January 2011
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Jan 26th
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May 2010
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May 26th
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May 26th
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April 2010
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Apr 10th
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Apr 10th
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Apr 10th
What do you think of Obama's shift in nuclear...
Apr 10th
March 2010
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Mar 22nd
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Should Toronto become a province?
Mar 22nd
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February 2010
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Feb 20th
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Feb 17th
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January 2010
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via DROP.
Jan 23rd
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Jan 19th
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“Prof. Phau says there have been increasing whispers in recent years that genuine...”
– The Globe and Mail, “Faking it: Why we hurt the brands we love”
Jan 17th
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Jan 14th
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Covers Made Cool Again
The Voluptuous, a two piano cover band, play their first show this Friday January 15th at the Rearview Mirror in Kensington Market (193 Baldwin street) with Wild Bore and Cigarettes at 10pm. Maayan Adar and Michelle Yuan are two University of Toronto students; anytime that I’ve shown their YouTube channel to people they ask me whether or not they’re music majors and I have to clarify that...
Jan 14th
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"Harper Going Prorogue"
Hastily-prepared Liberal attack ads focus on the ‘assault on democracy’ of Harper’s decision to prorogue parliament. Ringing in the New Year was the annual controversial prorogation of parliament courtesy of Mr. Harper. Well, now that the deed has been done and the waiting period has begun, fortune telling and finger pointing have come to dominate Canadian political...
Jan 13th
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“It’s not about celebrity; that would show a lack of respect for the work,...”
– Alexander McQueen
Jan 11th
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Urbane Magazine Launch Gala
Urbane Magazine is pleased to present our Launch Gala. This event is hosted at Hart House, and will feature a fashion show, photography exhibit, live music and the launch of Vol. 1, Issue 1 of Urbane Magazine. Join us for hors d’oeuvres provided by Hart House, and cocktails. Through a donation from Steamwhistle Breweries, free beer will be provided (up to 2 per person). To purchase...
Jan 11th
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Jan 11th
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Jan 5th
December 2009
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"Radical Cartography"; Alternative Ways of Viewing...
The site ‘Radical Cartography’ (http://www.radicalcartography.net/) has a collection of innovative, well-designed, and eye-opening maps of urban areas and countries.  The site’s analysis about urban planning, demographics and sociology are made easy to understand through the use of effective graphics and maps. Above, a map of Vancouver shows the different naming conventions...
Dec 31st
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convergence of integral elements/definition by reduction Photos by MATT WALL for urbanemagazine.org
Dec 31st
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Dec 30th
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“Signs of the [Iranian] regime’s fading legitimacy are numerous. In December, for...”
– From The Economist, article entitled “Iran’s Increasing Turmoil: Growing Desperation”.  It describes an Iranian regime which is now starting to “fear for its future”.
Dec 30th
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Shoot 4 Change: Social Change through Photography
The Shoot 4 Change sub/Culture Exhibition was part of a photography workshop and gallery put together by a group of U of T OISE students. Fourteen kids aged 13-19, from all over Toronto, were educated on the topic of social justice in a two-day seminar. Following that, they were given use of SLR cameras and guidance by a group of established photogs as they set out to capture images of our city....
Dec 30th
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Dec 28th
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Visual Mastery leads to a Soulless Spectacle – "A...
Every Christmas Eve following evening church service, my family observes a few long-standing traditions. We bake a few last-minute things to take to my grandmother’s the following evening, we stay up all night wrapping gifts (as a result of collective procrastination) and we watch either The Muppet Christmas Carol or The Santa Clause. These movies, while somewhat juvenile, instilled in me an...
Dec 28th
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DAY/NIGHT
Photos by MATT WALL for urbanemagazine.org
Dec 22nd
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WatchWatch
At once, hilarious and very sad: the decade (according to American media) in seven minutes. via newsweek
Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 22nd
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What Kind of Gentleman Are You?
English gentlemen in their bowler hats. Photo by Michiel Souren BY OLIVIA FORSYTH-SELLS for urbanemagazine.org Recently, a marketer for ‘KetelOne Vodka’ posted on the Urbane Facebook page a link to their application to test what type of Gentleman one can be.  Upon the discovery of this quiz, as I am slightly addicted to taking online personality quizzes, I fell victim yet again to...
Dec 22nd
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Dec 21st
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Dec 21st
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“Must China, India, and Brazil agree to legally binding, verifiable cuts in their...”
– Begley, on how to get real action on climate change. (via newsweek) As has almost always been the case, it is difficult to compel industrialized nations to make changes to domestic policy for the global interest.  Too many national interests are at stake, and the effects of global warming have not...
Dec 19th
Dec 17th
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“It’s not that getting Igor Kenk convicted for running an incredibly...”
– André Bovee-Begun, Torontoist.
Dec 16th
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Bike-Theft Anonymous: The Legacy of Igor Kenk
by OLIVIA FORSYTH-SELLS for urbanemagazine.org. A notorious bicycle dealing king pin was arrested on numerous counts of bicycle theft and drug possession.  Igor Kenk, the owner of a bicycle repair shop located on Queen Street West was let off with, arguably, a worthless and insignificant sentence.  After years of questionable behavior, and rumours about illegal dealings, many local shop owners...
Dec 16th
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Resilience in the Face of Downturn: Chinese Policy...
Editorial by SARAH-JANE VASSALLO for urbanemagazine.org The repercussions of the recent economic recession were widespread, reaching nearly every globalized corner of the world. As is oft-quoted in various media, the stock market collapse of 2008 was perhaps the greatest test to the merit the free market since the Great Depression. The Western world saw a resurgence in popularity of Keynesian...
Dec 16th
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'Wet Asphalt & Steel'; Toronto Photos
Photos by MATTHEW GRAY for urbanemagazine.org
Dec 15th
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Dec 15th
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Dec 15th
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A breath of fresh air for a non-competitive...
by COLIN MACLEOD for urbanemagazine.org Wind Mobile, owned by Toronto-based Globalive Communications, has today received approval to enter the Canadian cell market as the fourth national provider. Wind Mobile is set to challenge Canada’s big three wireless providers. Photo copyright http://bit.ly/tGIep After initial denial by the CRTC, Industry Minister Tony Clement has overturned the...
Dec 11th