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Newmindspace’s LED Lightsaber Battle at the ROM
Ever wanted to beat the snot out of a hipster with a long, phallic object? Join the club. A while ago, when I was testing a Flash-based MMORPG I wrote (Fantasy Online), a user asked me if I was the Lori from Newmindspace (Kufner, I’m assuming). When I expressed mild disdain for events that involve [...]
Will Munro Eclipses the AGO
Very few Toronto artists touched the lives of so many as Will Munro did. Sadly, on May 21, 2010, the arts community lost a visionary mind—since then, artists, musicians, and dilettantes have been keeping the memory of Will Munro alive through memorials, fundraisers and, in the case of the Art Gallery of Ontario, exhibitions of [...]
Life in the Bike Lane
Attention Toronto bike enthusiasts: There’s a new free app for your iPhone that shows where bike (and other important) lanes are! From Mike Lin Mobile, makers of the app B-Rhymes—the app that finds words that almost rhyme—comes their newest app (one that’s actually useful): The Toronto Bike Map! The application was released on July 27, [...]
Toronto Creole Film Festival
There’s always a first for something—such as Toronto’s first Creole Film Festival! Okay, reader, I sensed you scratching your head. It’s okay. I don’t know what Creole means, either. Thankfully, the CFF website explains that it is “[...] a word that signifies many things, and is often used to refer to something that has been [...]
Random Acts of Culture Opens Its Doors
When the invite to an event that contained the word “culture” graced my inbox, I knew we had to share it with the world. Oh, and it also contained the word “free.” Bonus! Random Acts of Culture, according to their Facebook page, is “a collective of artists/creative individuals who provide a FREE space in which artists [...]
Keith Cole’s Last Cabaret
Ladies and gentlemen (and those who like to play both roles), get ready for some serious political gaiety! Perhaps the most flamboyant (and certainly fabulous) of the Toronto mayoral candidates is Keith Cole who, with his slogan “Get over it,” is pushing for equal rights and a campaign free of censorship. However, before diving headlong into [...]
Genocide? Hell, No!
Ever wanted to help eliminate genocide by drinking your face off at a concert? Well, now’s your chance! If you’re near the El Mocambo tonight and have a hankerin’ for some diverse music and charity drinkin’, you might want to check out Genocide: Hell NO!, a concert where all proceeds (tickets and bar) will go [...]
