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Sleepwalk Guitar Festival in Toronto

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Though internationally renowned for celebrating films and fashion, books and beer, food and fetishes — and the list goes on — until this year, Toronto didn’t have a festival that celebrated what is arguably the most popular non-percussion instrument in the world: the guitar. Presented by boutique indie-label Six Shooter … Read More

Toronto Costume Shops

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Carnival Cruise will be hosting a Halloween party and I decided to attend as Jason Voorhees. Aside from the typical mask and machete, I have the rest of the clothing to go with it to make it realistic.

You have exactly four days to figure out, and acquire, a Halloween costume. At this point, you have either the foggiest of directions in mind (funny, serious, scary) or possibly one concrete idea (Sergio Flores of Sexy Sax Man fame, take it, it’s yours). While it’s easy to climb down an internet rabbit … Read More

Michael Stadtlander’s Foodstock

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The phrases “great food” and “large protest rally” do not tend to run together in the same story. Short of celebrity chefs unionizing and holding a protest dinner to win higher TV appearance fees, it’s unlikely you’re find a better union of these two elements than at this past weekend’s … Read More

Boutique Hotels in Toronto

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Just a few years ago, Toronto was poised to put another “world-class city” feather in its delicate cap, as cachet real estate and hotel development started staking land claims left and right. Then the recession hit, the Gansevoort Hotel project went on indefinite hiatus, the Templar Hotel showed no signs … Read More

Fall Colour in Cottage Country North, Part III

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CLICK HERE FOR “TRAILS,” THE PREVIOUS INSTALLMENT IN THIS SERIES On assignment in Parry Sound, Ontario, to capture the fireworks of fall colours on digital camera, I’m chasing the leafy rainbow via the platforms of air, land and water. My day starts bright and early. Scratch that: My day starts … Read More

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