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Month in review

February 29, 2012 //
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Has it already been a month since I last posted? Oopsies.  South America must have messed with my sense of time. Worse, it almost convinced me to grow out my hair.

(Photographic reminder of why that would be a terrible decision:)

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Besides vanities, the month has involved a cat adoption, a 26th birthday, and many writings. Here’s a very small sample:

-On the marketing genius of the pop-up shop for the Globe and Mail

-On the strange process of heritage designation for the historic Paradise Theatre (spoiler alert: major bluff-calling is involved); a look into the surprisingly moving origin story of the Scarborough Civic Centre; all about the state of craft culture in Toronto, and a chat with a professional falconer (!) for Torontoist

-And on blood donation–specifically, how Torontonians DO NOT DO IT ENOUGH–for OpenFile

Again, a small sample. But a good one, no?

Regular updates to continue shortly.

XO

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Articulos: A month’s worth in stuff

December 12, 2011 //
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Life’s been too busy for updates. BUT, here’s a sampling of the past month’s work:

-On Occupy Toronto feeling like a high school cafeteria in the Toronto Standard

-…And the queer community taking on Occupy Toronto 

-…And Occupy Toronto post-eviction from St.James Park

-A “catvertising” video spoof that brought international attention to a Toronto ad agency

-…and another YouTube video spot, this time by Toronto firefighters, on why their jobs aren’t “gravy”

-Dogs in costumes

-Queer press in Toronto

-A homecoming show for local synthpop babes Austra

-Billboards on heritage buildings (namely the Toronto Dominion Centre)

-A chat with the city’s outgoing chief planner on Toronto’s past, present, and futre

-Massive craft shows and the state of DIY in Toronto

-A wedding in a boxing ring in The Grid

-An Afro-Brazilian lovefest in AVClub

This isn’t everything that’s been written in the past month (there’s also, as always, my weekly print exclusive for GlobeTO, and a couple of items forthcoming in magazines). But just wanted to remind that I’ve been very much alive, despite blog silence.

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Articulo: Improving Transportation Infrastructure

November 12, 2011 //
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I attended a discussion on transportation revamps. The takeaway: mobility management isn’t an argument about cars vs. public transit, but about increased efficiency and optimized interaction. As one might say, it’s about dolla dolla billz as much as individual contentment and convenience. Writeup here.

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Articulo: Weekly Pedestrian Sundays in Kensington Market Still a “Maybe”

November 9, 2011 //
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Nothing’s for sure yet, despite a Toronto Star article that led people to assume otherwise, but there is talk about pedestrianization in Toronto’s Kensington Market neighbourhood becoming a regular thing. I lay it down here.

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Articulo: DECLASSIFIED-Ghost Cops and Caramel Cutie Pies

November 9, 2011 //
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Another roundup of crazy Toronto Craigslist finds. I love the eccentricity of this city!

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Articulos: Michael Ondaatje (!) and writing the domestic

November 2, 2011 //
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On Saturday I got to listen to a bunch of authors talk about what it’s like to be an author. I report about these talks here and here. If you’re interested in the process of authorship or the role of literature in society as both influence and reflection, you might find these worthwhile reads–particularly if you are a woman writer.

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Articulo: Clay Shirky gets all “I’m Marshall McLuhan” and people get all “Yes, yes you are.”

October 25, 2011 //
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Right now it’s hard to say how time will remember Clay Shirky. To me, much of what he comes up with seems pretty obvious, but I’m a millennial and admittedly take this digital age stuff for granted. Also, I have a pretty low tolerance threshold for self-aggrandizing guru types.

Anyway, I listened to him talk for 90 minutes last week at the International Festival of Authors and wrote about it here. Whether or not I think he’s as great as he does, it’s true that the work he does has its place. I wonder how other Gen Y-ers think of the guy. At least from what I gathered of the audience at Friday’s talk, the handful of us under 30 were all there on assignment anyway.

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Articulo: Wheel-Trans service works out some kinks

October 21, 2011 //
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Another article about Toronto’s public transit system, this time focusing on its accessibility service and how a system overhaul is affecting customers. Fun fact: most of this was put together while I was bedridden with flu, and more than one interviewee expressed pity over how pathetic I sounded during our discussions!

Read more here

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Artículo: The voices of the TTC

October 20, 2011 //
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If you’ve ridden public transit in Toronto in the past few years, you’ve likely noticed the pleasant voice recordings that announce each stop. Behold: the ladies behind the voices.

Read here: http://toronto.openfile.ca/toronto/text/meet-voices-ttc

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Artículo: Previews for International Festival of Authors

October 20, 2011 //
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A few blurbs on the must-see picks of Toronto’s annual literary love-in. Key word: Shteyngart.

Read here: http://torontoist.com/2011/10/whats-on-at-ifoa-2011/

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