Photo by sevennine from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. In the 1996 Canadian movie Kissed, a young female mortician discovers the joys of necrophilia. That same year, David Cronenberg made Crash, wherein a group of omnisexual urbanites eroticize car accidents. In Léolo, a 12-year-old boy masturbates with a chunk of liver, later served to his family for dinner. This spring's Young People Fucking is, well, called Young People Fucking. Canadians have traditionally been somewhat blasé......

While going to York University may seem like a giant hassle (Torontoist recommends you pack a snack for the trip), this year’s Ioan Davies Memorial Lecture is shaping up to be worth the drive or TTC ride to York. The Ioan Davies Memorial Lecture commemorates the life and work of Ioan Davies, journalist, author, and professor. Each year, invited lecturers have re-invigorated the links between cultural expression, everyday life, and political practice. Dr. Thomas King,......

The Sweet Hereafter. Exotica. Ararat. Where The Truth Lies. What is the link that ties all these films together? Atom Egoyan, of course. If you consider yourself a cinephile, an Atom Egoyan fan, a lover of Canadian cinema, or all of the above, then we'd suggest that tomorrow night - January 18 - you make your way over to Camera (1028 Queen W) for the launch of a new book: Image and Territory: Essays on......

Excuse me for the lateness of this week’s listing. I’m still on Nuit Blanche time. And yes, I made it until 7am. This is an absolutely fantastic week for word nerds. And check this – if one of your friends is more into sports, you can bring them to a literary event disguised as a boxing match. For a boxing fan like me, it doesn't get any better. Tomorrow at noon, there’s a special launch......

You've read the positive reviews in the weeklies. You've seen him busking on Queen Street. You've read about him on less cool blogs. He's More or Les, and here's his none too in-depth interview on Torontoist: What's the name of your album and when does it come out? Name: The Truth About Rap Comes out: May 31st. at Play De Record, Kops, Slinky Music and other currently undisclosed locations... Why should we buy it? a)......

Tall Poppy Interview - Amanda Walsh, Actor...

Harry G. Frankfurt's Bullshit netted a shitstorm of press when it came out this year, despite the fact that it's little more than an academic paper, stretched out to constitute a book, as he admitted during a lackluster interview with President Jon Stewart. Meanwhile, Nova Scotian Laura Penny's own Your Call Is Important To Us: The Truth About Bullshit, offers up a sophisticated exegesis of bullshit, and a few jokes to boot. So if you......