Reeling: “Take This Waltz”
Posted by Simon in Film, Reeling on 20. Nov, 2011 | 0 Comments
“Take This Waltz” is a beautiful film. Channelling the smouldering (and stalkerish) sexuality of Wong Kar-Wai’s “In The Mood For Love” while also slightly cramping its vibrant visual style, director Sarah Polley is in her element when contextualizing life — long sighs, lingering glances and carnal tension spill off the screen with prodigious visual ease. [...]
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. [...]
Concert Review: Nas and Lauryn Hill, Molson Amphitheatre
Posted by jessekg in Music on 09. Sep, 2011 | 1 Comment
Nostalgia can go either two ways — it can cause sun-drenched memories to wash over you, leaving you feeling all warm and fuzzy, or it can be a punch in the gut and cast serious doubt on what you were all nostalgic for in the first place. This summer should officially be called the nostalgia [...]
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 [...]
Ethnic Aisle Pride Edition: Whatever happened to my homophobia?
Posted by Jef in Ethnic Aisle, Race on 26. Jun, 2011 | 0 Comments
The phrase “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” has always bothered me. First, because what does that even mean? Second, because yes, you can. The idea that homophobia is entrenched in visible minority/immigrant communities bothers me, even if it’s true, because it is also entrenched in other, whiter households. And the idea that [...]
