February 2012
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I went to hear DJ Pauly D spin →
…and all I got was this article. Yes, Jersey Shore. Bedazzled headphones and laptops. The people who paid money. Young girls, old dudes. Ok, I know you’re curious. For The Grid.
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“The outrage is tiresome and deeply hypocritical, in all the tiresome ways you’ve...”
– Sasha Frere-Jones — M.I.A. Shouldn’t Have Apologized (via annaetc)
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“Yes. Writing is always a way, for me, of coming to some sort of understanding...”
– Abridged excerpt from Believer mag interviews Joan Didion. If you write, or want to, read this. Add to: “People who inspire the fuck out of me.” Not even for who she is, or how she writes, but because of the way she approaches her craft.
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The Night List: things to do in Toronto this... →
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How do we feel about men in high-heeled shoes? →
History + power v. oppression + women + gender expression + sexuality + fashion + homophobia + etc
The concepts that intersect when it comes to the high-heeled shoe. Thoughts on this, the disservice of the fleeting ‘men in heels’ trends + more for latest Life, etc. at The Genteel. Also, two completely different approaches to men in heels circa now. Which one do you think is less...
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January 2012
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The Night List: things to do in Toronto Jan. 26 -... →
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life, etc.: tweet me something, a.k.a. thoughts... →
For The Genteel, this week I’m talking about Twitter: how I never thought it would be a thing for me, and if I can seriously see myself using it beyond midlife. Also, there’s a fashion-y angle to it, discussing the once-silent stars now thrust into microblogging movement. So, aspiring PR-types (slash y’all who want to be Twitter-famous) here’s a fashion-y vid about...
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“But the seventh night in Toronto can be akin to those hours you find yourself...”
– from The Night Shift: Sunday nights in Toronto. This week, talking about the things we do/don’t, for The Grid.
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Life, etc.: Let's talk about mentors + protégés →
For The Genteel.
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So, this week in Toronto fashion... →
Have dinner with the Bustles, a new vintage clothing-slash-vinyl store on College, an Afrotropolis Wanderland is coming, and who will sponsor LGFW this season?
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The Night Shift: Will Toronto ever really be able... →
Ah, Toronto. This week, I asked a question that someone’s probably asked before, but, with everything that’s been going on in politics and the budget this year, it’s never been, or felt, as real as it does right now. At least to me it hasn’t. I’m not trying to answer whether or not we’re a world capital or if we’re even “great.” This, I...
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This week in Toronto fashion →
A clothing swap with a biker gang, CB2 set to open at Queen & Bathurst, make your own belt with Brave Leather, and more retail buzz
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“Some people are saying something with their clothing; others say nothing at all.”
– This, and other thoughts about image & identity for The Genteel. The opening image is a little extreme though, no?
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The Night Shift: Can you spell S-T-R-I-P? →
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“But what if, instead of making resolutions, we took risks?”
– Me, for The Genteel. In this week’s Life, etc., I write about last year: not having a job or any money, and what I did in one year that certainly wasn’t a resolution miracle.
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The Night Shift: bars and recreation →
…or how Toronto is turning into a giant rec room, in The Grid.
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“I might get out of bed for less than $10,000, but I don’t get out of bed for...”
– That’s what up in 2012
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Toronto's greatest nights out in 2011 →
I asked/texted/e-mail/etc a bunch of friends/strangers about their favourite 2011 things to do at night. It’s not a best of, or a top 10, but does quote Ellen Willis + other random shit
December 2011
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The Nocturne: Who decided to call Dundas West... →
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For Jane Birkin's birthday, I wrote about great... →
For The Genteel, in Life, etc.
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The Plight of Personal Style -> →
This, and other choice words about our over-calculation of quote-unquote personal style in my Life, etc. column at The Genteel. Now, excuse me while I go contemplate hair toners. Kidding.
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On growing up and growing old -> →
For The Genteel, in which I contemplate getting old and living and stuff while I’m still young. Quarterlife crisis? Fuck you. Plus, more references to Lana Del Rey. I know, I know.
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my column, this week: the manhattan influence
The Nocturne: Back in the New York groove. The Grid. Lana, Gansevoort, from the Lower East Side to Parkdale’s Community 54, and another party branded as being “set” in New York - and all that other jazz. How the Big Apple took over our nightlife this week. PS: I <3 you Joe Fuda, let’s talk…
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November 2011
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The not-so-wild world on shopping apps →
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I used the word "douchebag" in a column. Who am I? →
For The Grid. It was a proud, weird moment when I realized that the only way I could describe Queen West restaurant Nyood’s reinvention was to say “de-douchebagging.” (Look up the word in Urban Dictionary.) Funny enough, the girl holding the “Club Nation” microphone threatens to derail my entire theory. But go for yourself, report back on Yelp.
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Watch
Made this video about the National Ballet of Canada’s production of Romeo & Juliet with the girlies behind Je Suis TV. We intended this to be as real as it gets (uh… “raw”?), just us and the camera and the oh-so-friggin-talented-and-smart-and-charming costume/set designer Richard Hudson (he designed The Lion King production, you know). And, of course, I suggested we set the thing to “Video...
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The Nocturne: Happy Endings, a monthly dance...
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the currency of happiness, pt. 3
Life, etc.: Optimism is (Still) the New Black—> For The Genteel, my column this week is a continuation of my own, probably self-indulgent (not - I promise) exploration of what happiness means to me/us/you/them. This time, it’s more me looking at the concept of “optimism,” which I guess is like being…optimistic?…that you + me will be happy. I was once told you...
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I went to an art show and then wrote about the... →
My favourite piece (^). Or the favourite thing my iPhone has ever done. Either way: LIKE.
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karaoke is, like, so hot right now
“The Nocturne: Karaoke and the city” » The Grid. Okay, so I know a lot of people doing way more karaoke than anyone has ever talked about doing karaoke. True, no? This week, I traveled to Jason Rolland’s karaoke nights across the city. He’s a cool guy, and it’s fun enough. I barely have a singing voice outside of my apartment, but the other P and I got a...
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I saw Joan Didion + wondered about my own... →
The Genteel. So, I saw Joan Didion read from her newest, Blue Nights, on Tuesday evening. It also happened to be the week I was thinking/writing about the idea of “privilege.” I mean, when Slate ran this piece on Didion’s privilege + her addressing of it, I (sort of) got really fucking annoyed. I’ve been criticized for being so-called privileged (“a Rosedale gay” or some...
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The Marilyn thing. Is enough enough yet? -> →
For my weekly thing at The Genteel. I love the girl, but let’s not mix words, okay?
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Nostalgia today, gone tomorrow -> →
October 2011
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my new weekly column about nightlife, etc.
I’ve started writing about things that go bump in the night - people, and places - for The Grid. I have a disdain for the word “nightlife” + its connotations, but what else would you call this sort of beat? Three weeks in, I’ve written about hanging with porn stars in town promoting their new reality TV series, a new club in our entertainment district and a murder mystery...