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I shot a whole whack of photos at the Kensington Market Solstice parade on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Here’s a sample — and here’s video of the lighting of the fire sculpture: Red Pepper Spectacle Arts organizes this annual shindig. Donate to them, if you get the chance. This is a very grassroots event and deserves [...]
Thu, December 22 2011 » Main Page, photos » Comments Off
Your comprehensive guide from ctvtoronto.ca to what’s happening, or not, happening in Toronto over the Christmas break.
Fri, December 24 2010 » Main Page, Minutiae » Comments Off
Kathy English, the public editor of the Toronto Star, issued this tweet Tuesday night: Did Rob Ford aide lie to me in seeking correction about Ford’s university record? Was I had? What is truth here?http://tinyurl.com/33onwa8
Wed, December 22 2010 » Main Page, Media, politics » Comments Off
On Wednesday night, I tweeted the following: Beautiful, fluffy snow falling at Bloor/Bathurst. Had I been feeling more literary, I might have written, “Beautiful, fluffy snow softly parachuting down at Bloor/Bathurst.” In any event, snowfalls such as that make me think of My Favourite Things, made famous by Julie Andrews but also recorded by artists [...]
Thu, December 16 2010 » Main Page, Minutiae, Music Monday et al » Comments Off
I both hate and fear heights, but I found this to be as fascinating as it was stomach-churning. Seen via @csaila on Facebook:
Fri, December 10 2010 » Main Page, Minutiae, multimedia » Comments Off
I wrote a Saturday feature for ctvtoronto.ca: Economic cracks show in Toronto as election looms. The basic thrust is that Toronto’s economic recovery since the recession has been very uneven. If you were a blue-collar goods-producing worker, you may have lost your job. If you found one again, it’s probably a much-lower-paying gig in the [...]
Sat, October 23 2010 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page » Comments Off
I arrived in Toronto late on the afternoon of Friday, July 21, 2000. To commemorate, I’ve randomly spit out a list of likes, dislikes and memories.
Wed, July 21 2010 » Main Page, Minutiae » 3 Comments
The Toronto Star’s Antonia Zerbisias, a voluminous tweeter herself, touts Twitter as having provided the best G20 news coverage. But in the her Twitter fangirl-ness, Zerbisias overlooks some salient points.
Sun, July 11 2010 » Main Page, Media » 7 Comments
Many of the self-described journalists who feel most hard-done-by at the G20 Summit work in the alternative sphere, notes veteran journalist and author Ira Basen. It’s a different world when virtually anyone can call themselves a journalist or pronounce themselves to be doing journalism. And the blurring line between being a journalist and being an activist is also [...]
Wed, July 7 2010 » Main Page, Media » 1 Comment
Globe and Mail columnist Christie Blatchford offered her thoughts on why she has no sympathy for “self-anointed journalists” who had a tough go of it during the G20 Summit on June 26 and 27. I offer my thoughts as to why she misses the point and raise a few other issues for discussion.
Sun, July 4 2010 » Main Page, Media » 6 Comments
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