FESTIVALS: The Gardiner Museum has extended its hours this weekend in honour of the Mexican Day of the Dead festival in conjunction with the current exhibit (on until January 18). Hand-crafted Day of the Dead Altars have been built at the Gardiner to commemorate the festival. View the altars and take part in other activities today including hands-on craft workshops for families (2 p.m.); Mexican dancing (3 p.m.); a conversation between author Chloe Sayer......

For some, November is the month to begin bundling up against the inevitable bombardment of the holiday season. For others, November is the time to anxiously welcome the frenzy of National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo for short. In just a few short days, thousands upon thousands of NaNoWriMoists from all over the world—both new and veteran—will take the plunge and attempt to write a full-length novel (about 50, 000 words) in just 30......