Yes, I live in the suburbs and I don’t have a driver’s license
Posted by Jef in Toronto on 26. Sep, 2011 | 0 Comments
Yay, propaganda! It’s a long story why I never got my driver’s license. Well, actually it’s a short story. No wait — it’s no story. It’s just something that kind of happened, or didn’t happen, but either way, here I am, and honestly, it’s not the worst thing in the world. It’s not even the [...]
My crumbling romance with downtown life
Posted by Simon in Ethnic Aisle, Toronto on 22. Sep, 2011 | 6 Comments
As long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to live downtown. My entire life I’ve spent in the suburbs, romanticizing the lifestyle associated with Toronto’s geographical core. One day, I always told myself, once I had my Grown Up Stuff in order, my routine would be more in line with my interests. I’d walk [...]
#bramptongirls
Posted by Anupa in Canada, Ethnic Aisle, Pop Culture, Race, Toronto, Twitter on 20. Sep, 2011 | 1 Comment
Did you see this in the top 10 trending topics for Toronto last week? It was there for THREE days, you guys. That’s on some London Riots or Egypt-type shit. As a member of the #bramptongirls tribe (shout out Springdale!) the hashtag fascinated me. “#BramptonGirls is trending. tears of joy,” I tweeted. That got me [...]
Come out to ‘Suburbs vs Downtown: the 416, the 905, and race and ethnicity’
Posted by Jef in Politics, Race, Toronto on 19. Sep, 2011 | 0 Comments
As you may have heard, there’s a heated war going on between the GTA’s downtowners and suburbanites. Or maybe there’s not. Who can say? You can – we’d like to invite you to a very, very informal talk session about the 416, the 905, and what race and ethnicity have got to do with it. [...]
Toronto Fan Expo 2011 Photos (and the Ashcan’s award for most amazing cosplay)
Posted by Jef in Seen at..., Toronto on 08. Sep, 2011 | 0 Comments
Lots of things happened at this year’s Toronto Fan Expo that will be forgotten quickly. “Djurdjegate” will become nothing but another arcane reference for comic fans, and nobody will remember that one time Hayden Panettiere got lost at the airport, not even her. But there is that one thing forever at Fan Expo: the woeful [...]
