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Maybe all these cultural festivals in Toronto aren't your cup of tea, but with the summer season nearing a close the best may very well have been saved for last. The Festival of South Asia held on Gerrard Street East (between Greenwood and Coxwell Avenue) starts this Saturday at 2 p.m. and continues through to Sunday. With a short list of sponsors and a couple of them companies that actually sell Indian products, this experience already seems more authentic than Taste of the Danforth.

Ask Torontonians for an example of Toronto food and you will have an array of different answers. One astute response may be that Toronto specializes in having everything and having it available at your doorstep.

David "The Broom" Miller

For those hosting a New Year's soiree, why not have a small, unobtrusive collection box for the victims of the massive tragedy in South Asia? Whatever money is collected could be donated to relief efforts at these places in Toronto. Torontoist figures this won't be a huge sum of money, but we all know every bit helps. Also, showing that you care about our fellow human beings might help you land that midnight smooch you want so badly. Just a thought...Check here and here for in-depth coverage.

And blogger Benjamin Rosenbaum has a Better Business Bureau-researched list of which charities are working most efficiently. Courtesy BoingBoing. (BoingBoing also has much tsunami blogosphere news, and discussions of Gov't suppression of news)