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Toronto's Second City at 51 Mercer Street has socially relevant comedy with six rising stars. Barack to the Future pokes fun at pop culture, politics, relationships and culture snobs. Its homegrown comedy, written and performed by Toronto's own Marty Adams, Kerry Griffin, Darryl Hinds...

You know what kEiThZ, you're a smart guy, except, 1) the 3rd world nations of enslaved workers really don't have the instruments of protest (and the people of the 1st world barely have the tools as this movie shows...) to affect corporations (governments perhaps, but not multinationals)...

Battle in Seattle is the Hollywood dramatization of the real 1999 WTO protests in Seattle. The movie stars Woody Harrelson, Ray Liotta, and Charlize Theron... Ray Liotta plays the mayor of Seattle perfectly desperate as the protests escalate into riots. In December 1999 the media covered the...

Tenant's insurance - is it worth it? Who has tenant's insurance? Nobody I know. Yet everybody tells me to get some - its like a knee jerk reaction when we watch the CNN coverage of the hurricanes - but the truth is those guys probably arent even covered for that! If you are a renter and you...

Dumpdiggers visited The Sunday Market on Aug 3rd Dumpdiggers loves The Sunday Market This is the place to buy costume jewelry, silverware, pottery, fine art and rare books.

Lilibet nailed it I was shocked when I saw that Igor has been arrested. Lilibet pegged it perfectly - I wonder if the police followed the tip that was posted right here? I guess we'll never know...

Has anyone else noticed that the mulberries are excellent this year? Why do Torontonians completely ignore this nutritious and tasty fruit? Why doesn't everyone know that this berry packs some serious vitamins and potent anti-bacterial and fungal fighting natural compound? The leaves, fruit and...

I love harness racing! Cheryl you are spot on - CAW is punishing racing fans and its a shame. I couldn't believe it when I read about what happened at the Queen's Plate! http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/News/Etobicoke/article/50788 Brian Stevens, staff rep for the CAW union, said the...

Foreign film 'Mongol' only playing at Varsity Cinema Movie Lovers in Toronto are lucky. The get to see limited release movies long before the rest of Canada. The Russian film Mongol which is so good it was nominated for an Academy Award last year, still hasnt been put into wide release in North...

I saw the Morgan Spurlock documentary Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? in which the documentarian travels to nine different Mid East countries on a quest for the world's most wanted man, and I wondered.. will Osama Bin Laden ever watch the film? Do you think it’s possible that maybe some...

I should have bought a better lock. The salesman told me that despite the TRU-LOCK brand's cumbersome appearance and weight, it was just a $20 lock and not much of an obstacle to a professional bike thief. I should have listened. When I returned to the hitching post on Queen st west on...

Packaging is the science of deception Be aware of words like pure, gourmet, select, and organic - they are meaningless My favorite is organic honey - how in the world can you watch the bees to make sure they have not found any pesticides anywhere? I suppose if you were a beekeeper in the...

Because of my job working for The Man on the inside, I can sometimes get free movie tickets for people on the outside. It just so happens that right now I have an angle on Run, Fat Boy, Run which is the first movie that David Schwimmer of Friend's fame has ever directed, and stars the blond...

Hey guys I don't know about you but I think this particular discussion forum is really terrific. So... Last week I was asked to write an article on which free online resources somebody could use to determine the value of their home - I know... who thinks up this stuff? Anyway I mentioned...

Be Kind to Bottle Diggers This part of the original 1830 Toronto shoreline is very similar to the mythical Irish town of Brigadoon - it only appears once every hundred years, and only for one night.

Cherry street was a landfill site in 1903 That's good news! I collect Toronto pharmacy bottles - you don't happen to remember the name do you? Anyway I'm happy those bottles were saved from the indiscriminant shovels of most modern construction workers. Now this is a rare pictorial treat...

Its more than profit that fuels such trespass and burglery. Dumpdiggers in construction sites are breaking the law - pure and simple. But look at the situation from their point of view, as they see it - most veteran diggers that scout construction sites have done their homework and they know...

Has anyone ever looked down into the hole at night and seen people with flashlights digging bottles and pottery in the darkness? How do you feel about that? On one hand these people are taking your British colonial heritage away into the night - but on the other hand the builders are about to...

263 Adelaide St West 263 Adelaide St W needs to go - the building is old and the elevator doesnt work anymore - that one and the parking lot beside it should go. I think a retail concourse should be built there instead! The fire station (the one where all the brides get photos coming down...