Fuck Yeah Toronto!

iamwillis: Honest Eds // Toronto // by Willis Luong

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:31:00 -0500

iamwillis:

Honest Eds // Toronto // by Willis Luong

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Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:24:22 -0500

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adidas Originals Consortium City Series Part 3: The adidas...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:58:48 -0500

adidas Originals Consortium City Series Part 3: The adidas Originals Consortium City Series rolls out its third batch of releases. The pack’s underlying theme pairs a particular retro adidas model named after cities from around the world with a shop or retailer found within that city itself. Part 3 includes Livestock and the Toronto, VA and the Tokio, colette and the Paris and Crooked Tongues with the London.

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jasonnywithnochance: Lady GaGa in Toronto. Watch at :25....

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:37:52 -0500

jasonnywithnochance:

Lady GaGa in Toronto. Watch at :25. Bahahaha

mariacasa: this is where I’m gonna be tomorrow NIGHT!...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:33:52 -0500

mariacasa:

this is where I’m gonna be tomorrow NIGHT! :D

watching my TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS win against the buffalo sabres for the first time in forever? :D

Toronto woman becomes first trans Body Worlds donor

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:31:52 -0500

transpride:cassket:

http://www.xtra.ca/public/National/Toronto_woman_becomes_first_trans_Body_Worlds_donor-7891.aspx

Not many people spend time thinking about their deaths, but Dina Paige has. She’s made plans to put her body on display for the education of the world through the Body Worlds travelling science exhibits.

Paige is the first transgendered person to donate her body to the program, which preserves bodies through a process called “plastination” and puts them on display in cities around the world.

The process was created by German scientist Gunther von Hagens, who initially used plastinated bodies for medical instruction and later created the Body Worlds series of public exhibits. More than 28 million people have seen the exhibit around the world, according to the Body Worlds web site.

Paige, a 54-year-old “full-blooded Italian,” runs her own business coaching transgendered people through the transitioning process and says being part of the Body Worlds exhibit will allow her work to continue long after she dies.

“The preserved bodies will last for a thousand years and beyond. The preservation technique is better than the pharaohs,” she says. “I was born a man, and look like a female, and yet have breasts and a penis. I couldn’t think of a better way for humanity to look at and evaluate the issues of what it means to be male, female, or both.”

Visitors who see Paige’s body on display will see up close the results of an extensive surgical male-to-female transition. She has had full cranial facial reconstruction and separate feminization surgeries for her nose, lips, cheeks, breasts, hips and hair line — plus full-body laser hair removal.

Paige says she decided to donate her body when she saw Body Worlds the first time it was in Toronto. The process of donating was simple, she says.

“It’s very much like filling out a donor card,” says Paige. “They ask some questions and let you know what the process is. They have a guide for donors and a guide for survivors. It’s quite simple.”

Donors are not paid for their bodies and must cover the cost of shipping the cadaver to the nearest Institute for Plastination embalming centre. Donors must have died of natural causes, must not be autopsied, and must be “largely intact,” according to the Body Worlds web site. Donors who carry infectious diseases like HIV or hepatitis may be accepted on a case-by-case basis.

Paige recommends that anyone considering donating his or her body should give the matter “sober consideration” and discuss it with their next of kin.

“Let loved ones and relatives who are going to look after the arrangements be very comfortable with it,” she says, noting that her family has been very accepting of her decision.

“My children, who are 29 and 28, are almost sick of me talking about it. I brought my son and daughter to the exhibit and my son is even considering donating his body,” she says.

The Monster Ball Tour : Toronto (9/28/09) (HQ)

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:50:15 -0500

The Monster Ball Tour : Toronto (9/28/09) (HQ)

Fresh racks lined up the night before in preparation for the 3rd...

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:34:14 -0500

Fresh racks lined up the night before in preparation for the 3rd and final day of the Toronto rummage sale. See you there! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=209564741124

Lady Gaga / Toronto Nov 28, 2009

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:39:21 -0500

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Lady Gaga / Toronto Nov 28, 2009

luciababyy: Young & Dandas, taken by my boy. I love...

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:43:03 -0500

luciababyy:

Young & Dandas, taken by my boy.

