The less-than-compelling Joneses
The audience I saw The Realistic Joneses with on opening night seemed to like the play. I was bored.
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Boxing group eyeing Masonic Temple for home base
The glitz and glamour of world championship boxing in Toronto may have found a home at the venerable Masonic Temple.
Rosedale pianist jazzed at chance to perform Coward standards
Rosedale pianist John Greer warbles like a songbird when he talks about his role in arranging the music for Mooredale Concert’s A Talent to Amuse: The Words and Music of Noël Coward performance. The 62-year-old…
Sue-Ann Levy is a right-wing gay Jewish muckraker
The three-year process of writing Underdog: Confessions of a Right-Wing Gay Jewish Muckraker was cathartic for Toronto Sun columnist Sue-Ann Levy.
Diner is an Argonaut’s dream restaurant
Midtown Toronto has made an impression on Toronto Argonauts sophomore Kenny Shaw.
Native science fiction looks back and to the future
Why has no one thought of science fiction from an aboriginal perspective before? After all, First Nations have actually had the first contact experience.
Casa Loma cellist helps autistic enjoy chamber music
There’s something special about how chamber music tells a story and resonates with an audience. That’s why cellist Rachel Desoer chose her instrument at five years old and has been playing ever since.
Humewood saxophonist gains Momentum
Humewood resident Juan Arce has a fond memory of his beginnings with the band Turbo Street Funk. The 27-year-old sits in a copper-coloured recliner, listening to bandmate Casey Van recount how the Shuffle Demons came…
Midtown hairstylist tests mettle at national competitions
I’ve written plenty about photographers visiting midtown and showing their wares at the Izzy Gallery. But the unsung heroes behind said photographers are the MUAs, or MUHAs. Those two acronyms stand for Makeup Artist or…
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Crime writers descend on midtown pub for show
Some of Toronto’s, and Canada’s, crime writers descended on the Wallace Gastropub on June 2, to celebrate and share their craft. Novelists Giles Blunt, Rob Brunet, Dietrich Kalteis, Tanis Mallow, Rosemary McCracken, John McFetridge, Peter McGarvey, June…