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Book Review: The Exquisite Corpse
The Exquisite Corpse is a novel published in 1986 by the late Alfred Chester, thought it retains an air of timelessness even in the new century.
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Know A Neighbourhood – Roncesvalles
Know A Neighbourhood features some of Toronto’s diverse neighbourhoods. This issue we talk a stroll through Roncesvalles.
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International, Local, Politics
Render Unto Caesar, Render Unto God
How can liberal states deal with religious fundamentalism and freedom of speech? The former poses a threat to the base of Western society, argues Gary Jones.
Continue ReadingDiversity our Strength?
Toronto’s spending continues to grow, and the burden falls on taxpayers, both commercial and private. Why the spending when inflation is nil?
Continue ReadingStreet Fashion
We recently took a trip to New York. Evidently, there were a lot of fashionable people, though they always seemed to appear when we didn't have cameras. Better luck next time, I suppose.
Continue ReadingBike-Theft Anonymous: The Legacy of Igor Kenk
A notorious bicycle dealing king pin was arrested on numerous counts of bicycle theft and drug possession. Igor Kenk, the owner of a bicycle repair shop located on Queen Street West was let off with, arguably, a worthless and insignificant sentence.
Continue ReadingShoot 4 Change: Social Change through Photography
The Shoot 4 Change sub/Culture Exhibition was part of a photography workshop and gallery put together by a group of U of T OISE students. Fourteen kids aged 13-19, from all over Toronto, were educated on the topic of social justice in a two-day seminar. Following that, they were given use of SLR cameras and [...]
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What kind of gentleman are you?
What is a gentleman? Is it the man who always tries to place women as the first priority, opening doors and picking their napkins up from under the table? Perhaps not, considering if there is such a focus on the traditional gender roles women typically become bored with such forced stereotypical behavior.
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“A Christmas Carol” (Past & Present)
Every Christmas Eve following evening church service, my family observes a few long-standing traditions. We bake a few last-minute things to take to my grandmother’s the following evening, we stay up all night wrapping gifts (as a result of collective procrastination) and we watch either The Muppet Christmas Carol or The Santa Clause. These movies, while somewhat juvenile, instilled in me an early appreciation for Christmas, and as such, will always be special.
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Harper Going Prorogue
Ringing in the New Year was the annual controversial prorogation of parliament courtesy of Mr. Harper. Well, now that the deed has been done and the waiting period has begun, fortune telling and finger pointing have come to dominate Canadian political discourse. Harper claims that prorogation is quite a normal procedure – this is true [...]
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