AltWeeklies Wire
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Kicked Out of Officenew
Unapologetic mayor vows to appeal decision, dismisses it as "left-wing politics."
NOW Magazine |
Ben Spurr |
11-26-2012 |
Politics
How Many Cops are Enough?new
Bottom line on Summer Safety Initiative: budget cuts mean more dead bodies
NOW Magazine |
ENZO DI MATTEO |
09-25-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Police, public safety
iPhone Hellnew
Five years after the iPhone, are we any better off?
NOW Magazine |
Joshua Errett |
01-12-2012 |
Tech
The Occupation of Torontonew
A new movement for a fair economy in the midst of a global financial crisis showcases a fresh paradigm where leaders, demands and hierarchies no longer exist – and that’s a good thing.
NOW Magazine |
Ellie Kirzner |
10-21-2011 |
#OCCUPY
The Attack on Gay-Positive Education in Torontonew
A flyer suggests that the Toronto District School Board's anti-homophobia curriculum encourages "cross dressing for six year-olds."
NOW Magazine |
Enzo Di Matteo |
10-03-2011 |
LGBT
Farewell, Jack Laytonnew
Canada grieves a hero.
NOW Magazine |
Michael Hollett |
08-26-2011 |
Politics
No Such Thing as Free Roadsnew
There are countless ways to price roads, and tolls are far from the most useful.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
06-20-2011 |
Transportation
Tags: Highway Funding, Toll Roads
Goodbye, Gil Scott-Heronnew
New York has killed the counterculture poet and singer.
NOW Magazine |
Joshua Errett |
05-27-2011 |
Music
The Rise of Redditnew
The surging social news site is ready to take on Twitter, says founding Redditor Alexis Ohanian.
NOW Magazine |
Joshua Errett |
05-17-2011 |
Tech
Canadian Election: NDP Stunner Changes the Gamenew
A political shift is taking place, and Monday night we saw the next essential phase that will result in Canada finally getting a pro-environment, pro-fairness, pro-peace and prosperity government.
NOW Magazine |
Michael Hollett |
05-05-2011 |
Politics
Tags: Jack Layton, NDP
Cloud Nothings' Dylan Baldi is Defiantly Self-Sufficientnew
The 20-year-old Clevelander behind the precocious power-pop outfit writes alone, plays all the instruments and, up until this year's self-titled full-length, out on Carpark, does his own producing.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Keller |
04-19-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cloud Nothings, Dylan Baldi
Loco for Locavore: 9 Ways to Taste the Food of the Futurenew
In a world where big brand mayo companies are pushing their locavore roots, we've got to cut through the noise. To help you freshen up your locavore diet we're feeding you nine freshly-picked ideas that source no further than 100 miles from your front door and grow as close 10 feet from your back steps.
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
04-19-2011 |
Food+Drink
In Seismic Shocknew
It's hard to know how to process the apocalyptic images coming from Japan.
NOW Magazine |
Eli K. Priest |
03-22-2011 |
Disasters
Janelle Monáenew
The genre-bending upstart stole the show at the Grammys. Can she pull it off again at Canadian Music Week?
NOW Magazine |
Jason Keller |
03-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mark Twain Minus the N-Wordnew
Can’t anybody teach anymore?
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
01-05-2011 |
Books
Tags: Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn