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blogTO | Posts by Sameer http://www.blogto.com/ Toronto blog Copyright 2008 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:43:10 PDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Toronto's Literary Events: July 1-7, 2008 In this week's roundup of Toronto's literary events: A whole lotta screaming going on as the Scream Festival kicks off this week.

Tuesday, July 1

Yolanda T Marshall invites everyone to her launch party, A Poetic Journey into the Mind of Miss Marshall, which features readings, dances, and performances by Cloud 9 Co-op. The launch will be followed by an afterparty hosted by DJ MelBoogie from CKLN. It all goes down at Nile Bar & Lounge at 7pm.

Also on Tuesday:

Tanya Davis, Ronda Eller, and Klyde Broox feature at the Art Bar Poetry Series at Clinton's at 8pm.

]]> http://www.blogto.com/books_lit/2008/07/torontos_literary_events_july_17_2008 http://www.blogto.com/books_lit/2008/07/torontos_literary_events_july_17_2008 Books & Lit Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:53:30 PDT Books & Lit Sameer 2008-07-01T11:53:30 Toronto's Literary Events: June 24-30, 2008 In this week's roundup of Toronto's literary events: The unseen side of Gandhi, falling in love with Lake Erie, celebrating Banff, and winning a lot of money in competitive spoken word.

Tuesday, June 24

You may not have thought that Gandhi was a character rife with controversy, but it turns out that not everyone thinks that the legendary Indian was all the movies make him out to be. Dr. Timothy Watson will be launching his new book, Gandhi: Under Cross-Examination at Conspiracy Culture tonight at 7pm, and will put the famous historical figure under a critical lens.

Also on Tuesday:

Travel writer Robert Ward reads from his new book, All the Good Pilgrims: Tales of the Camino de Santiago at TPL's North York Central Branch at 7pm.
Lauren Weisberger, bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada, will be at the Indigo Bay & Bloor to read from her new novel, Chasing Harry Winston at 7pm.
Spoken word artists Sky Gilbert, Tara-Michelle Ziniuk, Kate Leadbeater and d'bi young anitafrika take the stage as part of Pride Voices at the Gladstone Hotel at 8pm.
David Day, Lee Maracle, and Mel Sarnese feature at the Art Bar Poetry Series at Clinton's at 8pm.

]]> http://www.blogto.com/books_lit/2008/06/torontos_literary_events_june_2430_2008 http://www.blogto.com/books_lit/2008/06/torontos_literary_events_june_2430_2008 Books & Lit Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:10:10 PDT Books & Lit Sameer 2008-06-24T10:10:10 NFB Summer Lineup Brings You Festival Favorites
If you're like me and missed Hot Docs this year, there's no need to spend the year moping away. The National Film Board Cinema is bringing the best of the fest to theaters over the next two months so that you can enjoy award-winning films over the summer.

The series kicked off this weekend with a screening of Tracey Deer's Club Native, and continues over the next few weeks with five more critically-acclaimed and audience-pleasing films from various Toronto festivals (including Hot Docs and TIFF) that you may have missed the first time they rolled around.

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]]> http://www.blogto.com/film/2008/06/nfb_summer_lineup_brings_you_festival_favorites http://www.blogto.com/film/2008/06/nfb_summer_lineup_brings_you_festival_favorites Film Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:40:10 PDT Film Sameer 2008-06-23T09:40:10 Toronto's Literary Events: June 17-23, 2008 In this week's roundup of Toronto's literary events: Party in Parkdale, Slamming for Spoken Word Supremacy, Scintillating Sex Stories, and other alliterations.

Tuesday, June 17

Paul Polak, founder of Colorado-based non-profit International Development Enterprises, visits OCAD tonight to deliver a talk on why current poverty-alleviation strategies might not be working, and what can be done to make them more effective. He will also be launching his book Out of Poverty: When Traditional Approaches Fail. The talk and launch take place at the OCAD Auditorium at 6:30pm tonight.

Also on Tuesday:

]]> http://www.blogto.com/books_lit/2008/06/torontos_literary_events_june_1723_2008 http://www.blogto.com/books_lit/2008/06/torontos_literary_events_june_1723_2008 Books & Lit Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:30:10 PDT Books & Lit Sameer 2008-06-17T09:30:10 Toronto's Literary Events: June 10-16, 2008 In this week's roundup of Toronto's literary events: Canadian sonnets, more Luminato, poetry in the park, and Book Expo Canada.

Tuesday, June 10

Straight from Norway, acclaimed cartoonist JASON will be at The Central in Toronto to launch his new work Pocket Full of Rain. JASON's work can be currently seen in the New York Times Magazine, and will be interviewed on his process and inspirations by The Beguiling's Peter Birkemoe.

Also on Tuesday:

]]> http://www.blogto.com/books_lit/2008/06/torontos_literary_events_june_1016_2008 http://www.blogto.com/books_lit/2008/06/torontos_literary_events_june_1016_2008 Books & Lit Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:10:10 PDT Books & Lit Sameer 2008-06-10T10:10:10 Luminato at the Library
Photo: "Reference Library" by Metrix X, member of the blogTO Flickr pool.

Thoughts of Luminato — Toronto's Festival of Arts and Creativity — don't always conjure up images of the Toronto Public Library, but as it did last year, the country's largest library system is sponsoring a whole slew of literary events as part of the upcoming festival.

The highlight of TPL's Luminato activities (especially for lovers of all things short like me) is the Festival of the Short Story, featuring readings and panels with eight of this country's best short story authors at four library locations across the city.

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]]> http://www.blogto.com/books_lit/2008/06/luminato_at_the_library http://www.blogto.com/books_lit/2008/06/luminato_at_the_library Books & Lit Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:11:11 PDT Books & Lit Sameer 2008-06-06T11:11:11 Luchetti's Only Child comes to Toronto
There are films I watch at the Toronto International Film Festival that I never expect to be released here in North America. Not because of their quality, mind you, but because they generally don't have the same kind of widespread appeal and marketing budget as, for example, a film like Indiana Jones.

Mio fratello è figlio unico (My Brother is an Only Child) was one of those films. Daniele Luchetti's film — which opened at Cannes in 2007 but had its North American premiere at TIFF last year — not only made my list of favorite films of the festival, but has been entertaining audiences in Europe since its release across the ocean a few months ago.

Now, it's coming to Toronto.

]]> http://www.blogto.com/film/2008/06/luchettis_only_child_comes_to_toronto http://www.blogto.com/film/2008/06/luchettis_only_child_comes_to_toronto Film Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:11:11 PDT Film Sameer 2008-06-05T11:11:11 Toronto's Literary Events: June 3-9, 2008 In this week's roundup of Toronto's literary events: celebrating 100 years of Anne of Green Gables, a gathering of mystery readers and writers, exploring the city's small presses, and the book trailer for Toronto Noir.

Tuesday, June 3rd:

Gregory Betts, Nathan Whitlock, Tanya Runyen, Joe Rosenblatt and Norman Snider will be reading at the Dora Keogh Irish Pub, while Esther Mazakian, Katia Grubisic and Rocco de Giacomo will take the mic at Clinton's for the weekly Art Bar Poetry Series.

Over at the MacMillan Theatre at the University of Toronto, seven finalists for the Griffin Poetry Prize will read their selected works.

]]> http://www.blogto.com/books_lit/2008/06/torontos_literary_events_june_39_2008 http://www.blogto.com/books_lit/2008/06/torontos_literary_events_june_39_2008 Books & Lit Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:10:10 PDT Books & Lit Sameer 2008-06-03T10:10:10 This Beautiful City Showcases Toronto
Ed Gass-Donnelly, in his recent film This Beautiful City, features Toronto at its grittiest. And for that, I'm proud.

We're all used to Toronto playing the stand-in for New York or Boston in big-budget films. Seeing our city play herself on screen is a rare enough treat, but in Gass-Donnelly's movie, she not only stars, but shines. For those of you that didn't get the chance to see Toronto's starring role at TIFF last year, This Beautiful City opens tomorrow at The Royal for a limited engagement.

]]> http://www.blogto.com/film/2008/05/this_beautiful_city_showcases_toronto http://www.blogto.com/film/2008/05/this_beautiful_city_showcases_toronto Film Thu, 22 May 2008 10:15:10 PDT Film Sameer 2008-05-22T10:15:10 Can Chuck Swirsky Be Replaced?
It's no question that Swirsky will be missed. Whether you liked his style or not, he was definitely one of the most colorful commentators in the NBA, and has earned several accolades for his excitable play-by-play. The video below demonstrates some of his play-calling skills:

]]> http://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2008/05/can_chuck_swirsky_be_replaced http://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2008/05/can_chuck_swirsky_be_replaced Sports & Play Tue, 20 May 2008 11:11:11 PDT Sports & Play Sameer 2008-05-20T11:11:11 Metronauts Go West - To Hamilton

Metronauts Go West - To Hamilton

Photo by blogTO Flickr pooler boukesalverda.

Last month's Metronauts unconference was a success in many ways. Not only was the event registered to capacity, but the ideas and and conversations that were introduced that day continue to be the focus of discussion both on the Metronauts website and in transporation policy discussion across the GTA and Hamilton.

Missed the last Metronauts event? Couldn't make it that weekend? Waited too long to register and it was oversubscribed?

Well, now you've got another chance to have your voice heard and participate in the discussions around the future of transportation in Toronto and its neighboring communities.

]]> http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/04/metronauts_go_west_to_hamilton http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/04/metronauts_go_west_to_hamilton City Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:08:19 PDT City Sameer 2008-04-29T13:08:19 SummerCamp Dance Party: Creativity at CiRCA You've been to CiRCA before, but I'm sure you've never been to a shindig there like the one going down this Tuesday: the SummerCamp Dance Party.

Unlike the parties that typically take place at this award-winning Toronto nightclub, organizer Mark Kuznicki (who is teaming up with CaseCamp organizer Eli Singer to bring us the special soirée) claims that this Tuesday's event transforms CiRCA into" ground zero for Toronto's creative communities: art, design, communications, technology, media, social change and entrepreneurship."

]]> http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/04/summercamp_dance_party_creativity_at_circa http://www.blogto.com/city/2008/04/summercamp_dance_party_creativity_at_circa City Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:42:48 PDT City Sameer 2008-04-27T17:42:48 Ryerson Film Festival Showcases Local Talent
The 5th annual Ryerson University Film Festival (RUFF) — a weekend-long showcase of the thesis film projects by the graduating students of Ryerson's School of Image Arts — kicks off in two weeks, and if you haven't already made plans to be there, make sure you do now.

The films you see at the festival may end up being a piece of history: graduates of Ryerson's programme may just be the future big names in Canadian cinema.

]]> http://www.blogto.com/film/2008/04/ryerson_film_festival_showcases_local_talent http://www.blogto.com/film/2008/04/ryerson_film_festival_showcases_local_talent Film Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:11:11 PDT Film Sameer 2008-04-24T11:11:11 Hot Docs: Even More of What to Watch
Hot Docs kicks off this week, and while Tim gave you a fantastic preview of what to watch yesterday, if you're still looking for a few more recommendations, here's a fresh list of seven films that weren't on yesterday's picks.

Top Pick

Standard Operating Procedure — Picking an Errol Morris documentary might be the fashionable and predictable thing to do, but Morris' most recent film is breathtakingly powerful. Detailing the atrocities at Abu Ghraib and going deep into the minds of the people that were in the middle of the abuse, Standard Operating Procedure is disturbing and enlightening at the same time. The accompanying film website is pretty powerful itself.

]]> http://www.blogto.com/film/2008/04/hot_docs_even_more_of_what_to_watch http://www.blogto.com/film/2008/04/hot_docs_even_more_of_what_to_watch Film Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:59:10 PDT Film Sameer 2008-04-15T10:59:10 StopFinder Helps You On Your Commute
One of the great topics of discussion that came out of Metronauts Transit Camp this past Saturday was the integration of different modes of transportation for commuters. Right now, there is no central place a commuter can visit to find out about transit schedules, parking fares, and bike paths, all intersecting with each other.

StopFinder is setting out to change all that. Using Google Maps technology, StopFinder is making it easier to access information about public transit and parking in the GTA, and most importantly, making it easier for commuters to make their travels around the city as efficient as possible.

]]> http://www.blogto.com/tech/2008/04/stopfinder_helps_you_on_your_commute http://www.blogto.com/tech/2008/04/stopfinder_helps_you_on_your_commute Tech Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:20:30 PDT Tech Sameer 2008-04-08T10:20:30