Toronto (a.k.a. Accordion City)

Steve Martin Explores Accordion City

Here's a gem that Torontoist found: an except from a 1974 travelogue featuring Steve Martin called The Funnier Side of…

16 years ago

Terminated, Part 3: Need Suggestions for Where to Have the Last Supper

[This article also appears in Global Nerdy.] Because I was laid off and not fired from my former place of…

16 years ago

Seen at Kensington Market Today [Updated]

While making a quick run to Kensington Market to get some lunch fixings, I saw this dog -- I thought…

16 years ago

The Aftermath of Last Night’s Storm

Last night's storm, in which the sky turned a greenish colour, was a pretty impressive if brief one. The wall…

17 years ago

If You Love Dogs, Go Check Out Woofstock!

The diving competition set up by Ontario Dock Dogs. Woofstock is North America's largest festival for dogs, and it's taking…

17 years ago

Toronto’s Challenges, if it Tries to Become More Seattle- or Silicon Valley-esque

[This article was also posted on Global Nerdy.] Scenes from the Valley's El Camino Real (left) and Seattle's Pioneer Square…

17 years ago

Further Further Thoughts on “Toronto the Naughty”

Continuing on the idea mentioned in my previous post, here's another promo for "Toronto the Naughty": Original photo courtesy of…

17 years ago

Further Thoughts on “Toronto the Naughty”

While we might disagree on specifics, I think that Kevin Bracken is on the right track about promoting Toronto's naughtier…

17 years ago

The Honour System at High Park Station

To the north of High Park station, it's practically all houses, apartments and condos, while to the south, there's its…

17 years ago