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The Degrassi kids are alright
We sat down with former Degrassi actor and Mississauga native Judy Jiao to talk all things Toronto
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Oh, the places you’ll go
Lonely Planet travelwriter and photojournalist Steve Tan takes us through the best cities he’s visited. He’s been to a few.
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Why do Toronto sports teams suck?
A meditation on the longest losing streak in North America
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About the cover
We have to confess, this magazine’s cover idea isn’t entirely original — but then again, these days, what is? Back in 1989, a peculiar anthology film was released in the US. The film, New York Stories, was split into three segments, each with its own director (hence the “anthology film” moniker). All three were cinematic […]
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A hitchhiker’s guide to peeing in the street
Public urination is a rite of passage in any city. The tribulations, and eventual catharsis, speak a lot to the place you’re in: its culture, its infrastructure, and its cleanliness. Though the reason and location of one’s public peeing may differ on every occasion, they are normally coupled with a hilarity that is characteristic of […]
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Top five TO movies
Videodrome (1983) Before David Cronenberg made any promises to the East, he was better known as the Canadian director with an affinity for blood and guts and an unapologetic love for his home city. His Toronto city symphony Videodromeshows a classic Cronenbergian descent into insanity, framed by TTC cars and visits to Spadina storefronts circa […]
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The only game in town
How ZED.TO, a new Toronto-based alternate reality game, hopes to reinvent the genre
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A raccoon horror story
I live in the Annex and, as you might have noticed, the area around campus is slightly overrun with raccoons. A friend was coming over to watch a movie at around 2 a.m. one night. He ran into a little problem — or rather, six little problems. Outside my door were six fully grown raccoons, […]
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City building blocks
Researchers at the U of T Cities Centre show us their research
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Cleaning Up
Toronto’s expert in Solid Waste Management Services gives us the scoop on city garbage