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Extra, Extra: Afternoon Hip-Hop and Rush-Hour Gridlock
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- The above video, 1 to 4, is a documentary about what some contributors to CKLN’s long-time hip-hop time slot thought would be their last broadcast. It’s the first doc produced by Wavel Edwards and Celine Wong, shot while the station was undergoing some significant troubles.
- The CBC will air a tribute to long-time Royal Canadian Air Farce comedian Roger Abbott tonight at 9. Abbott, who was part of the original Air Farce group that formed in 1973, passed away last week after a long battle with leukemia.
- The numbers don’t lie: commute times in Toronto are holding us back. Meanwhile, other cities around the world are getting creative about reducing gridlock. Ideas highlighted in this Globe feature include road tolls, increasing bike lanes, and improving public transit to make it more attractive than driving. A novel idea!
- In somewhat surprising culinary news, it seems celebrated Toronto-based chef and restaurateur Susur Lee has started endorsing products for Kraft. Lee—who has been known to push the limits of diners’ palates—appears on the company’s site as a Kraft Culinary Expert, sharing tips on “cooking easy and delicious meals for the family.”
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