Shawn Micallef
Local tosser
Books author (New: Stroll!)
Toronto Star column writer
Spacing Magazine co-founder
U of T instructor
Trying to do it a bit different here than the last place.
Links to books, etc:
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- I was just reminded that 2 years ago I wrote about the Toronto Police, union and chief, fear mongering in an effort to intimidate mayor and council to increase their budget (it worked).
- "Officers are accused of trafficking, leaking addresses to hitmen, and leaking police officer addresses, the sources said. The investigation also uncovered a conspiracy to kill a unit commander at the Toronto South Detention Centre, the sources said." Holy Christ. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
- "There is no visible trace left of a plot just outside the main cemetery set aside for Canadian UN peacekeepers. Inside the main graveyard two whole sections of graves have been razed, of more than 100 allied soldiers killed in the second world war..."
- Sometimes the subway delays are such that you can complete an entire painting.
- The War is On I'm on stage Thurs eve at Hot Docs cinema w @thewaroncars.bsky.social + lawyers who argued against Ford bike lane ban @bronwynroe.bsky.social @andrewlewisfc.bsky.social at Supreme Court of Canada. Welcome @brooklynspoke.bsky.social & @sgoodyear.bsky.social to Toronto. Books & war.
- The War on Cars is coming to Toronto, and they've brought reinforcements. Tickets: hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
- The oversized book area in uni libraries is always such a potpourri (Gerstein science library at u of t)
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View full threadOn a long pandemic walk in Scarborough we came across the very cool & mod Timberbank school. And here was an early plan.
- Anita Aarons was their in house critic. Fun writing. Will look for more of her stuff. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_A...
- Couple more things from last night’s procrastination (that actually was worthwhile - library time never a waste). Copies of Architecture Canada, the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s mag.
- I had never seen a price put on the statue of King Edward currently in queens park - it was imported from Delhi by some biz men when India was going post colonial & Toronto was still full Queen City.
- Man who oversaw the largest breach of civil rights in Canadian history rewarded by Liberals yet again.