Toronto (a.k.a. Accordion City)

An early interview with Simu Liu (“Shang-Chi” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe)

For those of you whose first exposure to Simu Liu was through Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, you…

3 years ago

Steal this idea: Toronto restaurant renames its burgers as office supplies so you can expense them

This story’s been making the rounds in my former home town of Toronto: Good Fortune Bar (currently operating as Good…

4 years ago

My Short Electric Bike Rant

I took the photo above on Monday afternoon at the corner of Bloor Street West and St. George while biking…

14 years ago

Course Marshal at the Pride and Remembrance Run

One of the big events of Pride Week in Accordion City is the Pride and Remembrance Run, a 5K run…

14 years ago

Seen on the Street: The Ethnic Show

Here in incredibly multicultural Accordion City, where it’s okay to wear your ethnicity on your sleeve, you can do a…

14 years ago

The Latest Threat to Hit Toronto: Vuvuzela Vendors

As if the annoyances both minor (tornado warnings, earthquakes, blackouts and a heat wave) and major (riots and police chiefs…

14 years ago

Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked

One of the songs in my MP3 collection that’s on heavy rotation is Cage the Elephant’s Beck-ish, slide-guitar southern-rock-y ode…

14 years ago

A Last Minute Sweetup (Saturday, June 26th)

Yes, the G20 conference with the protests that go along with it have turned downtown Toronto into “Torontonomo Bay” and…

14 years ago

How Many Cops Does It Take to Write a Jaywalking Ticket?

Typically, one – but during the G20, with heightened security turning Toronto into “Torontonomo Bay”, it takes ten. We were…

14 years ago

Le Gourmand, Late with the Rent [Updated]

Le Gourmand, the little French cafe on Spadina between Queen and Richmond, has been locked down by the landlord after…

14 years ago