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Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'sexist'

March 4, 2007

Spring appears to have, er, sprung, at least temporarily, in most of the Ist-A-Verse, so naturally, we're all feeling pretty good. (Yes, we know that spring doesn't officially start till later this month. Just let us enjoy our weather!) And that makes us that much more eager to share all of the nifty things we're up to... Over at Sampaist, spring has more than sprung: it's sweltering! But, as everyone knows, museums are an ideal......

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February 1, 2007

Call it cultural tourism, voyeurism, a geek fest, call it what you will. But when we heard that I Maid Cafe—a Cosplay restaurant—had opened up in Scarborough last December, we knew we would be taking the trip to Kennedy and Finch very soon. For those who don’t delight in Japanese pop culture, “cosplay” is short for costume play. It started with kids getting dressed up as their favourite anime characters, which, if you’ve ever been......

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November 3, 2006

This afternoon, Torontoist noticed two enormous Jane Pitfield signs on the lawn of a Gloucester Street apartment building, which got us to thinking: does a landlord have a right to erect election signs at a building shared by many who might disagree with the endorsement? The City of Toronto and the Canada Elections Act have very clear rules about the right to place election signs, especially on public property. On private property, any candidate may......

Continue Reading "When Your Landlord Hearts The Other Candidate"

October 18, 2005

Sexist! Excuse our male gaze and apologies to any mens' rights activists that may be offended, but this is currently most leer-worthy front page in the city. Though we didn't initially pick up the October 6 issue of European Reporter for the articles, it turns out there are some sexy (read: bizarre) stories to go along with the gratuitous cover scene. Voila: The Danish airforce has has paid damages to one of the country's many......

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