Archive for February 2006

British-Israeli Lande Rovère    (2006.02.11)

This THRILL-CAM shot depicts a full-sized Lande Rovère with Ontario and (apparently) British plates (front plate is one row, black type on white) and what I thought were ill-rendered numerals on its spare-tire cover. After I noticed the bumper sticker, I decided I was looking at Hebrew.

The left rear seat (the one behind the steering wheel, another oddity) contained a child restraint; the driver, évidemment, was busy talking on a shoephone.

If I had to drive from Brighton to Toronto I’m not sure I’d start out in Tel Aviv, but that’s just me, innit?

Foundry District rezoning discussion at City Hall    (2006.02.09)

On 2006.02.07, the Toronto & East York Community Council meeting discussed the staff report that recommended that the application for rezoning of what would become the Foundry District be refused and that the applicant be opposed at the OMB. It also recommended that the City begin settlement talks with the applicant. (“Settlement talks” and “backroom […]

The Tin Man’s Nº 1    (2006.02.08)

What do she-males and Torontoist have in common?    (2006.02.08)

Daniel (“Denial”) Harris, Diary of a Drag Queen:

No sooner did I enter a chatroom than one ill-mannered lout began taunting me about my ugliness, a refrain taken up by yet another boor, both of whom received some encouragement from the she-bitches in the room, who love the spectacle of a public stoning, having starred in […]

The inferiority of British ‘house style’    (2006.02.08)

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Failed Redesigns update    (2006.02.07)

More on Failed Redesigns, including a few new entries

Giant Helvetica Week: Garish gifts    (2006.02.04)

IAN: You’re the only person in the world who could say “I’m doing Giant Helvetica Week.”

Zoom layouts update    (2006.02.04)

What’s been happening with zoom layouts?