Archive for category: Events

Buddy Cole taken off life support    (2023.03.04)

Scott Thompson as Buddy Cole – in 2023. As I point out every five minutes, once our generation and the generation right behind ours finally dies, gay will be over

TTC TUG    (2016.11.07)

I gave a presentation on TTC typography to a group of aging computer scientists and mathematical typesetters. Then I toured them through the subway. And they loved me

John Waters’ commencement speech at RISD, 2015 (transcript)    (2015.05.31)

An incongruously dressed John Waters equally incongruously delivered the commencement address for the Rhode Island School of Design’s graduating class of 2015. I helpfully transcribed it

田亀源五郎    (2015.05.12)

Gengoroh Tagame (and compère Anne Ishii) were terribly charming at Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2015

Spiekermann    (2014.11.16)

Stood up by Spiekermann

Rainbow Bridges    (2014.03.30)

The “intergenerational” gay and lesbian discussion group Rainbow Bridges was something I did not expect

Guide Dog Users of Canada conference 2012    (2012.10.14)

I was the sole hack in the room for the Guide Dog Users of Canada annual conference

Schwartzed    (2012.06.07)

Mr. CHRISTIAN SCHWARTZ visited Toronto

Björn Samborg Blanche    (2011.10.17)

Which Björn Borg is faker?