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- Every year Doors Open gives us a nudge, but it’s still easy to forget about the breathtaking interiors that some Toronto buildings possess. Take for instance the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at U of T, which made it onto a list of “13 incredibly intricate historic libraries.” If you’re a book worm, or an architecture worm or even just like pretty photos, the list is worth checking out.
- Tax, charge, cap and trade, reward, fly, rotate, ban, and build: these are the ways that big cities are dealing with traffic congestion, according to a Globe report. Major urban centres that don’t have room to build more roads are getting creative in trying to reduce the number of people who drive on them.
- Toronto-based director Atom Egoyan has signed on to direct a feature film about the West Memphis Three, who were the subject of headlines last week upon their release from prison. The film, which has reportedly been in development since 2006, will be based on the 2003 book Devil’s Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three by Mara Leveritt.
- And, finally, because there’s not been much else on our minds today, we’ll share a Tumblr that’s been making the rounds on Twitter today. It’s full of images of Jack Layton exactly as we want to remember him: amongst his fellow Torontonians and Canadians, smiling and eyes twinkling—undeniably, relentlessly, contagiously happy.
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