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The Stephen Harper government unveiled its plan for the country in the Throne Speech last night, emphasizing the usual panoply of tax-cuttin', crime fightin', environment dismissin' Conservative virtues. Jack Layton and Gilles Duceppe have already stated they will not support the government, while Liberal leader Stéphane Dion will decide whether to force an election after consulting with his caucus. Dion is envied by the other opposition leaders for his massive caucus.

The 17th Annual Inside Out Gay and Lesbian Film and Video Festival Continues! Last night, the festival presented its centrepiece gala screening at the Isabelle Bader Theatre of King and Clown (reviewed by Torontoist at last year's TIFF), a movie about a Korean monarch who falls in love with his cross-dressing jester that also happens to be the top-grossing Korean film of all time (OK, so at least it was until this happened).

So, did anyone see the article in today’s Eye about the imminent death of the Festival cinemas? A nice article reminding us that it’ll take someone with a good deal more money than business sense to save the Royal (at a cool $2.7 million) but it more timely in reminding us that while our cinemas might be dying, we at least still have the Toronto International Film Festival Group’s Cinematheque Ontario to keep us in going. It might be in the Jackman Hall at the Art Gallery of Ontario (317 Dundas West), admittedly not the most exciting of venues, but it might soon be one of our only choices to see some rarely shown films on the big screen.

Phillyist notes a fistfight between local pols that leaves one man down for the count. Jehovah's Witnesses get a Philly contributor out of bed, things get a little geeky with a film festival and geeky gets taken to a whole new galaxy when they talk with the Dragon Queen of the Dark Kingdom.

We have to hand it to Alan Tam. Out of the dozen or so ugly realtor flyers that make their way into our mailbox each week, his is the only one that's actually occupied us for longer than the time it takes us to walk the flyer to the recycling bin. That said, our fascination with Tam's flyer is less adoration than confusion, less 'sure, we'll sell our house with you' and more 'maybe we'll try out those ribs.' Not only does Tam bill himself as 'The Chinese Guy,' but he goes on to print a recipe for braised ribs on the B-Side of his flyer. Never mind that his dubbing himself 'The Chinese Guy' is a bit gross - it's also presumptive. He's not Chinese Guy. There are, in fact, lots of Chinese realtors. As for the rib recipe, we can't pass judgment until we give it a try.

Torontoist loves holidays, especially in February when the only other holiday in sight involves disgusting cinnamon hearts and avoiding lovy-dovy couples.