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The Rump Shaker: June 12–18
It's a special edition of the Stone's Throw MOVE Toronto party as label head Peanut Butter Wolf will be headlining the night. Working since the Golden Era of hip hop where he partnered with Charizma as a duo, Peanut Butter Wolf overcame Charizma's tragic death to found the label that now…
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Caplansky's Deli Runs out of Meat, Re-Stocks and Offers 2 for 1
Last Saturday's Globe and Mail article about the new Caplansky's Deli inside Little Italy's Monarch Tavern was both a boon and a bust for proprietor Zane Caplansky. It seems the wave of interest and sentiment surrounding the re-emergence of a downtown deli really brought the crowds out on…
Who Wears Short Shorts?
June is a great time to get a little prideful. Tuesday was the fifth anniversary of legalized same-sex marriages in Ontario, and Pride Toronto kicks off next Friday and runs until Sunday, June 29. (Keep an eye on Torontoist for full details on the Pride to-do list.) In the meantime, it might…
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EURO Cup Scoring Goals in Toronto Neighbourhoods
EURO2008 started last Saturday, and the tournament is now approaching the half way point of round one. Things are starting to get spicy, and many surprises may still happen yet. One of my favourite things about living in Toronto is the way this city's ethnic neighbourhoods come to life when…
The Great Torontoist Challenge: Soybean Edition
Photo by milowinningham. Mmm, soy. From tofu, to sauce, to the good old bean form we will explore here, soy just tickles Torontoist something fierce. Full of healthy-slash-trendy properties, frozen soy beans are now widely available for home consumption. Though tempted to stick with edamame,…
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NXNE Preview: The Travelling Band
Transatlantic phone interviews are inherently problematic. You always run the risk of hearing static interference, having crossed wires that cause the audio from another dialog to obscure your conversation, or interviewing a soft-spoken subject with a thick Mancunian accent. When I connect with…
Vacation Time Coming
On Friday night (if all goes well) I’ll be on a plane to Toronto with my sister. I’ll be there to visit my family for a full week. I’m actually looking forward to spending some time with them as I haven’t seen most of them for almost 3 years now. The weather in Toronto has been amazing…
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Bubbles Bubbles Everywhere
This Saturday, June 14th, as part of Luminat'eau, join those crazy kids and Newmindspace for their annual bubble battle. The event is loosely based on the Dr. Seuss classic The Butter Battle Book, where each warring faction (butter side up and butter side down) brings larger and crazier…
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Barcode tickets on BlackBerry
Malibu Rum’s Spirit of Summer Concert at the Toronto Centre Island will be featuring Bedouin Soundclash this year! They are really great Canadian group with many hits and I really like their music so I took advantage of the promo in the Now magazine by simply sending SMS text to 212121 with…
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R.I.P. Budgie
R.I.P. Budgie Although I’m sure he envisioned himself as a star mid-field on the great team in the sky, the man upstairs has just landed a passionate cheerleader and qualified analyst. Brian Budd a seven-year veteran of the now de-funked North American Soccer... read more
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Too Mad to Write
Go read this article: Michael Geist - The Canadian DMCA bill. I started to sputter after the second provision - where converting DVDs, CDs and other medias to portable devices may become a crime if you use a device/program that circumvents the copyright protection. If we’re using these…
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eMusic Comes to Canada
For indie music supporters like me who aren't drawn to the major label fodder that iTunes pushes upon the masses, eMusic was a welcome change. According to its website, it is "a digital entertainment retailer focused on serving customers aged 25 and older" that "offers a vast selection of…
Megapundit: You say tomato, I say diarrhea
Must-reads: James Travers, Don Martin and Margaret Wente on the residential schools apology; Lawrence Martin on the carbon tax; Rosie DiManno on following the money in Afghanistan; Terence Corcoran on the Great Tomato Crisis of 2008. Now what? Yesterday’s apology for Canada’s aboriginal…
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Contest: Win The Ting Tings Tickets and Vinyl
UK indie-pop sensations The Ting Tings are dropping by the Mod Club in Toronto on Monday June 16th. Exploding onto the scene (3.7 million Myspace profile views and counting) and quickly getting the attention of from the likes of BBC, NME and others, The Ting Tings recently reached #1 on the UK…
Roof-top fights, part II
Last year, soon after I moved into my high-rise apartment, I discovered the roof-top patio of a nearby apartment would sometimes be used to stage kick-boxing practice by the building’s occupants. This continued until the fall when they moved inside, I suspect. It wasn’t until last…
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Father’s Day Gift Baskets
It’s days away from Father’s Day and many people still haven’t gotten their dad a gift. With the number of people living far away from home, it’s understandable how many people take advantage of online gift basket websites. The convenience of skipping the mall, boxing the gift…
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SPIN Gallery Becomes Queen West Market
The space formerly known as SPIN Gallery will soon be the home of the Queen West Market. Unlike tacky ventures like Blue Banana, the new weekend-only market space upstairs from 69 Vintage and The Social promises to be a well-curated space for local designers, artists and craft-addicts to sell a…
Baby Baskets - The Unappreciative Recipient!
