Extra, Extra: Matador Makeover and a Comic Controversy

By Meg Campbell

Every weekday’s end, Extra, Extra collects just about everything you ought to care about or ought not miss.

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• First, a suggested weekend read, care of Eye Weekly: After averting demolition following its closure in 2007, the Matador Club stood vacant for years on Dovercourt Road just north of College Street. Now developers, who bought the building last March, are transforming it into a “health and wellness centre,” to be called Wellspace, which almost certainly won’t serve booze after hours.
• A Star article yesterday featured a new bimonthly comic called the Mosaik Project, which will be distributed for free in some transit hubs and public libraries. The story focused on one particular series in its roster called “McBubbles,” starring a character of the same name. Shortly thereafter, in a post on the Mosaik Project‘s site, editor-in-chief Carlton L. Branch scorned the Star for linking the series to a certain police officer who gained notoriety during the G20.
• Though it debuted seventeen years ago, Toronto hip hop documentary Make Some Noise is still relevant and worth watching. It provides a snapshot of the city’s burgeoning rap scene, and, incidentally, features a certain campus radio station that’s been in the news a lot lately. You can watch the doc in full here.
• As the spring thaw approaches, some Torontonians will be looking for new wheels. Just in time, the ultimate lefty pinko ride is up on eBay. It’s shiny, it’s new, it’s got a custom paint job, it’s a Pashley, and it’s suggested price is eight hundred U.S. dollars. Let the bidding begin!
• The CBC will air an episode of The Fifth Estate on February 25 with the provocative title “Harrassed and Detained: G20 Bystanders, You Should Have Stayed Home.” The news release about the episode says it will include citizen-shot video and will focus on the “shocking” stories of six individuals who took part in the protests, as well as an interview with Chief Bill Blair.

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