Extra, Extra: Waiting for the Mayor, Reconstructing Degrassi

By Steve Kupferman • Photo by Christopher Drost

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Reporters chase Mayor Rob Ford’s black Escalade out of the City Hall parking garage after a May 21 council meeting.

• It’s not the worst job in the world, but on the other hand, it’s far from the greatest. Here’s a look at a day in the life of a Star photographer tasked with getting fresh shots of the elusive Mayor Rob Ford.
• What’s happening with the video that supposedly shows Mayor Ford smoking crack? Gawker is silent on the subject, but Star editor Michael Cooke says it’s still out there. “[T]he video is slowly making its way to daylight,” he told the Province‘s Michael Smyth during an appearance on Vancouver’s CKNW radio.
• A new blog is attempting to reconstruct shots from old episodes of Degrassi Junior High, using photos of present-day Toronto.

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