Of all the gifts you can give, the most unappreciated one is the baby gift basket. At least by the intended recipient! The parents can be tickled pink but the recipient will just lie there, as if he/she doesn’t care. It can be a bit defeating. How ungracious! How rude! Imagine anyone…
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Guitar Lessons - Guitar Tips
A great way to improve the melodic content of your solos is to try singing your lines as you create them. This can be a lifelong pursuit, but it eventually allows one to play anything they hear as they hear it. Start be creating short singable lines and work from there. By strengthening this…
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Leafs hope to poach Holland next year
The Globe and Mail's David Shoalts talked to Gord Kirke, a Toronto laywer who's been retained by Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment to help find the Maple Leafs' next GM, and Kirke says that Toronto's sticking with interim GM Cliff...
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Tomato - the dangerous fruit!
I visited the local burger joint yesterday and saw a notice posted regarding tomatoes being banned for now due to illnesses around the US. Apparently there was a pattern to salmonella poisoning that could be traced to the tomatoes they consummed. Hopefully the exact source of the problem is…
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Investment Properties
Investment Properties June 12, 2008 by Jarrod The power of purchasing real estate is a proven long-term investment strategy. There are a number of different types of residential income-producing properties. Each type of property will have different levels of revenue potential and…
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Is the Blue Jays potential being stiffled by their mismanagment? Um, yeah.
If passive managing was the fashion required to produce champions in baseball, one would rightly assume bench managers wouldn't exist. The fact that they do, in spite of Toronto Blue Jays Manager John Gibbons reluctance to assume the role, makes one question his value as he appears to be a…
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Free List of Power of Sale Properties
Free List of Power of Sale Properties June 12, 2008 by Jarrod I’m often asked if I know any Power of sale or foreclosure properties available on the market. The truth is ~ I do ~ If you are interested in receiving a list of Power of Sales, Foreclosures, and Estate sales within Toronto and…
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Events guide: Toronto Tree Tours
LEAF (Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests) is throwing two tree tours this weekend. These tours are a great way to learn more about Toronto’s urban forest, the stresses that our city’s trees face, and the stories behind some of our neighbourhoods’ most cherished trees.…
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Doctor Who Bathroom Reader - BANNED
Doctor Who Bathroom Reader - BANNED June 12th, 2008 The reception I got from SFX. Doesn’t matter. We’ve earned Colin Baker’s love, and that means more to us than all the SFX reviews combined (After all, we dedicated THREE PODCASTS in a row to “The Twin Dilemma”). We have an old…
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Toronto / Ready for a cat nap
Location: Friend’s apartment. Toronto, Ontario. The divide between cat people and dog people is studded with razorblades. Dog people cringe and vomit a little in their mouth when the simple word “cat” is uttered in their presence, complaining about the animal’s repulsive…
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We Don’t Rate
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The Bluebird of Liberty
Last week Gothamist reported on Major League Baseball's plan to place forty-two 8-1/2 feet tall Statues of Liberty covered in the logos of past and present teams around New York City in preparation for the All-Star Game on July 15th at Yankee Stadium. As this is the final season for "The…
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Tokio Hotel Auftritte: 2008/02/10 - Toronto
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Jays Catch a Lucky Break
Now that that horrible, horrible title has proven the ineptness that I’m occasionally accused of, let’s talk Cubs versus Jays, shall we? Alfonso Soriano won’t be doing much of anything other than riding the pine if he makes his way to Toronto this weekend. The Cubs leadoff man and chief…
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