Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'commonsense'
January 2, 2008
Torontoist is ending the year by naming our Heroes and Villains of 2007––the people, places, and things that we've either fallen head over heels in love with or developed uncontrollable rage towards over the past twelve months. Get your dose, starting Boxing Day and running into the new year, three times a day––sunrise, noon, and sunset. Probably the most stirring piece of art displayed in Toronto this year, Scott Sørli's "Common Sense Revolution" [PDF] juxtaposed......
Continue Reading "Villain: Stephen Harper, Jim Flaherty, et al."August 28, 2007
With music download trends showing that the coveted male 18–24 demographic is more interested in the music of their ancestors than anything current, music store HMV is dropping CD prices on oldies like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. HMV hopes that the move will convince young men to abandon the web and start stealing from retail stores again. Ontario Conservative Party leader John Tory says that, if elected, he would save $1.5 billion in......
Continue Reading "HMV & Tory Both Get Cheap, City Hates Nature, So You Think You're Married"January 10, 2005
Hurry hard? Not so fast, curling freaks! The Brier Championship, considered the premier in Canadian curling, may not roll into Toronto until at least 2008, says the Canadian Curling Association. The tournament has been a widely popular event in western cities including Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Edmonton (this year's host) and Regina (next year's curling hot spot), but most likely won't see the Upper Canada area for 3-5 years. Thousands of curling enthusiasts, including Men With......
Continue Reading "Curls for the Girls"