We’re going to take a break from our usual Torontoist style in this post because the passing of John Harkness, the film critic for Now magazine since its inception in 1981, is something that has particular importance for me. As the writer of Torontoist's weekly “Film Friday” column, which, as you know, very often quotes the reviews from local critics, I have probably quoted John Harkness more than anyone.
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Bill Murdoch, Conservative MPP for the riding of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, has announced that he disagrees with his party's plan to fund faith-based education and will vote against it if it is raised in the legislature. All MPPs continue to support faith-based taxation, i.e., the system that sees taxpayers give their money to governments with the irrational belief that they they won't piss it away on things like religious schools.
Continue reading "Tory MPP Losing Faith, Blair Finding Bikes, Deep-Voiced Men Getting Laid"
Somehow, the world of -ists managed to make it through the week despite news that Jen & Vince broke up.
Continue reading "Elsewhere in the Ist-A-Verse"
, a record that is unmistakeably AmAnSet. And while there are no curveballs, it's still a uniformly excellent album.
Continue reading "The Fun Of Watching Fireworks"
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Newsstand: November 9, 2009