Sketches of Aaron
To converse with Aaron is to have doors flung open in your brain that you didn’t even know were there. His mind never ceases to amaze: original, insightful, educated, open.…
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Trashing My World
6 a.m. – A loud crash-boom from the street. I awake instantly and go to my window. A large man is standing amidst the street trash wielding a sledgehammer. Repeatedly…
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The Shmooz
Bubbie’s Chicken Soup! This & the Cup of Kindness Program are just two reasons why I love this new Riverdale café. Chef Barry Muskovitch (also co-owner) uses his bubbie’s recipe…
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Mr. Pecknold, Picasso & Me
Originally published in The Globe & Mail, the following story is a tribute to my Gr. 9 English teacher, Lynn Kenneth Pecknold. I hadn’t seen “Mr. Pecknold” in 46 years…
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Night of Wonder
Was the ghost of Frederico Fellini walking among us? Or had the carnival come to town? Bells tinkled, tea lights flickered, creatures lumbered and danced down a hillside. The air crackled…
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Graffiti Alley
Home to Rick Mercer’s rants. Some of the best graffiti in Toronto lives in this network of alleyways just south of Queen & west of Spadina. Go have your own…
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Trompe L’oeil Bibliotheque
Transformation of the street furniture next to the Parliament Street Library.
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