I love Toronto, I really dooooo ♥

Toronto Harbour 1884

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:50:09 -0500

Toronto Harbour 1884

Saturday night in Toronto

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:17:24 -0500

bold = recommended

Arkells @ Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor St. W.)
Beth in Battle Mode w/ Girl & The Machine and Digits @ The Silver Dollar Room (11 p.m.) (468 Spadina Ave.)
Big D and the Kids Table @ The Mod Club (722 College St.)
Bruce Peninsula w/ The Gertrudes and Ghost Bees @ The Music Gallery (197 John St.)
Disaster Area 2 (Nicole Rimpersaud, Justin Haynes, Ryan Driver, Brodie West and Matt Smith) @ Tranzac (10 p.m. and 11 p.m.) (292 Brunswick Ave.)
Germans w/ The Racoon Wedding, The Schomberg Fair and Black Hat Brigade @ The Garrison (1197 Dundas St. W.)
Jay Clark and the Jones w/ Jetset Motel and Cool Dad @ Rancho Relaxo (300 College St.)
Kid Cudi w/ Keys ‘N’ Krates and DJ Ricchachet @ Kool Haus (132 Queen’s Quay E.)
Lady GaGa w/ Kid Cudi @ Air Canada Centre (40 Bay St.) (sold out, but still recommended)
Emma McKenna w/ Katie Stelmanis, Masia One, Brescia Birdthroat Bloodbeard, Ali and Rat Tail @ Tranzac (8 p.m.) (292 Brunswick Ave.)
Piledriver w/ Twilight Hammer and Riotor @ Velvet Underground (510 Queen St. W.)
The Rizdales w/ Swamperella @ The Silver Dollar Room (8 p.m.) (486 Spadina Ave.)
Rob Zombie w/ Nekromantix and Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures @ Sound Academy (11 Polson St.)
Rock Lottery: Hooded Fang w/ The Wilderness of Manitoba, Entire Cities, Radius and Helena and Mantler @ Sneaky Dee’s (431 College St.)
The Ryde w/ Julia Set Generator, HotKid and Owl Five @ Horseshoe Tavern (368 Queen St. W.)
The Schomberg Fair @ Sonic Boom (in-store, 4 p.m.)
Slave to the Squarewave w/ Ashes, and High Heels Lo Fi @ Kathedral (651 Queen St. W.)
Women’s Blues Revue @ Massey Hall (178 Victoria St.)

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Brunch spots - Google Maps

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:24:30 -0500

Brunch spots - Google Maps:

Toronto Brunch spots.

Toronto Buildings cocktail napkins by Avril Loreti

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:05:53 -0500

Toronto Buildings cocktail napkins by Avril Loreti

The Toronto Police made a surprise raid on the Toronto Humane Society yesterday, arresting the President and four other key leading officials of the organization.

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:32:50 -0500

The Toronto Police made a surprise raid on the Toronto Humane Society yesterday, arresting the President and four other key leading officials of the organization.:

[…] The accusations were levelled earlier this year, and the investigation into the charges of animal cruelty had been ongoing since June. The investigation culminated in a surprise raid made on the Toronto Humane Society’s (THS) River Street shelter on Thursday, with the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) taking over the shelter. Four animals were put down on Thursday evening, due to the amount of distress they were in, and approximately 1,000 other animals are under the care of the OSPCA. This morning the Toronto Humane Society’s President, Tim Trow, told the Toronto Star

“There is no substance to the charges. I’ve never been unkind to an animal in my life. My life is geared towards trying to help animals. The Toronto Humane Society is a wonderful place.”

Trow and the other four officials were all slapped with two counts each of with cruelty to animals, excepting the Chief Veterinarian, who only faces one charge of animal cruelty. […]

prettiestgirl: heyyoshimi: wrongbar whines (via laura lynn...

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:15:21 -0500

prettiestgirl:

heyyoshimi:

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Fuckyeahtoronto????????? WHERE YOU AT!?

HEY FY!TORONTO FOLLOWERS!

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:13:34 -0500

weetzie-bat here, and I come asking a little bit of a favour.

My highschool, School of Liberal Arts (SOLA), is in a little bit of a situation. Of the 90 students currently enrolled, almost half of them are graduating in June. This is going to leave the school with a huge need of more students!

So, if you’re looking for a new highschool in Toronto, please make sure to check out this one!

http://www.solaprep.com/main/

Thank you!

King Tut exhibit at the AGONovember 24th 2009 to April 18th...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:05:00 -0500

King Tut exhibit at the AGO
November 24th 2009 to April 18th 2010

More than 100 artifacts of the pharaohs, many solid gold, and 2,000 years of ancient Egyptian history go on display Nov. 24, 2009 at the Art Gallery of Ontario. The AGO housed King Tut’s treasures 30 years ago, but the new exhibit is more than twice the size and includes a three-metre statue of Tut. (via lovecansaveus)

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Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:53:34 -0500

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Yesterday early morning, a deer was signalled around...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:23:42 -0500

Yesterday early morning, a deer was signalled around Toronto’s Union Station. From there, it travelled North and settled in a small garden of an apartment building, from where it was ultimately removed by police.

It is hardly a secret that Toronto is one of the greenest metropolises on our planet, and rumour has it that -next to Paris- Toronto is the metropolis with the most wildlife. Toronto inhabitants can enjoy a wide range of parks, ravines and nature preserves with lots of flora and fauna, unequalled anywhere. After all, in how many cities can you take the subway to see the salmon run, to take but one example?

(blaaargh: lets not get too smug, it’s not like we have monkeys or parrots)