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POTENTIAL MERGER
Under construction
story by Jennifer O’Connor /
On Tue, Sep 14, members of the Toronto People With AIDS Foundation (TPWAF) and the AIDS Committee Of Toronto (ACT) will be casting their ballots in two separate votes to decide whether they’ll be amalgamating to form a new and, hopefully, improved AIDS service organization.
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CANABIAN DAY
Blowing smoke
story by Julia Garro /
Pot proponents will be taking their message to Queen’s Park on Sat, Aug 21 in an effort to prove that there’s public support for legalized marijuana.
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BROADCASTING
Craig takes charge
story by Paul Henderson /
On Jul 29 Bill Craig got the keys to the car he bought last year — Canada’s struggling digital TV channel PrideVision.
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COFFEE ON CHURCH
Bean there, dunked that
story by Shaun Proulx /
In six minutes I can strut down Church St from Isabella to Granby, with said strut sending me past, count ’em, five corporate coffeehouses and two independents, all jockeying to java-jolt the likes of you and me.
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ARTS BRIEF
Group sex
story by Gordon Bowness /
With the cheeky title Group Of Seven Inches, Cree filmmaker and artist Kent Monkman responds to Canadian landscape painting with a residency at the McMichael gallery.
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ART REVIEW
Brittle masculinity
story by Daryl Vocat /
If you do not have a nice old man in your life, Lex Vaughn will gladly introduce you to her friend Peanut Brittle (alternately, she will introduce him as PB). Peanut Brittle is both the name of a character and of Vaughn’s new solo exhibition at Katharine Mulherin Gallery.
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42ND STREET
Long, blue twilight of summer
story by Shyam Selvadurai /
New York is not a city I could live in. Its frantic energy does not allow for the long-term contemplation that I require to write novels. Yet, when it comes to vacations, the manic pace of New York is just what I need.
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CD REVIEWS
Music-making handmaidens
story by John Webster /
The Hidden cameras produce ambiguous Rorschach pop that makes their fans all warm and giddy. The music puts them in a “Care Bear Stare” trance. In photos, frontman Joel Gibb’s image is always distorted with paint or some sloppy handmade construction.
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