Caught out there: a Canadian living and working in Indian fashion
Posted by Anupa in Canada, Ethnic Aisle, fashion, Race, Toronto on 22. Aug, 2011 | 0 Comments
My friend, and fellow Bramptonian, Preet Nirwal (that’s her up there!) has lived in India for the large majority of the past five years. Just after her homecoming to Toronto this summer, she set up shop at Harbourfront Centre’s artist’s market to sell a few lovely pieces of clothing crafted in India from local, heritage [...]
Acting like a grown up: long commutes
Posted by Simon in Life, Toronto on 24. Apr, 2011 | 2 Comments
Having went to university out of town and worked as far south as Eglinton, not until recently have I had to regularly commute downtown from my fortress of solitude in the ‘burbs, despite living in Toronto for the better part of three decades. I wear a tie. I lineup at Starbucks at 8:25 a.m. and [...]
CONTEST: Raekwon, The Shaolin v. Wu-Tang Tour, Toronto
Posted by theashcan in Concerts, Contests, Music, Toronto on 11. Apr, 2011 | 14 Comments
The chef Raekwon’s been on a roll since releasing Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.. Pt. II in late 2009. But some of us (i.e. Anupa) are pretty partial to his latest, Shaolin v. Wu-Tang, too (and not just because the title invokes all that legendary Wu mythology). Raekwon tours a lot and has become a [...]
Starstruck at CBC’s Hip-Hop Summit
Posted by Anupa in Canada, media, Music, Toronto on 30. Mar, 2011 | 1 Comment
Confession: the idea of a hip-hop show happening at the CBC’s storied Glenn Gould Studio theatre was both mind-blowing and unbelievable, shaded with a tinge of cynicism. The last time I saw a show at Glenn Gould, Chilly Gonzales was finger-smashing his piano to bits on stage, but the audience was seated neatly, row-on-row, in [...]
Reunions: the new hip-hop movement?
Posted by Anupa in Film, media, Music, Rappers, Toronto on 29. Mar, 2011 | 0 Comments
The above flick has been making the rounds in Toronto hip-hop circles recently; a shot corralled on Feb. 12, 2011 of some of Toronto’s biggest heads who came together to celebrate an iconic time slot in local rap radio. The same folks, and a bunch more, are featured in Celine Wong‘s just-uploaded short film, 1 [...]
