Boatmen Looking For a Hero
As mentioned previously, this Torontoist knows nothing of sports. Despite this setback, the willingness to learn (and report on) a thing or two is there. This Saturday, The Argos are battling the...
View ArticleThe Beautiful Game Comes to Toronto
Sports fans, clear your calendars and get ready to deck your car out with flags. The World Series is over and the Stanley Cup still months away, but one of the world’s great sporting competitions is...
View ArticleLike An Oscar Party, But With Books
Who’s going to come out on top of the strangest Giller Prize shortlist in years? While the smart money is on Rawi Hage’s DeNiro’s Game, which is also nominated for the Governor General’s Award, writers...
View ArticleSchool of Rock
Fresh off their massive St. Patrick’s Day celebration, Steam Whistle is throwing another bash tonight, but this time in support of a much nobler cause than getting smashed and pretending you’re Irish...
View ArticleGirls School Of Rock
Comedians Dawn Whitwell and Elvira Kurt wanted to start a comedy movement. So they created Girls School, an all-woman comedy tour featuring some of Canada’s most hilarious performers. The reason they...
View ArticlePonging for a Cause
Before all the fuss over Halo 3 there was the video game greatness of Pong. And before that, there was good ol’ fashioned ping pong. Since 2000, The Dedicated Association of Ping Pong Players has been...
View ArticleDo You Want To Be A Rock Star?
This weekend, Toronto will be a rockin’ city, as the 2007 World Rock Paper Scissors Championships cut into town. The game of Rock Paper Scissors has been settling scores on playgrounds since long...
View ArticleIndie Beer, Indie Bands—A Cross-Promotion Made in Heaven
This Friday's Steam Whistle Unsigned is already the fourth in a series of independent music showcases at the Roundhouse, but it's the first we're really excited about. Really excited. Check out this...
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This Billboard Near the Rogers Centre Has a Hidden Message
An American artist's own take on emoji. INSTALLATION: Combination of the Two by Matt Mullican LOCATION: Bremner Boulevard, near the Rogers Centre INSTALLATION: 2003 Much of what counts as public art...
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