Lynsey Kissane, the project coordinator of Evergreen at the Brick Works, sent Torontoist the above photo, telling us "I have seen this truck-vertisement around a lot and don't think the blatant irony would be lost on anyone." Except, of course, the person responsible. From the advertised website: Vision-Adz Media is a Canadian mobile advertising company that is committed to being the dominant and most effective mobile advertising company in Canada. [...] Being a mobile-based......

Spring launch season slows this week, but finishes strongly with new poetry collections by national treasures bill bissett and David McFadden. Tomorrow night, help David celebrate his Selected Poems: Why Are You So Sad?, edited and introduced by Stuart Ross. Here’s Stuart, from the intro: "David's poetry, like David, is social. It's interested in people, and in trees, squirrels, dogs, and oceans. It's also social in that it wants to be read, and it......

The elite of the documentary film world gathered this morning at Revival for a press conference announcing the lineup of this year's Hot Docs festival. It's a powerhouse program, which TVO's Rudy Buttingnol attributes to the filmmakers and the growing importance of the medium. "Documentaries are helping change the way people think," says Buttingnol, who will also receive the inaugural Outstanding Industry Achievement Award. "Just look at how governments around the world are now trying......

2006 has been a great year for Torontoist and I've been fortunate to work with a team of great photographers and writers who put in countless hours to make this site something special. So it's with some sadness that I step down as one of the editors of Torontoist.com. I will remain on Torontoist as a contributor and writer but I felt that it was time that I pursued other opportunities. Editing this site and......

You know your style must be tasty when everyone keeps trying to bite it. This new advertisement for Johnnie Walker whisky which has recently festooned Union station is clearly attempting to ally its product with our fair city by blatantly ripping off the Torontoist logo. Oh, sure. The buildings are in a different order and they use the Skydome instead of a streetcar and they throw in the outline of what I assume is meant......

...but you can't tell can you? On the radio, Sundays from 1:00 - 3:00pm is when you can listen in on CIUT 89.5 This week - a hot show! Blog This! w/ MH - Part 2 of an interview with the editor of this fine blog - Ron Nurwisah In Concert w/ Andy Frank - NXNE buzzband madness w/ Doris Day and "Trent Reznor with Tits" - Natasha Alexandra Final Cut w/ Andrea Nene......

A late breaking fashion-meets-design report from Ron Nurwisah, Boy Reporter: 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. Curator Rafi......