In the blessed trinity of Waits, Cohen, and Cave, Nick Cave is by far the darkest. There was some murmuring concern that Cave’s intimate intensity might get swallowed up in Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. It turned out to be unfounded.
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Hey, bud
A savvy Rochester hipster can have an escort and an ounce of genuine “BC Bud” waiting for them at their Toronto hotel upon check-in. Though lacking an official European-style red light district, T-Dot’s booming cannabis café and lady-for-hire industries are easily accessible. Seeking to lure the Yankee greenback, Toronto’s New York State advertising campaign is […]
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Orbits and other fallacies
So the ferry’s back up, and that’s good news for food fans. Toronto is world-class when it comes to restaurants, both at the chic high end and for ethnic fare (particularly Asian). With the trip now more pleasant, Rochesterians will be leaving more money in Ontario and bringing back little besides a few extra pounds. […]
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Border wars revisited
Three years ago, American writer James Howard Kunstler sat down with famed urbanist Jane Jacobs in her Toronto home. Kunstler asked her why she’d settled in Toronto. “We came in protest of the Vietnam War,” said Jacobs, who grew up in Scranton and came into her own in New York City, struggling against a highway […]
