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It’s not exactly an inconvenient truth, the unpredictability of Toronto’s weather. Still, it’s been a good number of years since spring started so strange. As much as we’d prefer to plan for the changing of the seasons, it’s hard to know just when the sweet spots will hit. If you’ve … Read More
Oh, the urbanity! One’s wallet cannot always support one’s highbrow tastes. This need not be problematic in Montreal, where cultural affordability is often a function of timing. Most museums, theatres and festivals offer decent-to-deep discounts, making art accessible to even the shallowest of pockets. The island is ever bustling with … Read More
When the green shoots of the “Arab Spring” first sprouted in Tunisia (in late 2010, despite the media-embraced “Spring” descriptor) and quickly spread to Egypt, Bahrain and Yemen, scattering seeds across the entirety of North Africa and the Middle East, one of the favourite games of international observers was to … Read More
If you film it, will they kill? The above maligning of the slogan from the innocent-as-Mom’s-apple-pie baseball film Field of Dreams — not to mention this post’s button-pushing headline — is offered with sincere apologies to the alleged victims of Edmonton’s so-called “Dexter” killer, whose case dates back to fall … Read More
There’s nothing wrong with the Louvre. The Eiffel Tower, we know, is sort but impressive, in that open-air kind of way. Still, if you’re seeking an authentic Parisian experience, neither of these destinations will quite do the trick. Here, DailyXY’s cliché-free guide to Paris. Chow To tourists, Montmartre is home to the Sacré-Coeur and endless crêpes. But … Read More
