The Baldwin Steps, the set of stairs at Davenport and Spadina Roads that leads up to Casa Loma, are so recognizable that they've warranted their own Wikipedia article and feature as a battle backdrop in Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. Depending on the time of day and season, the Baldwin Steps––also called the Casa Loma Steps, or The Death Climb At The End of Spadina––can be romantic, creepy, trying, or picturesque. Now a group of......

It is with great sadness that Torontoist reports the death of Torontonian Jane Jacobs. The 89-year old writer and urban critic passed away this morning. Most famous for her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Jacobs had been a resident of Toronto since 1968, immediately became involved in important city activism, she was instrumental in the "Stop the Spadina Expressway" campaign (we got the Spadina subway line instead), and she supported......

This week the Hot Docs box office has opened, and with luck we’ll soon have some early coverage of our picks of the festival to help you with your ticket buying decisions, advising you to find 37 uses for a dead sheep, perhaps? Of course, if the schedule has got you all fired up for some documentaries, this week Cinematheque Ontario is exploring the documentary films of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, the first North American......

No wonder The Dears are so mopey -- they've been touring the world for a solid two and a half years (!!), promoting the same damn album. And still with that CD, No Cities Left, is a brand new (after a few stutters, out today till the 17th) video for "22: The Death of Romance." The vid is animation and concert footage created by fellow Montreal Kinoceros. Also of note, Cocteau Twin Simon Raymonde......