Category Archives: Random
Pretty Pumpkins
Some of my favourite’s from last night’s 4th Annual Harbord St. Pumpkin Festival.
Autumn Leaves.
A recent road trip took me up through the swaths of Muskoka where I was lucky enough to catch our great Canadian autumn in full swing. Aside from from the highlights of seeing a train with hand-painted “Warning” instructions, countless inukshuks, and a meandering black bear, driving along the #17 was the perfect setting for [...]
School’s In
As sad-faced students wrap up the first month of school season, I, instead, celebrated my return to school. (With that said, my joyful return did not involve homework, droopy lunches, and only lasted a weekend). A couple of dear friends and I drove up to spend the weekend at an old 19th-century schoolhouse in the [...]
Type Made of Growing Bacteria
This past summer in Toronto, Warner Bros. Pictures Canada created store front window ads that featured type made of growing bacteria, to promote the film Contagion.
Come and get your Lovely Shit.
Yard Sale – this Sunday. Turn that shit into gold. Poster by our friend Lauren Pirie whom we collaborated with on Our Liner Notes.
Winnipeg Folk Fest
This summer I was fortunate to be in the Prairies to catch the Winnipeg Folk Festival. The festival features a wide range of folk artists from all around the world and attracts over 70,000, people. Some of my favorites from the weekend were Christa Couture, Beats Antique (live set feat. Sidecar Tommy & David Satori), and [...]
Signs Along the Coast
This summer, I had the opportunity to drive out to Canada’s East Coast (with a mini-dip down to Bangor, ME and the marvelous Nonesuch Farm). Aside from the beautiful views of the Atlantic ocean, pilot whale sightings, and, you guessed it, more lobster than we could handle, I couldn’t help but take special note of the [...]
NICE-land!
Breakdancers! Rapids! Hip young things! Well done, Tourism Iceland. Inspired by Iceland Video from Inspired By Iceland on Vimeo. Via swissmiss
Holiday Prep
Our disaster desk. Today. Working on a holiday mailout.
Oberhofer – “Awy Frm U”
Spent a long dark night prowling the online streets for good new music, and came across these bonny (unsigned) lads and their infectious song Awy Frm U (also known as “Away From You”, “Away Frm U”, “Awy From U”, or any other combination of the aforementioned spellings). Oberhofer will be at the Drake Hotel on [...]
