Empire building is not something you hear about in Canadian art. Ever. Until Friday night. Painter, singer/songwriter and photographer, Thrush Holmes was born in September, 1979. Holmes went to OCAD for two weeks and claims that, "I learned all I needed to know in that time." Flash forward five years and he’s opening a new gallery/installation space at 1093 Queen St W called Thrush Holmes Empire. "There is a major ironic wink attached to the......

- The St. Clair streetcar issue is back on track. Or derailed, depending on your point of view. Two judges said Justice Matlow exhibited an "appearance of bias," and they weren't talking about the pirate hem dress he was sporting. - What are the grossest things you have seen people eat on the subway (while reading poetry)? - Mayor Miller 'won't back down.' - George Stroumboyouknow hosts a chat and free screening of Born......

Two major art fairs in town this week mean that it'll be hard to wander around Toronto without hitting an artist, critic, art dealer, patron or hanger on of some sort. First there's the Toronto International Art Fair (Nov. 3-7, $16), which is arguably the best use of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre that we've seen (sorry comic book fans and sci-fi geeks). It sure beats all those car shows and dentists' conventions. Torontoist highly......