Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'leno'
November 29, 2006
Everything you ever wanted to know about the new Quebecois nation but were too afraid to ask, courtesy of Metafilter. But more importantly, Snoop Dog was arrested after a performance on Leno. Everyone who is surprised, raise your hand. What, no one? Royal LePage Realty is listing a house in East York for the grand total of $1, something we thought was just a trick used by eBay sheisters trying to unload wholesale iPod cases.......
Continue Reading "Metafilter Does Quebec, Loonie House, Regent Park Revitalized By Royal Bank Condo, Wine For the Holidays"July 12, 2006
With gas prices at hellishly high levels and lobbyists calling for government intervention in Ontario to lower prices, it seems that there's no better time for Who Killed the Electric Car?, an excellent documentary about the slow death of the EV1, General Motors' electric car. Quick backstory*: In 1990, The California Air Resources Board (CARB) targeted the source of California's pollution problem: auto exhaust. CARB created the Zero Emissions Mandate (ZEV), which required 2% of......
Continue Reading "Who Killed the Electric Car?"May 18, 2005
Hello there Mixtape followers. Sorry about the infrequent postings -- compiling a weekly Mixtape becomes a daunting task in the face of full-time employment. Soldiering on though: When was the last time a band made a sophomore album that was equal to or better than their debut? British Sea Power aficionados would tell you that occurred last February. And just as BSP did in their Toronto concert last night, Torontoist offers a selection of songs......
Continue Reading "Mixtape: Second Album Power"November 1, 2004
Those who fear that the execrable comedy stylings of Mike Bullard constitute Canada's only (living) contribution to the world of portly funnymen can take heart in the growing popularity of one Mr. Sean Cullen. Having under his long belt and his Gleasonesque pork-pie hat both a very odd, six-episode CBC miniseries and a stint as Max Bialystock in the TO production of The Producers, Cullen's been attending lately to the sorts of tasks that......
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