part of the week recovering from the amazing Wavelength Fifth Anniversary shows last weekend. This weekend seems to be just as packed with musical goodness.

Torontoist sent Boy Reporter out to the Untitled Art Awards last night. It wasn't the idea of boozing with Toronto's visual arts elite that had him excited but the chance to meet Mayor David Miller. The crowd treated MDM like he was a Kennedy. Women wanted to have their photos taken with him, one young lady seemed on the verge of swooning. Men wanted to shake hands and shoot the breeze with the Mayor. And if there were babies in the audience, they undoubtedly would have been kissed. MDM was also a good enough sport to take part in the festivities, sitting down and having some "Polyrhythmic Salad" and "Milk in a Green Light" while being 'serenaded' by local jazz group/performance artists the Woodchoppers.

Torontoist Boy Reporter won’t be sending flowers to anyone this Valentine’s Day. But if he had to, he’d consider sending an organically-grown bouquet from Eco Flora.

Torontoist loves holidays, especially in February when the only other holiday in sight involves disgusting cinnamon hearts and avoiding lovy-dovy couples.

The Tall Poppy Interview - Jonathan Bunce, Wavelength Founder

If you want to find Japan’s cutting edge fashion, hit the streets. For years now, teenagers in Japan’s cities have been borrowing, improving and experimenting on any number of cultural influences: everything from Hip Hop and Goth culture to Japan’s own formidable design aesthetic. No Kimono, an exhibit of fashion inspired by Japanese street fashion, tries to bring this energy to Toronto.